His wives · زوجاته · Sahih
The wives of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said (to his wives): "The first of you to join me will be the one with the longest hand." They would measure to see which of them had the longest hand. The one among us with the longest hand was Zaynab, because she worked with her hands and gave in charity.
- Narrated by
- Aisha
- Source
- Sahih Muslim
- Reference
- 2452
- Grade
- Sahih: authentic chain of narration according to hadith scholars.
- Place
- Medina
- Period
- After Hijra
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