Abu Yaʿlā relates in his Musnad, according to our own audition: Ishaq ibn Abi Israʾil narrated to us; Sahl ibn Ziyad—reliable—narrated to us; al-Azraq ibn Qays narrated to me, from ʿAbd Allah ibn Nawfal—or Ibn Buraydah—from Khadijah daughter of Khuwaylid, who said:
“I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, ‘Where are my children from you?’
He replied, ‘In Paradise.’
I then asked, ‘And where are the children I had by my husbands who were polytheists?’
He said, ‘In the Fire.’
So I asked, ‘Without having done any deeds?’
He answered, ‘Allah knows best what they would have done.’ (1)
Its chain is interrupted.

Muhammad ibn Fudayl, from ʿUmārah, from Abu Zurʿah, heard Abu Hurayrah say:
“Gabriel came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, ‘Here is Khadijah coming to you with a vessel containing relish, or food, or drink. When she reaches you, convey to her greetings of peace from her Lord and from me, and give her the glad tidings of a house in Paradise built of qasab (hollow pearls), where there is neither clamour nor fatigue.’ This narration is agreed upon as authentic. (2)

ʿAbd Allah ibn Jaʿfar reported: I heard ʿAli say, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ declare: “The best of her womenfolk is Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, and the best of her womenfolk is Maryam bint ʿImran.”’ (3)

Ahmad narrated: Muhammad ibn Bishr told us; Muhammad ibn ʿAmr told us; Abu Salamah and Yahya ibn ʿAbd al-Rahman reported:
‘When Khadijah passed away, Khawlah bint Hakim, the wife of ʿUthman ibn Maẓʿūn, came and said, “O Messenger of Allah, will you not marry?” He replied:’