44/49. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2527a — Good Women of Quraysh
The Virtues Of The Women Of The Quraish
Hadith About the Good Women of Quraysh
Sahih Muslim : 2527a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2527a
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَعَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " خَيْرُ نِسَاءٍ رَكِبْنَ الإِبِلَ - قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَالِحُ نِسَاءِ قُرَيْشٍ . وَقَالَ الآخَرُ نِسَاءُ قُرَيْشٍ - أَحْنَاهُ عَلَى يَتِيمٍ فِي صِغَرِهِ وَأَرْعَاهُ عَلَى زَوْجٍ فِي ذَاتِ يَدِهِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Good amongst the women are those who ride camels. One of them said: They are pious women of the Quraish, and the other one said: The women of the Quraish are kind to the orphans in their childhood and look after the wealth of their spouses.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2527aIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 285USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 6137
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2527a
This hadith about the women of Quraysh describes qualities praised by Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that the good women are those who ride camels. One wording explains them as the pious women of Quraysh, while another wording says the women of Quraysh. The narration then mentions two qualities: they are kind to the orphan in childhood and they look after the wealth of their spouses. The focus is family care and trust. It does not speak about every woman in every place, nor does it give a full list of all good qualities. It praises the qualities named in the text: affection toward vulnerable children and careful guarding of a husband's property.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith praises affection toward children or orphans in childhood.
- It praises careful protection of a spouse's wealth.
- The narration connects goodness with mercy and trust in family life.
