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Hadith narrated by Asmā bint Umays

أسماء بنت عميس

Asmā bint Umays narrated 26 hadith found on the site; 14 are translated into English. The most reliable come first.

Also written
Asmâ bint Umays, Asma bint Umays
Biographical notice (in Arabic)

أبو حاتم بن حبان البستي : امرأة أبي بكر الصديق وكانت قبل ذلك تحت جعفر بن أبي طالب

الذهبي : من المهاجرات الأول

ابن حجر العسقلاتي : قال في التقريب صحابية تزوجها جعفر بن أبي طالب ثم أبو بكر ثم علي وولدت لهم وهى أخت ميمونة بنت الحارث أم المؤمنين لأمها ماتت بعد علي

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 552

Asma’ bint ’Umais (RAA) narrated that Fatimah (RAA) (the daughter of the prophet (ﷺ) made a will that ‘Ali (RAA) was to wash her when she dies.’ Related by Ad-Daraqutni.

وَعَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا: { أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا اَلسَّلَامُ أَوْصَتْ أَنْ يُغَسِّلَهَا عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ } رَوَاهُ اَلدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- حسن.‏ رواه…

Narrated by Asmā bint Umays

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4537

“If anything contained a remedy for death it would be senna.” Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan gharlb tradition.

وَعَن أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَأَلَهَا: «بمَ تستَمشِينَ؟» قَالَت: بالشُّبْرمِ قَالَ: «حارٌّ حارٌّ» . قَالَتْ: ثُمَّ اسْتَمْشَيْتُ بِالسَّنَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ…

Narrated by Asmā bint Umays + 1 other version

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 562

Asma’ daughter of ‘Umais said she told God’s messenger that Fatima daughter of Abu Hubaish had had a flow of blood for a certain period and had not prayed. God’s messenger said, “Glory be to God! This comes from the devil. She should sit in a tub, and when she sees yellowness appearing on the top…

عَن أَسمَاء بنت عُمَيْس قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي حُبَيْشٍ اسْتُحِيضَتْ مُنْذُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَلَمْ تُصَلِّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «سُبْحَانَ…

Narrated by Asmā bint Umays + 2 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1525

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: May I not teach you phrases which you utter in distress? (These are:) "Allah , Allah is my Lord, I do not associate anything as partner with Him." Abu Dawud said: The narrator Hilal is a client of 'Umar b. 'Abd al-Aziz. The name of Ja'far, a narrator, is 'Abd…

أَلاَ أُعَلِّمُكِ كَلِمَاتٍ تَقُولِينَهُنَّ عِنْدَ الْكَرْبِ أَوْ فِي الْكَرْبِ اللَّهُ اللَّهُ رَبِّي لاَ أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا ‏"

Narrated by Asmā bint Umays + 2 other versions

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1611

“When Ja’far was killed, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went to his family and said: ‘The family of Ja’far are busy with the matter of their deceased, so prepare food for them.’” (One of the narrators) Abdullah said: "That continued to be the Sunnah, until innovations were introduced, then it was…

"‏ إِنَّ آلَ جَعْفَرٍ قَدْ شُغِلُوا بِشَأْنِ مَيِّتِهِمْ فَاصْنَعُوا لَهُمْ طَعَامًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَمَا زَالَتْ سُنَّةً حَتَّى كَانَ حَدِيثًا فَتُرِكَ

Narrated by Asmā bint Umays

Weak Sunan Ibn Majah 3461

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: ‘What do you use as a laxative?’ I said: ‘The Shubrum (spurge – Euphorb).’ He said: (It is) hot and powerful.’ Then I used senna as a laxative and he said: ‘If anything were to cure death, it would be senna. Senna is a cure for death.’”

"‏ لَوْ كَانَ شَىْءٌ يَشْفِي مِنَ الْمَوْتِ كَانَ السَّنَى وَالسَّنَى شِفَاءٌ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ ‏"

Narrated by Asmā bint Umays + 1 other version

Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2448

"What an evil servant is the one who fancies himself and becomes vain forgetting the Most Great, the Most High. What an evil servant is the one who forces and behaves hostility, forgetting the Compeller, the Most High. What an evil servant is the one who is heedless and diverted, forgetting about…

"‏ بِئْسَ الْعَبْدُ عَبْدٌ تَخَيَّلَ وَاخْتَالَ وَنَسِيَ الْكَبِيرَ الْمُتَعَالِ بِئْسَ الْعَبْدُ عَبْدٌ تَجَبَّرَ وَاعْتَدَى وَنَسِيَ الْجَبَّارَ الأَعْلَى بِئْسَ الْعَبْدُ عَبْدٌ سَهَا وَلَهَا وَنَسِيَ الْمَقَابِرَ…

Narrated by Asmā bint Umays