Hadith narrated by Zaynab bint Jahsh

أم الحكم زينب بنت جحش

Zaynab bint Jahsh narrated 25 hadith found on the site; 17 are translated into English. The most reliable come first.

Died: d. 20 AH
Also written: Zaynab bint Jahch

Biographical notice (in Arabic)

أبو حاتم بن حبان البستي : زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نزل فيها قوله وإذ تقول للذي أنعم الله عليه

الذهبي : تزوجها النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم سنة ثلاث وقيل سنة خمس

ابن حجر العسقلاتي : صحابية زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم(

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 189

The Prophet (ﷺ) came to visit me one day frightened and he (ﷺ) said: "La ilaha illallah (There is no true God but Allah). Woe to the Arabs because of an evil which has drawn near! Today an opening of this size has been made in the barrier restraining Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog people)." And…

السادس‏:‏ عن أم المؤمنين أم الحكم زينب بنت جحش رضي الله عنها أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم دخل عليها فزعا يقول‏:‏ ‏"‏لا إله إلا الله، ويل للعرب من شر قد اقترب، فتح اليوم من ردم يأجوج ومأجوج مثل هذه” وحلق بأصبعيه الإبهام…

Narrated by Zaynab bint Jahsh + 11 other versions

Not graded Sunan an-Nasa'i 3533b

"Then I went into Zainab bint Jahsh when her brother died, and she called for some perfume and put some on. Then she said: 'By Allah, I do not have any need for perfume but I heard the Messenger of Allah say on the Minbar: It is not permissible for any woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day…

"‏ لاَ يَحِلُّ لاِمْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ تَحِدُّ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثِ لَيَالٍ إِلاَّ عَلَى زَوْجٍ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا ‏"

Narrated by Zaynab bint Jahsh + 5 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2880b

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zainab bint Jahsh with a slight variation in the chain of transmitters.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الأَشْعَثِيُّ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَابْنُ، أَبِي عُمَرَ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ‏.‏ وَزَادُوا فِي…

Narrated by Zaynab bint Jahsh

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 361

"I said to the Prophet (ﷺ) that I was suffering from Istihadah. He said: 'Do not pray during the days of your period, then perform Ghusl and delay Zuhr and bring Maghrib and bring 'Isha' forward and pray them together, and perform Ghusl for Fajr."

"‏ تَجْلِسُ أَيَّامَ أَقْرَائِهَا ثُمَّ تَغْتَسِلُ وَتُؤَخِّرُ الظُّهْرَ وَتُعَجِّلُ الْعَصْرَ وَتَغْتَسِلُ وَتُصَلِّي وَتُؤَخِّرُ الْمَغْرِبَ وَتُعَجِّلُ الْعِشَاءَ وَتَغْتَسِلُ وَتُصَلِّيهِمَا جَمِيعًا وَتَغْتَسِلُ…

Narrated by Zaynab bint Jahsh

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 472

She had a tub of brass. She said: "I used to comb the hair of the Messenger of Allah in it."

فَكُنْتُ أُرَجِّلُ رَأْسَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فِيهِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Zaynab bint Jahsh

Weak Sunan Abu Dawud 3080

She was picking lice from the head of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while the wife of Uthman ibn Affan and the immigrant women were with him. They complained about their houses that they had been narrowed down to them and they were evicted from them. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered that the houses…

تَفْلِي رَأْسَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَعِنْدَهُ امْرَأَةُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ وَنِسَاءٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرَاتِ وَهُنَّ يَشْتَكِينَ مَنَازِلَهُنَّ أَنَّهَا تَضِيقُ عَلَيْهِنَّ وَيُخْرَجْنَ مِنْهَا فَأَمَرَ…

Narrated by Zaynab bint Jahsh

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 25527

حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُمَرَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تُرَجِّلُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ…

Narrated by Zaynab bint Jahsh Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 25528

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ بَحْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ…

Narrated by Zaynab bint Jahsh Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 26147

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ رُكَانَةَ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَرَّاحِ مَوْلَى أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ…

Narrated by Zaynab bint Jahsh Arabic only

Hadith narrated by Zaynab bint Jahsh

"Then I went into Zainab bint Jahsh when her brother died, and she called for some perfume and put some on. Then she said: 'By Allah, I do not have any need for perfume but I heard the Messenger of Allah say on the Minbar: It is not permissible for any woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day…

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zainab bint Jahsh with a slight variation in the chain of transmitters.

"I said to the Prophet (ﷺ) that I was suffering from Istihadah. He said: 'Do not pray during the days of your period, then perform Ghusl and delay Zuhr and bring Maghrib and bring 'Isha' forward and pray them together, and perform Ghusl for Fajr."

She had a tub of brass. She said: "I used to comb the hair of the Messenger of Allah in it."

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