It is narrated from Musa bin Uqbah that Alqamah bin Waqqas al-Laythi said: "When Talhah, al-Zubayr and Aishah (may Allah be pleased with them) set out to seek retribution for the blood of Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was their spokeswoman and orator, and all of them were her followers. When they reached the place called Dhat Irq, they sent back Urwah bin al-Zubayr and Abu Bakr bin Abd al-Rahman because of their young age." He says: "I saw Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) preferring a place where no one else was, with his beard pressed against his chest. I said to him: O Abu Muhammad! I see that you prefer solitude and have your beard resting on your chest (in worry). If you dislike this matter, then leave it; no one is forcing you into it. He said: O Alqamah bin Waqqas! Do not blame me. Yesterday we were one hand (united) against others, but today we have become two mountains of iron, each advancing upon the other."

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?'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: When we left Makkah, the daughter of Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) followed us, calling out: O uncle! O uncle! I took her by the hand and handed her over to Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), saying: Take care of your cousin. When we reached Madinah, Sayyiduna Zayd, Sayyiduna Ja'far and I (may Allah be pleased with them) disagreed about her upbringing. I said: I took her with me, and she is my cousin. Sayyiduna Zayd said: She is the daughter of my (religious) brother. And Sayyiduna Ja'far said: She is my cousin, and her maternal aunt (Asma' bint Umays) is married to me. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Ja'far: "You resemble me in appearance and in character." He said to Zayd: "You are our brother and our freed slave (mawla)." And he said to me: "You are from me and I am from you." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) decided: "Hand the girl over to her maternal aunt, for the maternal aunt holds the rank of a mother." I said: O Messenger of Allah! Will you not marry her? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "She is the daughter of my foster brother." This hadith has an authentic chain (sahih al-isnad), but the two Shaykhs did not record it with these words; however, they agreed upon the abridged narration of Abu Ishaq from al-Bara' bin Azib.

It is narrated from Abu Abdullah al-Jadali that he said: I came into the presence of Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she asked me: "Is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) being reviled among you?" I said: Allah forbid! (or Subhan Allah, or some similar phrase). She said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever reviles Ali has reviled me." This hadith has an authentic chain (sahih al-isnad), but the two Shaykhs did not record it, while Bukayr bin Uthman al-Bajali has also narrated it from Abu Ishaq with some additional words:

It is narrated from Abu Abdullah al-Jadali that he said: I performed Hajj as a boy and passed through Madinah, and I saw the people going in crowds in one direction. I followed them, and they came to the Mother of the Believers Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her). I heard her say: "O Shabath bin Rib'i!" (That coarse, ill-mannered man replied: O mother! Here I am.) She asked: "Is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) being reviled in your gatherings?" He said: "How could that be?" She said: "Is Ali bin Abi Talib not reviled (in your gatherings)?" He said: "We say such things (against him) for the sake of worldly gain." She said: "Indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Whoever reviles Ali has reviled me, and whoever reviles me has reviled Allah Almighty.'"