Al-Ḥusayn narrated to us; Yūnus ibn Nufayʿ narrated to us from Saʿd ibn Junādah—who is al-ʿAwfī—who said:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “In Paradise Allah has married me to Mary the daughter of ʿImrān, to Pharaoh’s wife, and to the sister of Moses.”
Al-Ḥāfiẓ Abū Yaʿlā said: Ibrāhīm ibn ʿArʿarah narrated to us, ʿAbd al-Nūr ibn ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us, Yūnus ibn Shuʿayb narrated to us, from Abū Umāmah, who said:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “I have been informed that Allah has married me to Mary the daughter of ʿImrān, to Āsiyah daughter of Muzāḥim, and to Kulthum the sister of Moses.” This was also related by Abū Jaʿfar al-ʿUqaylī(1) through the chain of ʿAbd al-Nūr with the additional words, “So I said, ‘Congratulations to you, O Messenger of Allah.’” Al-ʿUqaylī then remarked, “This report is not soundly preserved.”(2)
Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkār said: Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan narrated to me, from Yaʿlā ibn al-Mughīrah, from Ibn Abī Rawwād, who said:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon Khadījah during the illness in which she passed away and said, “It pains me to see the hardship you are enduring, Khadījah, yet Allah may bring forth much good from what we dislike. Do you not know that Allah has married me, along with you, in Paradise to Mary the daughter of ʿImrān, Kulthum the sister of Moses, and Āsiyah the wife of Pharaoh?” She asked, “Has Allah indeed done that for you, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “Yes.” She said, “May you live together in harmony and be blessed with sons.”(3)
Ibn ʿAsākir(4) transmitted—through the chain of Muḥammad ibn Zakarīyyā al-Ghallābī(5); al-ʿAbbās ibn Bakkār narrated to us; Abū Bakr al-Hudhalī(6) narrated to us—from ʿIkrimah, from Ibn ʿAbbās that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon Khadījah during her final illness and said:
“O Khadījah, when you meet your co-wives convey my greetings to them.” She said, “Messenger of Allah, have you married anyone before me?” He replied, “No, but Allah has married me to Mary the daughter of ʿImrān, Āsiyah daughter of Muzāḥim, and Kulthum the sister of Moses.”(7)
Ibn ʿAsākir also related—through the route of Suwayd ibn Saʿīd; Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿUmar narrated to us—from al-Ḍaḥḥāk and Mujāhid, from Ibn ʿUmar, who said: Jibrīl descended to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with the revelation entrusted to him, and sat conversing with the Prophet; while they were talking, a woman passed by