Abu Musa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There were many men who achieved perfection, but none were perfect among women except Asiyah, the wife of Pharaoh, and Mary, the daughter of ‘Imran. Verily, the virtue of Aisha over other women is like the virtue of a fine stew over all other foods.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3411, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2431
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
Imam Ibn Hajar commented, “It is inferred by this limitation that Asiyah and Mary were both prophets, as the most perfect of human beings are the prophets, followed by the saints, the truthful, and the martyrs. If they were not both prophets, it would necessarily mean that neither sainthood, truthfulness, nor martyrdom are found among women. In reality, these characteristics are found in many of them, so it is as if the Prophet is saying that no one among women was granted prophecy except these two.”
Source: Fatḥ al-Bārī 6/447
عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَمَلَ مِنْ الرِّجَالِ كَثِيرٌ وَلَمْ يَكْمُلْ مِنْ النِّسَاءِ إِلَّا آسِيَةُ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَرْيَمُ بِنْتُ عِمْرَانَ وَإِنَّ فَضْلَ عَائِشَةَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ كَفَضْلِ الثَّرِيدِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الطَّعَامِ
3411 صحيح البخاري كتاب أحاديث الأنبياء باب قول الله تعالى وضرب الله مثلا للذين آمنوا امرأة فرعون
2431 صحيح مسلم كتاب فضائل الصحابة باب فضائل خديجة أم المؤمنين رضي الله تعالى عنها
قال ابن حجر اسْتَدَلَّ بِهَذَا الْحَصْرِ عَلَى أَنَّهُمَا يعني آسية ومريم نَبِيَّتَانِ لِأَنَّ أَكْمَلَ النَّوْعِ الْإِنْسَانِيِّ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ الْأَوْلِيَاءُ وَالصِّدِّيقُونَ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ فَلَوْ كَانَتَا غَيْرَ نَبِيَّتَيْنِ لَلَزِمَ أَلَّا يَكُونَ فِي النِّسَاءِ وَلِيَّةٌ وَلَا صِدِّيقَةٌ وَلَا شَهِيدَةٌ وَالْوَاقِعُ أَنَّ هَذِهِ الصِّفَاتِ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنْهُنَّ مَوْجُودَةٌ فَكَأَنَّهُ قَالَ وَلَمْ يُنَبَّأْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ إِلَّا فُلَانَةٌ وَفُلَانَةٌ
6/447 كتاب فتح الباري بشرح البخاري كتاب أحاديث الأنبياء
