It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I am so-and-so, the daughter of so-and-so." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have recognised you. What is your need?" She said: "My need concerns my cousin, so-and-so, the worshipper." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I know him (as well)." She said: "He has proposed to me, so tell me what right a husband has over his wife. If it is a right I can fulfil, I will marry him; otherwise I will not marry." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The right of a husband over his wife is that if blood, pus and fluid were flowing from his nostrils and she licked it with her tongue, even then she would not have fulfilled his right. And if it were permissible for any human being to prostrate to another human being, I would have commanded a woman to prostrate to her husband when he comes in to her, because of the superiority Allah has given him (the husband) over her (the wife)." She said: "By the One who sent you with the truth, I will never marry as long as I remain in this world." This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Husayn bin Mihsan narrates from his paternal aunt that she came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for some need, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O woman, do you have a husband?" She said: "Yes." He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "How are you with him?" She said: "I spare no effort in serving him, except in what I am unable to do." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Consider how you are towards him, for he is your Paradise and your Hell." This narration has been transmitted in the same way by Imam Malik bin Anas, Hammad bin Zayd and al-Darawardi from Yahya bin Sa'id, and it is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not lawful for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to permit anyone into her husband's house when he dislikes it, nor to go out without his consent, nor to obey anyone (against her husband) in the affairs of the house, nor to be harsh and ill-spoken towards him, nor to keep away from his bed, nor to strike him (or cause him harm). If the husband is the one more in the wrong, she should go to him until she pleases him. If he accepts (reconciliation) from her, that is excellent, and Allah will accept her excuse, make her case clear, and there will be no sin upon her. But if the husband refuses to be pleased, then she has conveyed her excuse to Allah (that is, she is absolved)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty does not look (with the gaze of mercy) at a woman who is not grateful to her husband, while she is not independent of him." This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O assembly of women, give charity, even if it be from your jewellery, for you are the majority of the people of Hell." A woman who was not from the upper class said: "O Messenger of Allah, why are we the majority of the people of Hell?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Because you curse a great deal and are ungrateful to your husbands. And despite being deficient in religion and intellect, I have not seen anyone (more than you) who overpowers the minds of men of authority." The people asked: "What is the deficiency of their religion and intellect?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "As for the deficiency of intellect, the testimony of two women has been made equal to the testimony of one man. And the deficiency of religion is that one of you passes several days and nights without performing a single prostration to Allah." This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated that Mu'awiyah wrote to Sayyiduna Abdur-Rahman bin Shibl (may Allah be pleased with him): "Teach the people what you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." So he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Indeed, the transgressors (fussaq) are the people of the Fire." The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah, who are the transgressors?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Women." The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah, are they not our mothers, our daughters and our sisters?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Certainly (they are), but their condition is that when they are given, they are not grateful, and when they are put to trial, they are not patient." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Iyas bin Abdullah bin Abi Dhubab (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not strike the female servants of Allah." Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "The women have become emboldened against their husbands." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave permission to strike them (by way of discipline). The narrator said: After that, seventy women gathered around the household of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), complaining about their husbands. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Those men (who beat women) are not the best among you." This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. It also has a supporting report (shahid) with a sahih chain from Umm Kulthum bint Abi Bakr.

It is narrated from Umm Kulthum bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) that men had been forbidden to strike women. Then the men complained about the women to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he (peace and blessings be upon him) allowed them to strike them. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tonight seventy women gathered around the household of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), all of whom had been beaten." Yahya said: I think al-Qasim also said that after this they were told: "The best among you will never strike."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I met my maternal uncle (Sayyiduna Abu Burdah bin Niyar, may Allah be pleased with him) while he was carrying a banner. I asked: "Where do you intend to go?" He said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has sent me to a man who, after his father's death, married his father's wife (his stepmother), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) has commanded me to strike off his head." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. It also has other supporting reports from Adi bin Thabit and from al-Bara'.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that some people passed by us who were setting out (on a mission). We asked them: "Where are you going?" They said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has sent us to a man who has married his father's wife, so that we may kill him."