Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #30035

Harun bin Ishaq Al-Hamdani told us, he said, Abdah told us, on the authority of Hisham bin Urwa, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abdullah bin Jafar, He said: I heard Ali bin Abi Talib say: I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, saying: “The best of her women is Khadija bint Khuwaylid, and the best of her “Maryam bint Imran.” And on the authority of Anas, Ibn Abbas, and Aisha. This is a good and authentic hadith.