Footnotes:

1. Bab Yaziffun. See Ibn Hijr, Fath al-Bari Sharh Sahih Bukhari, published by Dar al-Ma'rifah, vol. 6, p. 396.

2. See Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din, 1/147.

3. See Imam al-Baghawi, Sharh al-Sunnah, 2/176 (Kitab al-salah, bab fadl al-salawat al-khams); published by al-Maktab al-Islami.

4. See Kitab al-salah, bab fadl al-salawat al-khams.

5. See Sahih Muslim bi sharh al-Nawawi, Kitab al-masajid, bab fadl al-salah al-maktubah fi jama'ah, 5/170, published by the Head Office of Academic Research, Ifta and Da'wah, Saudi Arabia.

6. Kitab al-taharah, bab fadl al-wudu' wa'l-salah 'aqabahu.

7. Fath al-Bari, 1/482, bab fi kam tualli al-mar'ah fi'l-t hiyab.

8. (Bukhari and Muslim) See Sharh al-Sunnah, 2/195, Kitab al-salah, bab ta'jil salat al-fajr.

9. (Bukhari and Muslim) See Sharh al-Sunnah, 3/410, Kitab al-salah, bab takhfif fi amrin yahdath.

10. Abu Dawud, 1/221, Kitab al-salah, bab ma ja'a fi khuruj al-nisa' ila al-masjid; Ahmad, 2/76; it is hasan li ghayrihi.

11. Fat al-Bari, 2/351, Kitab al-adhan, bab isti'dhan al-mar'ah zawjaha bi'l-khuruj ila'l-masjid; Sahih Muslim, 4/161, Kitab al-salah, bab khuruj al-nisa' ila'l-masajid.

12. Fatal-Bari, 2/382, kitab al-jumu'ah, bab al-idhn li'l-nisa' bi'l-khuruj ila'l-masajid.

13. See Fath al-Bari, commentary on Sahih Bukhari, 1/506, Kitab al-salah, bab ma ja'a fi'l-qiblah; Sahih Muslim, 5/10, Kitab al-salah, bab tahwil al-qiblah min al-quds ila'l-ka'bah.

14. Sahih Muslim, 6/162, Kitab al-jumu'ah, Bab tahiyyah al-masjid wa'l-imam yukhtub.

15. Sahih Muslim, 6/160, Kitab al-jumu'ah, Bab khutbah al-hajah.

16. This hadith, narrated by 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, is recorded by Abu 'Awanah, Ibn Khazimah and Ibn Hibban in their Sahihs; see also Fath al-Bari, 2/357, Kitab al-jumu'ah, bab fadl al-ghusl yawm al-jumu'ah.

17. See Fath al-Bari, 3/236, 237, Kitab al-jana'iz, bab ma ja'a fi 'adhab al-qabar.

18. See Fath al-Bari, 2/529, Kitab al-kusuf, bab al-sadaqah fi'l-kusuf; Sahih Muslim, 6/212, Kitab al-kusuf, bab ma 'arada 'ala al-Nabi (SAAS) fi salat al-kusuf min al-jannah wa'l-nar.

19. See Sahih Muslim, 18/84, Kitab al-fitan wa ashrat al-sa'ah, bab qadiyyah al-jasasah.

20. Reported by Ahmad, see silsilah al-Hadith al-sahihah, no. 900, 2/601.

21. See Fath al-Bari, 2/347, Kitab al-adhan, bab khuruj al-nisa' ila'l-masajid; Sahih Muslim, 5/137, Kitab al-masajid, bab waqt al-'isha' wa ta'khiriha.

22. Sahih Muslim, 4/159, Kitab al-salah, bab tawiyyah al-sufuf wa iqamatiha.

23. See Fath al-Bari, 2/349, Kitab al-adhan, bab intidar al-nas qiyam al-imam al-'alim.

24. (Bukhari and Muslim) See Sharh al-Sunnah, 3/273, Kitab al-salah, bab al-tasbih idha nabaha shay' fi'l-salah.

25. Al-Mudawwanah, 1/106.

26. See Sahih Muslim, 4/161, 162, Kitab al-salah, bab khuruj al-nisa' ila'l-masajid.

27. Ibid., 4/162, 163.

28. Ibid., 4/161

29. Fath al-Bari, 2/382, Kitab al-jumu'ah, bab al-idhn li'l-nisa' bi'l-khuruj ila'l-masajid; Sahih Muslim, 4/161, Kitab al-salah, bab khuruj al-nisa' ila'l-masajid.

