أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعَلَّی بْنُ أَسَدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُطِيعُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ حَدَّثَتْنَا صَفِيَّةُ بِنْتُ عِصْمَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مَدَّتْ يَدَهَا إِلَی النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِکِتَابٍ فَقَبَضَ يَدَهُ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَدَدْتُ يَدِي إِلَيْکَ بِکِتَابٍ فَلَمْ تَأْخُذْهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أَدْرِ أَيَدُ امْرَأَةٍ هِيَ أَوْ رَجُلٍ قَالَتْ بَلْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ قَالَ لَوْ کُنْتِ امْرَأَةً لَغَيَّرْتِ أَظْفَارَکِ بِالْحِنَّائِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5104
It was narrated from ‘Aishah that a woman reached out her hand (to give) a letter to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and he withdrew his hand. She said: “Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, I reached out my hand (to give you) a letter and you did not take it.” He said: “I did not know Whether it was the hand of a Woman or a man.” She said: “It is the hand of a woman.” He said: “If You were a woman, you would change your nails (by dyeing them) with Henna. (Da`if)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020