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[4834] 88 - (1866) ‘Aîshah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, said: “When the believing women emigrated to join the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, they would be tested in accordance with the words of Allâh: ‘O Prophet! When believing women come to you to give you the Bai’ (pledge), that they will not associate anything in worship with Allâh, that they will not steal, that they will not commit illegal sexual intercourse, that they will not kill their children, that they will not utter slander, intentionally forging falsehood (i.e. by making illegal children belonging to their husbands), and that they will not disobey you in Ma'rûf (Islamic Monotheism and all that which Islam ordains), then accept their Bai' (pledge), and ask Allâh to forgive them. Verily, Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.[1] ‘Aîshah said: “Whoever among the believing women accepted that, then she passed the test. When they accepted that verbally, the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said to them: ‘Go, for I have accepted your oath of allegiance.’ By Allâh, the hand of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ never touched the hand of a woman; rather he accepted their oath of allegiance verbally.” ‘Aîshah said: “By Allâh, the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ never accepted the oath of allegiance from women except in the manner enjoined upon him by Allâh, and the hand of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ never touched the hand of a woman. When he accepted the oath from them, he would say to them: ‘I have accepted your oath of allegiance,’ verbally.”