[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to test women with this verse: "When believing women come to you pledging allegiance to you (O Muhammad) that they will not associate anything with Allah" (Al-Mumtahinah 60:12). Aisha said, "The Messenger of Allah's hand never touched a woman except the hand of a woman whom he owned." In another narration by Ahmad, she said, "The Messenger of Allah used to pledge allegiance to women based on their verbal commitment to this verse: 'that they will not associate anything with Allah' (Al-Mumtahinah 60:12)." She said, "The Messenger of Allah's hand never touched a woman's hand except the hand of a woman whom he owned."  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَمْتَحِنُ النِّسَاءَ بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {إِذَا جَاءَكَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتُ يُبَايِعْنَكَ عَلَى أَنْ لَا يُشْرِكْنَ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا} [الممتحنة 12] وَلَا وَلَا قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَمَا مَسَّتْ يَدُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ امْرَأَةً قَطُّ إِلَّا امْرَأَةً يَمْلِكُهَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ عَلِيٍّ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَحْمَدَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُبَايِعُ النِّسَاءَ بِالْكَلَامِ بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {عَلَى أَنْ لَا يُشْرِكْنَ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا} [الممتحنة 12] قَالَتْ وَمَا مَسَّتْ يَدُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَدَ امْرَأَةٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا يَدَ امْرَأَةٍ يَمْلِكُهَا  

“When the believing women emigrated to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, they would be tested in accordance with Allah’s saying: ‘O Prophet! When believing women come to you to give you the pledge...’”[60:12] ‘Aishah said: “Whoever among the believing women affirmed this, passed the test. When they affirmed that, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say to them: ‘Go, for you have given your pledge.’ No, by Allah! The hand of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never touched the hand of any woman, rather he accepted their pledge in words only.” ‘Aishah said: “By Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not demand of women (in their pledge) anything other than that which Allah had commanded, and the hand of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never touched the hand of a woman. He would say to them, when he had accepted their pledge: ‘You have given your pledge,’ verbally.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2875)   

زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتْ كَانَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتُ إِذَا هَاجَرْنَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يُمْتَحَنَّ بِقَوْلِ اللهِ ﷻ {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذَا جَاءَكَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتُ يُبَايِعْنَكَ عَلَى أَلَّا يُشْرِكْنَ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَسْرِقْنَ} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ ؓ فَمَنْ أَقَرَّ بِهَذَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ فَقَدْ أَقَرَّ بِالْمِحْنَةِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَقْرَرْنَ بِذَلِكَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِنَّ قَالَ لَهُنَّ انْطَلِقْنَ فَقَدْ بَايَعْتُكُنَّ وَلَا وَاللهِ مَا مَسَّتْ يَدُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَفَّ امْرَأَةٍ قَطُّ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ لَهُنَّ إِذَا أَخَذَ عَلَيْهِنَّ قَدْ بَايَعْتُكُنَّ كَلَامًا  

"I came to the Prophet with some other Ansari women to give our pledge. We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we give you our pledge that we will not associate anything with Allah, we will not steal, we will not have unlawful sexual relations, we will not utter slander, fabricating from between our hands and feet, and we will not disobey you in goodness.' He said: 'As much as you can and are able.' We said: 'Allah and His Messenger are more merciful toward us. Com, let us give you our pledge, O Messenger of Allah! The Messenger of Allah said: 'I do not shake hands with women. Rather my word to a hundred women is like my word to one woman."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4181)   

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي نِسْوَةٍ نُبَايِعُهُ فَقُلْنَا نُبَايِعُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَلَى أَنْ لَا نُشْرِكَ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا نَسْرِقَ وَلَا نَزْنِيَ وَلَا نَقْتُلَ أَوْلَادَنَا وَلَا نَأْتِيَ بِبُهْتَانٍ نَفْتَرِيهِ بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا وَأَرْجُلِنَا وَلَا نَعْصِيَكَ فِي مَعْرُوفٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِيمَا اسْتَطَعْتُنَّ وَأَطَقْتُنَّ قَالَتْ فَقُلْنَا اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَرْحَمُ بِنَا مِنْ أَنْفُسِنَا هَلُمَّ نُبَايِعْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِّي لَا أُصَافِحُ النِّسَاءَ إِنَّمَا قَوْلِي لِمِائَةِ امْرَأَةٍ كَقَوْلِي لِامْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ أَوْ مِثْلُ قُولِي لِامْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