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Sahih Muslim 2527c — Best Women Who Rode Camels
The Virtues Of The Women Of The Quraish
Best Women Who Rode Camels Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 2527c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2527c
حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " نِسَاءُ قُرَيْشٍ خَيْرُ نِسَاءٍ رَكِبْنَ الإِبِلَ أَحْنَاهُ عَلَى طِفْلٍ وَأَرْعَاهُ عَلَى زَوْجٍ فِي ذَاتِ يَدِهِ " . قَالَ يَقُولُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ عَلَى إِثْرِ ذَلِكَ وَلَمْ تَرْكَبْ مَرْيَمُ بِنْتُ عِمْرَانَ بَعِيرًا قَطُّ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The women of the Quraish are the best women who ever rode camels: most affectionate to their children and most zealously guarding the wealth of their husbands. Abu Huraira said at the end of this narration that Mary, the daughter of Imran, never rode any camel.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2527cIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 287USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 6139
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2527c
This hadith about the best women who rode camels praises the women of Quraysh in clear words. Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said that they were the best women who ever rode camels, most affectionate to their children, and most careful in guarding the wealth of their husbands. Abu Huraira then added that Mary, daughter of Imran, never rode a camel. The explanation should stay with the wording. The hadith praises two family qualities: tenderness toward children and responsibility with a husband's property. It does not reduce a woman's worth to wealth management alone, nor does it give a complete list of every virtue. It highlights the named qualities in this specific setting.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم praised affection toward children.
- The hadith praises guarding a husband's wealth with care.
- Abu Huraira added that Mary, daughter of Imran, never rode a camel.