30. Sahih Muslim, 4/161, kitab al-salah, bab khuruj al-nisa' ila'l-masajid.

31. Ibid., 4/163

32. Ibid., 4/163

33. Ibid., 4/163

34. Ibid., 6/178, 179, Kitab salat al-'idayn, bab ibahah khuruj al-nisa' fi'l-'idayn ila'l-musalla.

35. Ibid., 6/179, Kitab salat al-'idayn, bab ibahah khuruj al-nisa' fi'l-'idayn ila'l-musalla.

36. Ibid., 6/180, Kitab salat al-'idayn, bab ibahah khuruj al-nisa' fi'l-'idayn ila'l-musalla.

37. Fath al-Bari, 2/469, Kitab al-'idayn, bab idha lam yukun laha jilbab fi'l-'id.

38. Fath al-Bari, 2/469, Kitab al-'idayn, bab idha lam yukun laha jilbab fi'l-'id.

39. Fath al-Bari, 2/466, Kitab al-'idayn, bab maw'izah al-imam al-nisa'a yawm al-'id; Sahih Muslim, 6/174, Kitab salat al-'idayn.

40. Ibn Hijr mentioned in Fath al-Bari, 2/468, that she was Asma' bint Yazid ibn al-Sakan, who was known as the spokeswoman for the women, and was a very confident woman.

41. Fath al-Bari, 2/466, Kitab al-'idayn, bab maw'izat al-imam al-nisa'a yawn al-'id; Sahih Muslim, 6/171, Kitab salat al-'idayn.

42. See Ibn al-Jawzi, Ahkam al-nisa', 186, 204 (Beirut edition); Ibn Qudamah, al-Mughni, 2/202 (Riyadh edition).

43. Fath al-Bari, 11/341, Kitab al-riqaq, bab al-tawadu'

44. Sahih Muslim, 16/184, Kitab al-birr wa'l-adab wa'l-silah, bab idha ahabba Allahu 'abdan.

45. (Bukhari and Muslim) See Sharh al-Sunnah 4/45, Kitab al-salat, bab al-ijtihad fi qiyam al-layl.

46. See Sahih Muslim, 6/72, 73, Kitab salat al-musafirin, bab fadilat al-'aml al-da'im.

47. Ibid., 6/73.

48. Ibid., 6/72.

49. See Sahih Muslim, 6/70-72, Kitab salah al-musafirin, bab fadilah al-'aml al-da'im.

50. Ibid., 5/89, 90, Kitab al-masajid, bab istihbab al-dhikr ba'd al-salah.

51. See Imam al-Nawawi, Riyadh al-Salihin, p. 621, Kitab al-adhkar, bab fadl al-dhikr wa'l-hathth 'alayhi; Sahih Muslim, 5/83-95, Kitab al-masajid, bab al-dhikr ba'd al-salat.

52. See Sahih Muslim, 5/95, Kitab al-masajid, bab al-dhikr ba'd al-salah.

53. See Sahih Muslim, 1/207, Kitab al-iman, bab wujub qital tarik ahad arkan al-Islam.

54. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 6/217, Kitab al-siyam, bab thawab man sama Ramadan.

55. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Riyad al-Salihin, p. 570, Kitab al-fada'il, bab fi amr al-sa'im bi hifz lisanihi wa jawarihihi 'an al-mukhalifat.

56. Fath al-Bari, 4/116, Kitab al-sawm, bab man lam yada' qawl al-zur wa'l-'aml bihi fi'l-sawm.

57. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 6/221, Kitab al-sawm, bab fadl al-sawm.

58. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 4/116, Abwab al-nawafil, bab qiyam shahr Ramadan wa fadluhu.

59. Sahih Muslim, 8/70, Kitab al-sawm, bab al-ijtihad fi'l-'ashar al-awakhir min shahr Ramadan.

60. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 6/389, Kitab al-siyam, bab al-ijtihad fi'l-'ashar al-awakhir.

61. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 6/380, Kitab al-siyam, bab ma ja'a fi laylat al-adr.

62. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 6/379, Kitab al-siyam, bab ma ja'a fi laylat al-qadr.

63. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 6/251, Kitab al-siyam, bab fadl al-suhur.

64. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 6/253, Kitab al-siyam, bab fadl al-suhur.

