Hadith No: 1
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Ansar - Hadith of Lady Aisha (ra)
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (146)
24612 - Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, saying: Sh'ubah narrated to us, from Jabir, from Yazid ibn Murrah, from Lamys, who said: I asked Aisha, and she replied: I said to her, "Does a woman apply oil to beautify herself for her husband?" She said: "Remove from yourself that, for which Allah, the Mighty and Majestic be He, will not look." And a woman said to Aisha: "O my mother!" Aisha replied: "I am not your mother, but I am your sister." Aisha said: And the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) would mix the twenty (rak'ahs) with prayer and sleep, and when it was the last ten, he would roll up his sleeves, tighten his waistcloth, and prepare himself.

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 6

Hadith No: 2
Al-Hakim al-Nisaburi - Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn
Book of Hudud - Faith is a Restraint on Vengeance
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (353)
8104 - Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mahbubi narrated to us, saying: Sa'id ibn Mas'ud narrated to us, saying: Ubaydullah Musa narrated to us, who said: Isra'il informed us, from Abu Ishaq from Amr ibn Ghalib, who said: Ammar entered upon Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) on the day of the Camel and said: "Peace be upon you, O mother." She replied: "You are not a mother to me." He said: "Indeed, you are my mother, whether you like it or not." She said: "Who is this that I hear speaking with you?" He replied: "Al-Ashtar." She said: "O Al-Ashtar, are you the one who wanted to kill my nephew?" He said: "I was zealous to kill him, and he was zealous to kill me, but neither of us could." She said: "By Allah, if you had killed him, you would not have succeeded." She continued: "As for you, Ammar, you know that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: 'He will only be killed by one of three: a man who kills another man and is killed for it, a man who commits adultery after having been chaste, or a man who apostatizes from Islam.'" This is a narration with a sound chain of transmission, and they did not include it in their compilations.

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Reference: Al-Mustadarak ala al-Saheehain Book 4

Hadith No: 3
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani - Fath al-Bari Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari - Book of Divorce
Chapter on Who Divorces and Whether a Man Should Confront His Wife with Divorce
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (314)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... His statement: (and send her back to her family): .... Then he narrated with a chain that includes al-Kalbi: that al-Muhajir ibn Abi Umayya married her, and Umar wanted to punish her, but she said: "He did not strike me on the veil nor name me Mother of the Believers," so he refrained from her.

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Reference: Fath al-Baari fi Sharh Saheeh al-Bukhari Book 9

Hadith No: 4
Al-Qurtubi - Tafsir al-Qurtubi - al-Jami' li Ahkam al-Quran - Surah al-Ahzab (33): 6
His statement, Almighty and All-Holy be He: {The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers.}
Volume: (14) - Page Number: (115)
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- .... And people have differed on whether they are mothers to both men and women, or mothers to men only, with two opinions: Al-Sha'bi narrated from Masruq from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that a woman said to her: "O mother!" She replied, "I am not your mother; I am only the mother of your men." Ibn al-Arabi said this is the correct view.

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Reference: Tafseer al-Qurtubbi Book 14

Hadith No: 5
Al-Qurtubi - Tafsir al-Qurtubi - al-Jami' li Ahkam al-Quran - Surah al-Ahzab (33): 6
His statement, Mighty and Majestic be He: {The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers.}
Volume: (14) - Page Number: (117)
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- .... The fifth: There is a disagreement regarding whether they are like mothers in terms of being non-mahram and the permissibility of looking at them, and two views have emerged: The first - They are non-mahram, but it is not forbidden to look at them. The second is that looking at them is forbidden because the prohibition of marrying them was only to preserve the right of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) over them.
- .... As for those whom the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) divorced during his lifetime, there is a disagreement about the permanence of this sanctity for them in three ways: The first is that this sanctity is established for them, emphasizing the sanctity of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). The second is that it is not established for them; rather, they are like other women because the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) confirmed their immunity.
- .... Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) intended to stone a woman who was separated from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and remarried, but she said: "Why is this? The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) did not place a veil upon me, nor did he name me 'Mother of the Believers.'" So Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) refrained from her.

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Reference: Tafseer al-Qurtubbi Book 14

Hadith No: 6
Al-Shawkani - Tafsir Fath al-Qadeer - Commentary on Surah Al-Ahzab (33): 1
Interpretation of His Statement, exalted be He: {O Prophet, fear Allah and do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise}
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (1158)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Ibn Sa'd, Ibn al-Mundhir, and al-Bayhaqi in his Sunan reported from Aisha that a woman said to her: "O mother!" to which she replied: "I am the mother of your men, not the mother of your women."

