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2629. The Mother of the Believers, 'Aishah, said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, shall we not go out and fight in Jihād with you, for I do not think there is any deed in the Qur'ān that is better than Jihād.' He said: 'No. The best and most beautiful (type) of Jihād is Hajj to the House; Hajj Al-Mabrūr.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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Primarily, the womenfolk used to accompany the army to provide help to the wounded with water, to transport them from the battlefield, and give them first aid, and tend to them. But when the number of men increased, the common going forth of the womenfolk with the army, even for the above-mentioned objectives, ceased.