65. Sahih Muslim, 8/51, Kitab al-siyam, bab istihbab siyam yawm 'Arafat.

66. Sahih Muslim, 8/12, Kitab al-siyam, bab sawm yawm 'ashura'.

67. Sahih Muslim, 8/51, Kitab al-siyam, bab istihbab siyam yawm 'ashura'.

68. Sahih Muslim, 8/13, Kitab al-siyam, bab sawm yawm 'ashura'.

69. Sahih Muslim, 8/56, Kitab al-siyam: bab istahbab siyam sittat ayam min shawwal.

70. Fath al-Bari, 4/226, Kitab al-sawm, bab siyam ayam al-bid; Sahih Muslim, 5/234, Kitab salat al-musafirin, bab istihbab salat al-duha.

71. Sahih Muslim, 5/235, Kitab salat al-musafirin, bab istihbab salat al-duha.

72. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 6/362, Kitab al-siyam, bab sawm al-dahr.

73. Sahih Muslim, 8/48, Kitab al-siyam, bab istihbab siyam thalathat ayyam min kulli shahr.

74. Fath al-Bari, 4/72, Kitab jaza' al-sayd, bab hajj al-nisa'.

75. Fath al-Bari, 4/72, Kitab jaza' al-sayd, bab hajj al-nisa'

76. Sahih Muslim, 15/56, 54, Kitab al-fada'il, bab hawd nabiyyina (SAAS) wa siffatuhu.

77. A jahili form of divorce where the husband told his wife "You are to me like the back of my mother." According to pre-Islamic Arabian custom, this freed the husband from marital duties, but effectively imprisoned the woman as she was not free to leave her husband's home or enter into another marriage; the husband was also not obliged to provide for the children of the marriage.The Qur'an clearly abolished this cruel and oppressive practice. See Yusuf Ali's Note Number 5330. [Translator]

78. Wasq: the amount of fruit a date-palm would bear in one season. [Author]

79. Faraq: a measurement of weight approximately equivalent to 60 kilograms. [Author]

80. See Mukhtasar Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 3/459, Surat al-Mujadilah 58:1-4 (published by Dar al-Qur'an al-Karim, Beirut.)

81. See Fath al-Bari, 13/402, Kitab al-Tawhid, bab wa kana 'arshuhu 'ala'l-ma'.

82. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 7/18, Kitab al-Hajj, bab al-mar'ah la takhruj illa ma'a mahram.

83. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 9/26, Kitab al-nikah, bab al-nahy 'an an yakhlu al-rajul bi'l-mar'ah al-ajnabiyyah.

84. Juyubihinna includes the face and neck as well as the bosom. [Translator]

85. Sahih Muslim, 14/109, Kitab al-libas wa'l-zinah, bab al-nisa' al-kasiyat al-'ariyat.

86. Fath al-Bari, 8/489, Kitab al-tafsir, bab walyadribna bi khumurihinna 'ala juyubihinna.

87. See Fath al-Bari Sharh Sahih Bukhari, 8/489, 490, Kitab al-tafsir, bab walyadribna bi khumurihinna 'ala juyubihinna.

88. Al-Mujtama' magazine, Kuwait, issue no. 932.

89. Al-Mujtama' magazine, Kuwait, issue no. 931.

90. Ibid.

91. Fath al-Bari, 9/420, Kitab al-talaq, bab idha aslamat al-mushrikah aw al-nasraniyyah taht al-dhimmi aw al-harbi.

92. Sahih Bukhari; see Fath al-Bari, 2/566, Kitab taqsir al-salat, bab fi kam yaqsur al-salat.

93. Sahih Muslim, 9/103, Kitab al-Hajj, bab safar al-mar'ah ma'a mahram.

94. See: Sharh Sahih Muslim, 9/102-109, Kitab al-Hajj, bab safar al-mar'ah ma'a mahram.

95. Sahih Muslim, 18/25, Kitab al-zuhd, bab fi Hadith mutafarriqah,

96. al-Isabah, 8/66,67

97. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 10/61, Kitab al-imarah wa'l-qada', bab al-ra'i mas'ul 'an ra'iyatihi

98. Reported by Tirmidhi, 4/34, at the end of the section on zuhd; it is a hasan hadith.

99. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 1/401, Kitab al-taharah, bab al-niyyah fi'l-wudu' wa ghayrihi min al-'ibadat.