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Reference: Fath al-Qadeer Book 1

Hadith No: 7
Al-Bayhaqi - al-Sunan al-Kubra - Book of Marriage
Chapters on What the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was Uniquely Granted
Chapter on What He Was Specifically Granted: That His Wives Are the Mothers of the Believers and That It Is Forbidden for All of Humanity to Marry Them After Him
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (111)
13422 - Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Abdān narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Ubayd narrated to us, saying: Ibn Abi Qumash narrated to us, saying: Ibn A'isha narrated to us, saying: Abu 'Awāna narrated to us, from Firas, from 'Amir, from Masruq from A'isha (may Allah be pleased with her and her holy progeny): that a woman said to her, "O mother!" and she replied, "I am the mother of your men, not your mother."

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Reference: Al-Sunan al-Kubra Book 7

Hadith No: 8
Al-Bayhaqi - Sunan al-Kubra - Book of Marriage
The Main Chapters on What the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was Specifically Given that Was Permitted to Him and Prohibited to Others
Chapter on Naming the Wives and Daughters of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and His Marrying Off His Daughters, Indicating that His Statement: "Their Mothers"
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (111)
- .... means in one sense and not in another, as it is not permissible for them to marry them in any case; nor is it forbidden for them to marry their daughters if they have daughters, just as it is forbidden for them to marry the daughters of their mothers who bore them or breastfed them.

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Reference: Al-Sunan al-Kubra Book 7

Hadith No: 9
Ibn Sa'd - al-Tabaqat al-Kubra - Mentioning what the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) took an oath of allegiance from the women
Mentioning the Wives of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) - 4128: Aisha bint Abi Bakr al-Siddiq
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (51)
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-.... Hisham Abu al-Walid al-Tayalasi narrated to us, saying: Abu 'Awaneq narrated to us, from Firas, from Amir, from Masruq, that a woman said to Aisha: "O mother!" She replied: "I am not your mother; I am the mother of your men."

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Reference: Al-Tabaqaat al-Kubra Book 8

Hadith No: 10
Ibn Sa'd - al-Tabaqat al-Kubra - Mentioning What the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Took an Oath of Allegiance from the Women
Mentioning the Wives of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) - 4128: Aisha bint Abi Bakr al-Siddiq
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (53)
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- .... Al-Fadl ibn Dukin narrated to us, saying: Sufyan narrated to us, from Firas, from al-Sha'bi from Masruq, who said: A woman said to Aisha, "O my mother!" Aisha replied, "I am not your mother; I am only the mother of your men."

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Reference: Al-Tabaqaat al-Kubra Book 8

Hadith No: 11
Ibn Sa'd - al-Tabaqat al-Kubra - Mentioning What the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Took the Women of His Ummah to Pledge
Mentioning the Women the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Married but Did Not Gather Together, and Those Whom He Parted From, and the Reasons for His Parting
4140 - Qutaylah bint Qays
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (116)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Hisham ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sa'ib narrated to us, from his father, from Abu Salih from Ibn Abbas, who said: "He (the Prophet) left behind Asma bint al-Nu'man with al-Muhajir ibn Abi Umayyah ibn al-Mughira, and Umar wanted to punish them. But she said, 'By Allah, he did not impose the veil upon me, nor did he name me Um al-Mu'minin (Mother of the Believers),' so Umar refrained from her."

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Reference: Al-Tabaqaat al-Kubra Book 8

Hadith No: 12
Ibn Sa'd - Tabaqat al-Kubra - Mentioning what the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) took the women to pledge allegiance to -
Mentioning those whom the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) married from women, but did not gather them, and those from whom he parted, along with the reasons for his parting from them
Mentioning those who were suitable for him to enter upon the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (144)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Muhammad ibn Umar narrated to us, saying: al-Thawri narrated to us, from Firas, from al-Sha'bi, from Masruq from Aisha regarding the verse: {The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers} (Surah Al-Ahzab 33:6), who said: Then a woman said to her, "O mother!" Aisha replied: "I am the mother of your men, but not your women."

