Hadith narrated by ’Umm ‘AtiyyahPage 2

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’Umm ‘Atiyyah narrated 143 hadith found on the site; 116 are translated into English. The most reliable come first.

Kunya: أم عطية الأنصارية
Also written: Oumm Atiyya, Umm Atiyya, Ümmü Atiyye

Biographical notice (in Arabic)

أبو حاتم بن حبان البستي : ذكرها في الثقات

الذهبي : من كبار نساء الصحابة أخذ عنها علماء البصرة)

المزي : لها صحبة

ابن حجر العسقلاتي : قال في التقريب صحابية مشهورة

Authentic Sahih Muslim 939g

There came to us the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as we were washing one of his daughters. So he said: Wash her (dead body) an odd number of times, five times or more than that, the rest of the hadith is the same. She (further) said: We braided her hair in three plaits: (two) on the sides of her head and…

وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَتْ أَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَنَحْنُ…

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 1308

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Bring out the women who have attained puberty and those who are in seclusion so that they may attend the ‘Eid prayer and (join in) the supplication of the Muslims. But let the women who are menstruating avoid the prayer place.”

"‏ أَخْرِجُوا الْعَوَاتِقَ وَذَوَاتِ الْخُدُورِ لِيَشْهَدْنَ الْعِيدَ وَدَعْوَةَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ‏.‏ وَلِيَجْتَنِبَنَّ الْحُيَّضُ مُصَلَّى النَّاسِ ‏"

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah + 2 other versions

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 368

"Umm 'Atiyah said: 'We used not to regard yellowish and brownish discharge as anything important.'"

كُنَّا لاَ نَعُدُّ الصُّفْرَةَ وَالْكُدْرَةَ شَيْئًا ‏.‏

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah + 1 other version

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 540

with another chain.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، بِنَحْوِهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، وَجَابِرٍ، ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو…

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1136

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to bring out the secluded women on the day of 'Id (festival). He was asked: What about the menstruous women ? He said: They should be present at the place of virtue and the supplications of the Muslims. A woman said: Messenger of Allah, what should we do it…

أَنْ نُخْرِجَ ذَوَاتِ الْخُدُورِ يَوْمَ الْعِيدِ ‏.‏ قِيلَ فَالْحُيَّضُ قَالَ ‏"‏ لِيَشْهَدْنَ الْخَيْرَ وَدَعْوَةَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لإِحْدَاهُنَّ…

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3127

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited us to wail.

نَهَانَا عَنِ النِّيَاحَةِ ‏.‏

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 1307

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to bring them (the women) out on the day of Fitr and the day of Nahr.” Umm ‘Atiyyah said: “We said: ‘What if one of them does not have an outer covering?’ He said: ‘Let her sister share her own outer covering with her.’”

ـ أَنْ نُخْرِجَهُنَّ فِي يَوْمِ الْفِطْرِ وَالنَّحْرِ ‏.‏ قَالَ قَالَتْ أُمُّ عَطِيَّةَ فَقُلْنَا أَرَأَيْتَ إِحْدَاهُنَّ لاَ يَكُونُ لَهَا جِلْبَابٌ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَلْتُلْبِسْهَا أُخْتُهَا مِنْ جِلْبَابِهَا ‏"

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 647

"We did not think anything of the yellowish or brownish discharge." (Sahih) (Another chain) It was narrated that Umm 'Atiyyah said: "We did not think that the yellowish or brownish discharge counted for anything." Muhammad bin Yahya said: "Wuhaib (who narrated the second version) is the better of…

لَمْ نَكُنْ نَرَى الصُّفْرَةَ وَالْكُدْرَةَ شَيْئًا ‏.‏ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّقَاشِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ،

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1883

"I heard Hafsah saying: 'Umm 'Atiyyah said: They tied the hair of the daughter of the Prophet in three braids."' 'I said: Did they undo it, then make three braids? She said: 'Yes."'

أَنَّهُنَّ جَعَلْنَ رَأْسَ ابْنَةِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثَلاَثَةَ قُرُونٍ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ نَقَضْنَهُ وَجَعَلْنَهُ ثَلاَثَةَ قُرُونٍ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ ‏.‏

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 4179

"When I wanted to give pledge to the Messenger of Allah, I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, women helped me (in wailing for the dead) during the Jahiliyyah; shall I go and help her (in wailing) and then come to you and give you my oath of allegiance?' He said: 'Go and help her.' So I went and helped…

"‏ اذْهَبِي فَأَسْعِدِيهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَذَهَبْتُ فَسَاعَدْتُهَا ثُمَّ جِئْتُ فَبَايَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1138

We were commanded to go out (for offering the 'Id prayer). She further said: The menstruating women stood behind the people and they uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) along with the people.

حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ الأَحْوَلُ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَتْ كُنَّا نُؤْمَرُ بِهَذَا الْخَبَرِ قَالَتْ وَالْحُيَّضُ يَكُنَّ خَلْفَ النَّاسِ…

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 2303

The tradition mentioned above has also been narrated by Al ‘Umm Athiyah from the Prophet (ﷺ) through a different chain of narrators. The tradition narrated by Yazid bin Harun from Hisham does perfectly correspond to the tradition transmitted by Ibrahim bin Tahman and ‘Abd Allah Al Shami from…

حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَمَالِكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ الْمِسْمَعِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم…

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3143

We braided her hair in three plaits.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ - بِمَعْنَى الإِسْنَادِ - أَنَّ يَزِيدَ بْنَ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَهُمْ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، أُخْتِهِ عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ…

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3144

we braided her hair in three plaits and placed them behind her back, one plait of the front side and the two side plaits.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَتْ وَضَفَّرْنَا رَأْسَهَا ثَلاَثَةَ قُرُونٍ ثُمَّ أَلْقَيْنَاهَا…

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 1459

“Hafsah narrated to me, from Umm ‘Atiyyah” and it is similar to the Hadith of Muhammad. And in the narration of Hafsah it says: “Wash her an odd number of times.” And: “Wash her face three or five times.” And “Start on her right, with the places washed in ablution.” And it says that Umm ‘Atiyyah…

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَتْنِي حَفْصَةُ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَكَانَ فِي حَدِيثِ حَفْصَةَ ‏"‏…

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1888

"Three times or five, or seven, or more than that, if you think that (is necessary)."

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، نَحْوَهُ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ ثَلاَثًا أَوْ خَمْسًا أَوْ سَبْعًا أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكِ إِنْ رَأَيْتُنَّ…

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1891

"Hafsah informed me that Umm 'Atiyyah said: 'We put her hair in three braids."'

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَتْنِي حَفْصَةُ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَتْ وَجَعَلْنَا رَأْسَهَا ثَلاَثَةَ قُرُونٍ ‏.‏

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 3542

It was narrated from Hafsah, from Umm 'Atiyyah, from the Prophet, that he granted a concession to the woman whose husband has died, allowing her to use Qust and Azfar when purifying herself following her menses.

رَخَّصَ لِلْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا عِنْدَ طُهْرِهَا فِي الْقُسْطِ وَالأَظْفَارِ ‏.‏

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 4180

"The Messenger of Allah accepted our pledge that we would not wail (for the dead)."

أَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْبَيْعَةَ عَلَى أَنْ لاَ نَنُوحَ ‏.‏

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3147

Muhammad b. Sirin used to learn how to wash the dead from Umm 'Atiyyah: he would was with lotus leaves twice and with water and camphor for the third time.

يَغْسِلُ بِالسِّدْرِ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَالثَّالِثَةَ بِالْمَاءِ وَالْكَافُورِ

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1892

"And Hafsah said, from Umm 'Atiyyah: 'We put her hair in three braids."'

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، وَقَالَتْ، حَفْصَةُ عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، وَجَعَلْنَا، رَأْسَهَا ثَلاَثَةَ قُرُونٍ ‏.‏

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Weak Sunan Abu Dawud 1139

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Medina, he gathered the women of Ansar in a house, and sent to us (to them) 'Umar b. al-Khattab. He stood at the door and gave the salutation to us and we returned it (the salutation) to him. Thereupon, he said: I am the messenger of the Messenger of Allah…

بِالْعِيدَيْنِ أَنْ نُخْرِجَ فِيهِمَا الْحُيَّضَ وَالْعُتَّقَ وَلاَ جُمُعَةَ عَلَيْنَا وَنَهَانَا عَنِ اتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ ‏.‏

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah + 2 other versions

Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3737

"The Prophet (ﷺ) sent an army in which was 'Ali." She said: "While he was raising his hands, I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: 'O Allah! Do not cause me to die until You allow me to see 'Ali."

"‏ اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تُمِتْنِي حَتَّى تُرِيَنِي عَلِيًّا ‏"

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah + 1 other version

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 19861