Narrated 'Ali: The Prophet said, "The best of the world's women is Mary (at her lifetime), and the best of the world's women is Khadija (at her lifetime)."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 58: Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar), Hadith #163
Narrated 'Ali: The Prophet said, "The best of the world's women is Mary (at her lifetime), and the best of the world's women is Khadija (at her lifetime)."
This hadith is from the book of Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar) in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 163 in book 58 of volume 5.
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