It is narrated from Ummaymah bint Ruqaiqah that she said: I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, among many women who had come to pledge allegiance to Islam. Those women said: O Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him! We pledge allegiance to you that we will not associate anything with Allah, nor will we steal, nor will we commit adultery, nor will we kill our children, nor will we bring a false accusation upon anyone from ourselves, nor will we disobey you in any lawful matter. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, (with utmost kindness and love) said: "As much as you are able or have the power to do." The women said: O Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him! Allah and His Messenger are more merciful to us than we are to ourselves. Come, let us shake hands with you. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "I do not shake hands with women. My saying is to a hundred women as it is to one woman."