100. Tabaqat Ibn Sa'd, 8/280 (Beirut edition).

101. See Tabaqat Ibn Sa'd, 7/35 and al-Isabah, 8/83.

102. See Sirat Ibn Hisham: al-hijrah ila'l-Madinah.

103. See Fath al-Bari Sharh Sahih Bukhari, 7/233, 240, Kitab manaqib al-Ansar, bab hijrat al-Nabi wa ashabihi ila'l-Madinah, and 6/129, Kitab al-jihad, bab haml al-zad fi'l-ghazw.

104. Ibn al-Jawzi, Ahkam al-Nisa', 439.

105. See Sahih Muslim, 12/194, Kitab al-jihad wa'l-siyar, bab al-nisa' al-ghaziyat.

106. See Sahih Muslim, 12/188, Kitab al-jihad wa'l-siyar, bab ghazwat al-nisa'.

107. See Fath al-bari, 6/80, Kitab al-jihad, bab mudawamat al-nisa' al-jarha fi'l-ghazw.

108. Fath al-Bari, 7/361, Kitab al-maghazi, bab idh hammat ta'ifatan minkum an tufshila; Sahih Muslim, 12/189, Kitab al-jihad wa'l-siyar, bab ghazwat al-nisa' ma'a al-rijal.

109. Fath al-Bari, 6/79, Kitab al-jihad, bab haml al-nisa' al-qurab ila'l-nas fi'l-ghazw and 7/366, Kitab al-maghazi, bab dhikr Umm Salit.

110. See Fath al-Bari, 7/372, Kitab al-maghazi, bab ma asaba al-Nabi (r) min al-jirah yawma Uhud.

111. See the reports on the Battle of Uhud in the Sirah of Ibn Hisham, and in Insan al-'Uyun, al-Athar al-Muhammadiyyah, the Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd, al-Isabah, and Asad al-Ghabah.

112. See Siyar a'lam al-nubala', 2/281.

113. Those who entered Islam on the day of the Conquest of Makkah. [Author]

114. Sahih Muslim, 12/187, 188, Kitab al-jihad wa'l-siyar, bab ghazwat al-nisa' ma'a al-rijal.

115. Al-Rumaysa': a nickname of Umm Sulaym, on account of a ramas (white secretion) in her eye. [Author]

116. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 14/86, Kitab fada'il al-sahabah, bab fada'il 'Umar ibn al-Khattab.

117. i.e., the wife of Mu'awiyah. [Author]

118. Fath al-Bari 6/76, Kitab al-jihad, bab ghazw al-mar'ah fi'l-bahr.

119. Al-Hilyah, 2/62; Siffat al-safwah, 2/70.

120. See al-Maghazi, 1/278; Ansab al-Ashraf, 1/326; al-Bayhaqi, Dala'il al-Nubuwwah, 3/311.

121. Sal-Maghazi, 2/301, 310, 316; al-Dhahabi, Tarikh al-Islam, 2/201; al-Sirah al-Halabiyyah, 2/545, 546.

122. Al-bidayah wa'l-nihayah, 7/13; see also al-Tabari, al-Tarikh, 2/335ff (published by Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyyah).

123. Al-Isabah, 4/229; see also Majma' al-Zawa'id by al-Haythami, who quotes this story, stating that it was narrated by al-Tabarani and that the men of its isnad are thiqat. See also Siyar a'lam al-nubala', 2/297.

124. See Siyar a'lam al-nubala', 2/297.

125. See Dr. Ma'ruf al-Dawalibi, Al-mar'ah fi'l-Islam, p. 23.

126. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 13/4, Kitab al-isti'dhan, bab birr al-walidayn.

127. See Fath al-Bari, Kitab al-nikah; also Shaykh 'Ali al-Tantawi, Akhbar 'Umar, p 393.

128. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah 4/431, Kitab fada'il al-Qur'an: bab fadl tilawat al-Qur'an.

129. Sahih Muslim, 6/90, Kitab salat al-musafirin, bab fadl qira'at al-Qur'an.

130. i.e., the angels who record the deeds of man. The meaning is that one who is well-versed in Qur'an will enjoy such a high status in the Hereafter that he will be in the exalted company of these pious scribes. [Translator]

131. (Bukhari and Muslim), See Sharh al-Sunnah, 4/429, 430, Kitab fada'il al-Qur'an, bab fadl tilawat al-Qur'an.