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Reference: Al-Tabaqaat al-Kubra Book 8

Hadith No: 13
Ibn Sa'd - al-Tabaqat al-Kubra - Mentioning what the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) took allegiance from the women on -
Mentioning the women the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) married but did not gather together, and those he parted from, along with the reasons for his parting from them
Mentioning those who were suitable for him to visit the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (144)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Muhammad ibn Umar narrated to us, from al-Thawri, from Firas, from al-Sha'bi from Masruq regarding Allah's statement: {The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers} (Surah al-Ahzab 33:6) who said: A woman said to Aisha, "O mother!" Aisha replied to her, "I am the mother of your men, but not the mother of your women." Al-Waqidi said: She mentioned this to Abdullah ibn Musa al-Makhzumi, who said: Mus'ab ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Umayya informed me from Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), that she said: "I am the mother of the men among you and the women."

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Reference: Al-Tabaqaat al-Kubra Book 8

Hadith No: 14
Al-Nawawi - Rawdat al-Talibin wa Umdat al-Muftin wa Umdat al-Muftin - Book of Marriage
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (11)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... And among them is that his wives are the Mothers of the Believers, whether they died while he (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was married to them or passed away while he was not married to them and this is in the prohibition of marrying them and the requirement of respecting them and obeying them, not in looking at them or being alone with them .... I said: Al-Baghawi said: They were Mothers of the Believers to men but not to women....

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Reference: Rawzatut Talebeen wa Omadatul Muttaqeen Book 7

Hadith No: 15
Al-Suyuti - Al-Durr al-Manthur fi al-Tafsir bil-Ma'thur - Surah Al-Ahzab (33): 6
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (566/567)
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- .... Ibn Abi Hatim narrated from Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding His statement: {And his wives are their mothers} (Surah Al-Ahzab 33:6) that he said: "Their mothers in terms of sacredness. It is not permissible for a believer to marry a woman from the Prophet's (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) women during his lifetime, whether he divorces her or after his death. She is forbidden to every believer, just like the sacredness of his mother."
- .... Ibn Sa'd, Ibn al-Mundhir, and al-Bayhaqi narrated in their Sunan from Aisha that a woman said to her: "O my mother!" and she replied: "I am the mother of your men, but not the mother of your women."

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Reference: Al-Durr al-Manthoor fi Tafseer al-Mathoor Book 6

Hadith No: 16
Al-Salahi al-Shami - Sabil al-Huda wa al-Rashad fi Sirat Khayr al-Ibad - A Compilation of the Chapters on His Wives (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Chapter One: Discussing His Wives (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) with Whom He Entered into Marriage in a General Manner and the Order of Their Marriages (may Allah be pleased with them)
Chapter Two: Mentioning the Verses Revealed Concerning the Wives of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (146)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... It is said that the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) are the Mothers of the Believers, with men being included without women, as evidenced by what was narrated from Masruq that a woman said to Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): "O Ummah!" She replied: "I am not your mother; I am the mother of men." This clarifies that the meaning of the verse is that motherhood in this context denotes the impermissibility of marrying them, which is eternal, like that of mothers.

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Reference: Sobol al-Huda wa al-Rashaad fi Seerah Khair al-'Ibaad Book 11

Hadith No: 17
Ibn al-Jawzi - Zaad al-Maseer fi Ilm al-Tafseer - Surah al-Ahzab (33): 6
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (448)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... His statement, may Allah be exalted, "their mothers," means in the prohibition of marrying them perpetually and the obligation to respect and honor them, but the rulings that apply to mothers will not apply to them in every aspect. For if that were the case, it would not have been permissible for anyone to marry their daughters, they would have inherited from Muslims, and it would have been allowed to be in seclusion with them. And Masruq reported from Aisha that a woman said, 'O mother!' and she replied, 'I am not your mother; I am only the mother of your men.' This hadith clarifies that the meaning of motherhood here is the prohibition of marrying them only.'

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Reference: Zaad al-Maseer fi Ilm al-Tafseer Book 3

Hadith No: 18
Al-Jassas - Ahkam al-Quran - On Surah al-Ahzab - Introduction
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (465)
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- .... And His statement, Mighty and Majestic be He: {And His Wives are their Mothers} (al-Ahzab 33:6) Two interpretations have been mentioned regarding this: one is that they are like mothers to them in terms of the necessity of showing respect and veneration, and the second is the prohibition of marrying them. It is not meant that they are like mothers in every aspect, because if that were the case, it would not be permissible for anyone to marry their daughters, as they would be sisters to the people.

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Reference: Ahkam al Quran Book 3