It is narrated from Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Allah Almighty protected me from the trial (fitnah) because of something I had heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When Kisra (the king of Persia) perished, he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Whom have the Persians made their ruler?" The people said: His daughter. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A people who hand over the reins of their affairs to a woman will never prosper." He says: "So when Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) arrived (on the battlefield), I remembered that saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Allah protected me through it."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned that one of his pure wives would go out, and Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) laughed. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Humayra! Take care that it is not you." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "If you are given authority over any of her affairs, treat her with gentleness and kindness."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Amrah bint Abd al-Rahman that when Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) set out for Basrah, he came to the Mother of the Believers Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) to bid her farewell. She said: "Go in the protection of Allah and under His shelter. By Allah! You are on the truth and the truth is with you. Were it not that I fear disobeying Allah and His Messenger, since he (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to remain in our houses, I would certainly have gone with you. But by Allah! I will send with you one who is dearer and more precious to me than my own self, namely my son Umar." These three hadith are sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim).

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "I wish that ten sons of mine like al-Harith bin Hisham had died (and I had borne that grief), rather than that I had set out on that journey (to the Battle of the Camel) with Ibn al-Zubayr."

It is narrated from Qays bin Abi Hazim that Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) and sought permission to go out on jihad. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Stay sitting in your house; you have already taken part in campaigns with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." He insisted repeatedly, so on the third time, or the one after it, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Sit in your house. By Allah! I sense, on the outskirts of Madinah, the danger from you and your companions that you will go out (for trial and strife) and spoil the affairs of the Companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) for me."

It is narrated from Qays bin Abi Hazim that when Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reached one of the places of Banu Amir, the dogs there began barking at her. She asked: "What place is this?" The people said: This is the water of al-Haw'ab. She said: "I think that I will now turn back." Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "No, rather go forward; the people will see you, and Allah will bring about reconciliation between them." She said again: "I think I will turn back, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'How will it be for one of you when the dogs of al-Haw'ab bark at her?'"