“…Do not do so. Umm Sharik is a woman who frequently receives guests, and I would dislike for your head-scarf to slip….” The ḥadith continues. It is related by Muslim and is quoted in full in Al-Jilbāb (p. 66).

Second example: Sahl ibn Saʿd narrated—sound: “When Abū Usayd al-Sāʿidī celebrated his wedding, he invited the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and his Companions. No one prepared or served the food for them except his wife, Umm Usayd… She waited on them that day even though she was the bride.” Reported by al-Bukhārī and Muslim, among others, and cited in Adab al-Zifāf.

Third example: Asmāʾ bint Abī Bakr said—sound: “Al-Zubayr married me when he possessed neither wealth, servant, nor anything else save his horse. I therefore used to feed his horse, look after it, groom it, crush date-stones for his camel and feed them to it, draw water, patch the water-skin, and knead the dough… I would carry the date-stones on my head from al-Zubayr’s land—which the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, had allotted to him—a distance of two-thirds of a farsakh. One day, as I was coming along with the load on my head, I met the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, with a group of his Companions. He called me and said, ‘Ikh, ikh,’ offering to let me ride behind him, but I felt too shy…” The ḥadith continues. Recorded by al-Bukhārī (5224), Muslim (7/11), Aḥmad (6/347), and Ibn Saʿd (8/250). ⦗150⦘