It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that we were forbidden from accompanying funeral processions, but this prohibition was not enforced strictly upon us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No woman should observe mourning for any deceased person for more than three days except for her husband, for whom she should mourn for four months and ten days. She should not wear clothes dyed with any color except 'asab, nor apply kohl, nor use perfume, except when she becomes pure after her menstrual period, then she may use a little qust or azfar perfume.

Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) says that among the conditions which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set when taking our pledge of allegiance was that you will not wail (lament), but except for five women, none of us fulfilled this promise.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Hazrat Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her), passed away, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said: "Wash her with water of lote tree leaves three times or more (in odd numbers), and in the end, apply camphor to her. And when you have finished with these things, inform me." So when we finished, we informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) threw his lower garment towards us and said: "Wrap her body in this first." Umm Atiyyah says that we made her hair into three braids and placed the two sides and the front hair behind.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when this verse was revealed: «عَلَى أَنْ لا يُشْرِكْنَ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا . . .» , wailing was also included in it. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Exempt the people of such-and-such family, because they helped me in wailing during the time of ignorance, so it is necessary for me to help them as well. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) exempted them. She went, offered condolences to them, and after returning, pledged allegiance to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). She says that after that, no one fulfilled this promise except her and Umm Sulaym bint Milhan.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when this verse was revealed: «عَلَى أَنْ لا يُشْرِكْنَ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا» , wailing was also included in it. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Exempt the women of such-and-such family, because they helped me in wailing during the days of ignorance, so it is necessary for me to help them as well. Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) withdrew his hand and did not take the pledge from them at that time.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, he gathered the women of the Ansar in a house, then sent Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) to them. He came and stood at the door and greeted them with salam. The women replied. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I have come to you as the messenger of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). We said: Welcome to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his messenger. He said: Do you pledge that you will not associate anything with Allah, will not commit adultery, will not kill your children, will not fabricate any slander, and will not disobey the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in any good work? We agreed and extended our hands from inside the house. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) extended his hand from outside and said: O Allah! Be witness. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also commanded us that on the two Eids, we should take the unmarried and menstruating women out for the prayer, and he forbade us from accompanying funeral processions, and that Jumu'ah is not obligatory upon us. A woman asked Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) about the meaning of «وَلا يَعْصِينَكَ فِي مَعْرُوفٍ» , so she replied that in it we were forbidden from wailing.

It is narrated from Hazrat Khawlah (may Allah be pleased with her) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Whoever halts at a place and says these words «أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ» , nothing will harm him until he departs from that place.

It is narrated from Hazrat Khawlah (may Allah be pleased with her) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever halts at a place and recites these words «أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ» , nothing will harm him until he departs from that place.

It is narrated from Hazrat Khawlah bint Hakim (may Allah be pleased with her) that she asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this issue: If a woman experiences in a dream the same condition that a man experiences, what is the ruling? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no ghusl (ritual bath) upon her until there is emission, just as ghusl is not obligatory upon a man before emission."