حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ أَکْثَمَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ کَثِيرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ لَتَأْخُذُ لِلْقَوْمِ يَعْنِي تُجِيرُ عَلَی الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ أُمِّ هَانِئٍ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 1579
Narrated Abu Hurairah: That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Indeed a woman grants (assurances of protection) to a people - meaning it is to be honored - from the Muslims. There is something on this topic from Umm Hani, and this Hadith is Hasan Gharib. I asked Muhammad and he said: This Hadith is Sahih. Kathir bin Ziad heard from Al-Walid bin Rabah, and Al-Walid bin Rabah heard from Abu Hurairah, and he is Muqarib (average) in Hadith.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020