Abu Tamimah Hajimi narrates from a man of his tribe, who says: I met the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, on one of the roads of Madinah and asked him about virtue. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Do not consider any act of goodness to be insignificant, even if (that goodness is that you) give someone a rope as a gift, give someone a shoelace as a present, pour water from your bucket into the vessel of one who asks for water, remove something harmful from the path of people, meet your brother with a cheerful face, greet your brother when you meet him, comfort the heart of a person afflicted with fear and anxiety. If someone abuses you because of a fault in you that he knows, then do not abuse him because of his fault; the reward for this action will be for you and the sin will be upon him. Act upon that which your ear likes to hear, and avoid that which your ear dislikes to hear.

Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Wear a waistcloth, drape a sheet, and wear shoes, and abandon socks and trousers; likewise, throw away (the stirrups from mounts) and mount by jumping, live like Ma'ad bin Adnan, shoot arrows at targets, avoid luxury and adopting the fashions of non-Arabs, and stay away from silk, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from it, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not wear silk, except this much. At the same time, he (peace and blessings be upon him) indicated with two fingers.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a woman offers her five prayers, fasts in the month of Ramadan, guards her chastity, and obeys her husband, it will be said to her: Enter Paradise from whichever gate you wish.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him (for something), while she had two children with her. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave her three dates. She gave one date each to both children. Then, when one child started crying, she divided the third date into two pieces and gave half to each. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The one who carries children in her womb, then gives birth to them, and then shows compassion to them—these women, whatever they do with their husbands, if it were not for this, the women who pray would have entered Paradise.

(Second chain) A woman came to the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, carrying a child and holding another child in her other hand. I think the narrator also said that the woman was pregnant as well. Whatever she asked from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, he gave it to her. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Those who carry children in their wombs, then give birth to them, … .

Narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the Fajr prayer, came to the women present in the mosque, stood by them and said: O assembly of women! Despite being deficient in intelligence and religion, I have not seen anyone more able to overcome a wise man than you women, and I have seen that on the Day of Resurrection, the majority in Hell will be women, therefore, seek nearness to Allah Almighty as much as you can. Among the women was also the wife of Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), she informed her husband of what she had heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and set out with her jewelry. Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Where are you going with this jewelry? She said: Through this, I want to seek nearness to Allah Almighty and His Messenger, perhaps Allah Almighty will not make me among the people of Hell. He said: You will be ruined, come here and give charity to me and my children, we are the best recipients of it. She said: By Allah! Not until I go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So she went and sought permission from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The people informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that Zainab had come and was seeking permission to come to you. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Which Zainab is it? The people said: The wife of Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Give her permission. So she went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Indeed, I heard something from you, then I went to my husband, Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), narrated this hadith to him, and set out with my jewelry with the intention that through it I may seek nearness to Allah Almighty and His Messenger, hoping that Allah Almighty will not make me among the people of Hell. But Ibn Mas’ud told me: Give charity to me and my children, we are more deserving of it. I said: First, let me seek permission from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Give charity to him and his children, they are the most deserving of it. Then the woman said: O Messenger of Allah! When you came to us in the morning, you said that despite being deficient in intelligence and religion, I have not seen anyone more able to overcome a wise man than you women, and I have seen that on the Day of Resurrection, the majority in Hell will be women. O Messenger of Allah! My request is, what is the deficiency in our religion and intelligence? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The deficiency in religion I mentioned is that when any of you menstruates, she refrains from praying and fasting according to the will of Allah Almighty, and this causes a deficiency in religion. As for the deficiency in intelligence, it is the matter of your testimony, that the testimony of one woman is considered equal to half the testimony of a man.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O assembly of women! Give charity and do so abundantly, for I see that the majority of the inhabitants of Hell are you. The reason for this is that you indulge much in cursing and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion who can overcome a wise man than you women. A woman asked: What is the deficiency in our intelligence and religion? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The deficiency in intelligence is that the testimony of two women is equal to the testimony of one man; this is the deficiency in intelligence. And a woman does not pray during her menstrual days nor does she fast in Ramadan; this is the deficiency in religion.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Muslim women! Let not any neighbor consider anything insignificant for her neighbor, even if it is only the hoof of a goat.

Amr bin Mu'adh Ashhali narrates a similar hadith of the Prophet from his grandmother, except that in it is: Even if it is the burnt thin shank of a goat.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no good in the congregation of women, except in the mosque or at the funeral of a martyr.