Sahih al-Bukhari 3432

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Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by Ali bin Abi Talib 6 narrators

Ahmed bin Abi Raj'a Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 232 AH al-Nadr bin Shumayl al-Maazni Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn ~120 AH – 204 AH Hisham bin Urwa Tābiʿī ~61 AH – 146 AH 'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr Tābiʿī 23 AH/643 CE – 93 AH/713 CE Abdullah bin Jafar Companion ~1 AH – ~80 AH/699 CE Ali bin Abi Talib Companion 23 BH/600 CE (13 Rajab) – 40 AH/661 CE (21 Ramadhan)

Narrated `Ali:I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "Mary, the daughter of `Imran, was the best among the women (of the world of her time) and Khadija is the best amongst the women. (of this nation).

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 3432

In-book reference

Book 60, Hadith 103

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 4, Book 55, Hadith 642

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ، حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ خَيْرُ نِسَائِهَا مَرْيَمُ ابْنَةُ عِمْرَانَ، وَخَيْرُ نِسَائِهَا خَدِيجَةُ ‏"‏‏.‏

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