Musnad Ahmad
It was narrated that ‘Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The best woman of her time was Khadeejah and the best woman of her time was Maryam bint Imran.` (رضي الله عنهما)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَيْرُ نِسَائِهَا خَدِيجَةُ وَخَيْرُ نِسَائِهَا مَرْيَمُ بِنْتُ عِمْرَانَ.
Grade: lts isnad is Sahih, al-Bukhari (3432) and Muslim (2430)] (Darussalam)
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