It is narrated from Jumay' bin Umayr that he said: I went with my mother to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), and from behind the curtain I heard my mother asking her about Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "You are asking me about a man of whom, by Allah, I know no man who was more beloved to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) than Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), nor any woman on the face of the earth more beloved to him (peace and blessings be upon him) than his wife (Sayyidah Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that she said: "I have not seen anyone who resembled the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) more than Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) in manner of speech and conversation. Whenever she came to him (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) would welcome her, stand up in her honour, take her hand and kiss it, and seat her in his own place." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fatimah is the leader of the women of the people of Paradise, except for Maryam bint Imran." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it; however, Imam Muslim alone recorded the hadith of Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): 'Khayru nisa'il-'alamin arba'' (The best of the women of the worlds are four).