5.10 Eng uzun qo'l
5.10 The Longest Arm
ʻOyisha (roziyallohu anho) ham rivoyat qiladiki, Payg'ambar ﷺ ga: «Sizning xotinlaringizdan qaysi biri (oxirat'da) sizga birinchi bo'lib qo'shiladi?» degan savol berilganda, u zot ﷺ shunday javob berdilar: «Sizlardan menga eng tez yetib oladigan kishi qo'li eng uzun bo'lgan kishidir». Shu so'zdan keyin uning xotinlari qaysi biri qo'li eng uzun ekanini bilish uchun taxmin qilishar va hatto devor oldida o'lchab ko'rishardi. Sawda bint Zam'a (roziyallohu anho) ularning eng bo'yligi edi, lekin Zaynab bint Jahsh (roziyallohu anho) birinchi bo'lib vafot etganida, ular «qo'li uzun» degani eng saxiy degani ekanini tushunib yetdilar. ʻOyisha (roziyallohu anho) aytadi: «Zaynab bizning ichimizda qo'li eng uzun edi, chunki u qo'li bilan mehnat qilar va topganidan sadaqa berardi».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