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Sahih MuslimThe Book of the Merits of the Companions

Sahih Muslim 2452

Chapter: The Virtues Of Zainab, The Mother Of The Believers (RA)

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2452

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى السِّيْنَانِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

أَسْرَعُكُنَّ لَحَاقًا بِي أَطْوَلُكُنَّ يَدًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَكُنَّ يَتَطَاوَلْنَ أَيَّتُهُنَّ أَطْوَلُ يَدًا ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَكَانَتْ أَطْوَلَنَا يَدًا زَيْنَبُ لأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَعْمَلُ بِيَدِهَا وَتَصَدَّقُ ‏.‏

'A'isha, the Mother of the Faithful, reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:

One who has the longest hands amongst you would meet me most immediately. She farther said: They (the wives of Allah's Apostle) used to measure the hands as to whose hand was the longest and it was the hand of Zainab that was the longest amongst them, as she used to work with her hand and Spend (that income) on charity.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2452).

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Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْلهَا : ( قَالَ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَسْرَعُكُنَّ لِحَاقًا بِي أَطْوَلُكُنَّ يَدًا فَكُنَّ يَتَطَاوَلْنَ أَيَّتهنَّ أَطْوَل يَدًا قَالَتْ : فَكَانَتْ أَطْوَلنَا يَدًا زَيْنَب ; لِأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَعْمَل بِيَدِهَا وَتَصَدَّقُ ) مَعْنَى الْحَدِيث أَنَّهُنَّ ظَنَنَّ أَنَّ الْمُرَاد بِطُولِ الْيَد طُول الْيَد الْحَقِيقِيَّة , وَهِيَ الْجَارِحَة , فَكُنَّ يَذْرَعْنَ أَيْدِيهنَّ بِقَصَبَةٍ , فَكَانَتْ سَوْدَةُ أَطْوَلهنَّ جَارِحَة , وَكَانَتْ زَيْنَب أَطْوَلهنَّ يَدًا فِي الصَّدَقَة وَفِعْل الْخَيْر , فَمَاتَتْ زَيْنَب أَوَّلهنَّ , فَعَلِمُوا أَنَّ الْمُرَاد طُول الْيَد فِي الصَّدَقَةِ وَالْجُودِ. قَالَ أَهْل اللُّغَة : يُقَال : فُلَان طَوِيل الْيَد , وَطَوِيل الْب…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1420

Some of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "Who amongst us will be the first to follow you (i.e. die after you)?" He said, "Whoever has the longest hand." So they started measuring their hands with a stick and Sauda's hand turned out to be the longest. (When Zainab bint Jahsh died first of all…

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 2541

"Which of us will be the first to following you (in death)?" He said: "The one of you who has the longest arms." They took a stick and started to measure their arms. But Sawdah was the first one to follow him. She was the one who had the longest arms, because she used to give in charity a great…

"‏ أَطْوَلُكُنَّ يَدًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَخَذْنَ قَصَبَةً فَجَعَلْنَ يَذْرَعْنَهَا فَكَانَتْ سَوْدَةُ أَسْرَعَهُنَّ بِهِ لُحُوقًا فَكَانَتْ أَطْوَلَهُنَّ يَدًا فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الصَّدَقَةِ

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