A woman reached out her hand (to give) a letter to the Prophet [SAW], and he withdrew his hand. She said: "O Messenger of Allah, 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)."

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مَدَّتْ يَدَهَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِكِتَابٍ فَقَبَضَ يَدَهُ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَدَدْتُ يَدِي إِلَيْكَ بِكِتَابٍ فَلَمْ تَأْخُذْهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أَدْرِ أَيَدُ امْرَأَةٍ هِيَ أَوْ رَجُلٍ قَالَتْ بَلْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ قَالَ لَوْ كُنْتِ امْرَأَةً لَغَيَّرْتِ أَظْفَارَكِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ

A woman made a sign from behind a curtain to indicate that she had a letter for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ closed his hand, saying: I do not know this is a man's or a woman's hand. She said: No, a woman. He said: If you were a woman, you would make a difference to your nails, meaning with henna. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4166)

مَدَّتْ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ وَرَاءِ السِّتْرِ بِيَدِهَا كِتَابًا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَبَضَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَدَهُ وَقَالَ مَا أَدْرِي أَيَدُ رَجُلٍ أَوْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ؟ فَقَالَتْ بَلْ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَ لَوْ كُنْتِ امْرَأَةً غَيَّرْتِ أَظْفَارَكِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ

A woman reached out her hand (to give) a letter to the Prophet [SAW], and he withdrew his hand. She said: "O Messenger of Allah, 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)." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5089)

أَنَّ «امْرَأَةً مَدَّتْ يَدَهَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِكِتَابٍ فَقَبَضَ يَدَهُ» فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَدَدْتُ يَدِي إِلَيْكَ بِكِتَابٍ فَلَمْ تَأْخُذْهُ قَالَ «إِنِّي لَمْ أَدْرِ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ هِيَ أَمْ يَدُ رَجُلٍ؟» قَالَتْ بَلْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ قَالَ «لَوْ كُنْتِ امْرَأَةً لَغَيَّرْتِ أَظْفَارَكِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ»

[Machine] A woman came behind the partition with a book in her hand to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . The Prophet ﷺ took her hand and said, "I do not know whether this is the hand of a man or a woman." She said, "Indeed, it is the hand of a woman." He said, "If you were a woman, I would have changed the color of your nails with henna." Abu Sa'ad informed us, Abu Ahmad informed us, Abu Ya'la narrated to us, Zuhair ibn Harb narrated to us, Al-Hasan ibn Musa narrated to us, Muti' ibn Maymun narrated to us from Abu Sa'id with a similar chain of narration.

جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ وَرَاءَ السِّتْرِ بِيَدِهَا كِتَابٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَبَضَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَدَهُ وَقَالَ مَا أَدْرِي أَيَدُ رَجُلٍ أَمْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ قَالَتْ بَلْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ قَالَ لَوْ كُنْتِ امْرَأَةً لَغَيَّرْتِ أَظَافِرَكِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ 13500 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعْدٍ أنبأ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ أنبأ أَبُو يَعْلَى ثنا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا مُطِيعُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ بِإِسْنَادٍ نَحْوَهُ