Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1834
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ مُرَّةَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " كَمُلَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ كَثِيرٌ وَلَمْ يَكْمُلْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ إِلاَّ مَرْيَمُ ابْنَةُ عِمْرَانَ وَآسِيَةُ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ وَفَضْلُ عَائِشَةَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ كَفَضْلِ الثَّرِيدِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الطَّعَامِ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَأَنَسٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Ja‘far narrated to us: Shu‘bah narrated to us, from ‘Amr ibn Murrah, from Murrah al-Hamdani, from Abu Musa, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: ‘Many men attained perfection, but among women none attained perfection except Maryam daughter of ‘Imran and Asiyah, wife of Pharaoh. ‘A’ishah’s excellence over women is like tharid’s excellence over all other foods.’ Reports on this topic also come from ‘A’ishah and Anas. Abu ‘Isa said: This hadith is hasan sahih (good and authentic).
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Tharid is a dish of bread soaked in broth, often served with meat; the named dish is retained rather than replaced with a generic food.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى،
The English witness omits the chain through Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna, Muhammad ibn Ja‘far, Shu‘bah, ‘Amr ibn Murrah, and Murrah al-Hamdani.
Should the complete chain be included?