حَدَّثَنَا یَحْیَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِیعٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ مُرَّةَ الْهَمْدَانِیِّ، عَنْ أَبِی مُوسَى ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله علیه وسلم ‏ "‏ كَمَلَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ كَثِیرٌ، وَلَمْ یَكْمُلْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ إِلاَّ آسِیَةُ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ، وَمَرْیَمُ بِنْتُ عِمْرَانَ، وَإِنَّ فَضْلَ عَائِشَةَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ كَفَضْلِ الثَّرِیدِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الطَّعَامِ ‏"‏‏.

Narrated Abu Musa:

Allah's Messenger said, "Many amongst men reached (the level of) perfection but none amongst the women reached this level except Asia, Pharaoh's wife, and Mary, the daughter of `Imran. And no doubt, the superiority of `Aisha to other women is like the superiority of Tharid (i.e. a meat and bread dish) to other meals."

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[TD] : Sahih al-Bukhari 3411[/TD]
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[TD]In-book reference[/TD]
[TD] : Book 60, Hadith 84[/TD]
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[TD]USC-MSA web (English) reference[/TD]
[TD] : Vol. 4, Book 55, Hadith 623[/TD]
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