‘Āishah juga meriwayatkan bahawa apabila Nabi Muhammad ﷺ ditanya, “Antara isteri-isteri tuan, siapakah yang akan bertemu semula dengan tuan dahulu [di akhirat]?”, baginda ﷺ menjawab, “Yang paling cepat menyusul aku antara kamu ialah yang paling panjang tangannya di antara kamu.” Kerana kenyataan itu, ‘Āishah melaporkan bahawa isteri-isteri baginda ﷺ biasa membuat sangkaan, malah mengukur di dinding, siapakah antara mereka yang paling panjang tangannya. Sawdah binti Zam‘ah adalah yang paling tinggi antara mereka, tetapi apabila Zaynab binti Jahsy meninggal dunia dahulu, mereka menyedari bahawa “paling panjang tangan” bermaksud paling banyak bersedekah. ‘Āishah berkata, “Zaynab mempunyai tangan yang paling panjang antara kami, kerana dia biasa bekerja dengan tangannya dan bersedekah daripada hasil pendapatannya.”289

‘Āishah  also narrates that when the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم was presented with the question, “Which of your wives will be reunited with you first [in the hereafter]?” he صلى الله عليه وسلم responded, “The fastest of you in catching up with me will be the one with the longest arm among you.” Due to that statement, ‘Āishah  reports that his wives used to speculate, and even measure against the wall, which wife had the longest arm. Sawadah bint Zam‘ah  was the tallest of them, but when Zaynab bint Jaḥsh  died first, they realized “longest arm” meant most charitable. ‘Āishah  says, “Zaynab had the longest arm among us, because she used to work with her hands and donate from her earnings.”289