Indeed, some scholars have even counted her among the Companions; see al-Dhahabī’s al-Kāshif together with the marginalia of Sibṭ Ibn al-ʿAjamī.

Vocabulary of the ḥadīth:

• aʿbud: a restricted plural form of ʿabd, meaning slaves (i.e., bondsmen).
• ḥujrah: a room or apartment; its plurals are ḥujar and ḥujarāt, like ghuraf and ghurafāt.
• imkuthī: remain (stay) in your house.
• “ḥattā yablugha al-kitābu ajalahu”: “until the prescribed term has elapsed,” that is, until the widow’s waiting period and mourning are completed.