LADY KHADIJAH H H 345 I, (Lady Ayesha), did not feel as wishful to any of the Prophet's wives as I did to Lady Khadijah (in serving Allah and His Prophet), may Allah be pleased with them, even though I had never seen her. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, mentioned her often. When a goat was slaughtered, he would cut it into pieces and send it to Khadijah's friends. Sometimes I would say to him: 'You speak of her as if there never was any other woman in the world beside Khadijah.' He would reply: 'She was such and such, and I had children from her.'" We are also informed: "When he slaughtered a goat he would send as many pieces of meat as gifts that he could for her friends." We are also informed: "When a goat was slaughtered he would say: 'Send some of it to Khadijah's friends.' On one occasion, Halah the daughter of Khuwailad, sister of Lady Khadijah asked the Prophet's permission to enter. This (polite) mannerism reminded him of Lady Khadijah and he was deeply moved. He exclaimed: 'O Allah, let it be Halah the daughter of Khuwailad.'" R 345 Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to the Mother of Believers, Lady Ayesha who related this.
344- وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها ، قَالَتْ : مَا غِرْتُ عَلَى أحَدٍ مِنْ نِسَاءِ النَّبيِّ صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم مَا غِرْتُ عَلَى خَدِيجَة رضي الله عنها ، وَمَا رَأيْتُهَا قَطُّ ، وَلَكِنْ كَانَ يُكْثِرُ ذِكْرَهَا ، وَرُبَّمَا ذَبَحَ الشَّاةَ ، ثُمَّ يقَطِّعُهَا أعْضَاء ، ثُمَّ يَبْعثُهَا في صَدَائِقِ خَديجَةَ ، فَرُبَّمَا قُلْتُ لَهُ : كَأنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ في الدُّنْيَا إلاَّ خَديجَةَ ! فَيَقُولُ : "إنَّهَا كَانَتْ وَكَانَتْ وَكَانَ لي مِنْهَا وَلَدٌ" مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيهِ . وفي رواية : وإنْ كَانَ لَيَذْبَحُ الشَّاءَ ، فَيُهْدِي في خَلاَئِلِهَا مِنْهَا مَا يَسَعُهُنَّ . وفي رواية:كَانَ إِذَا ذبح الشاة، يقولُ : "أَرْسِلُوا بِهَا إِلَى أصْدِقَاءِ خَديجَةَ" . وفي رواية : قَالَت : اسْتَأذَنتْ هَالَةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِد أُخْتُ خَدِيجَةَ عَلَى رَسُول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ، فَعرَفَ اسْتِئذَانَ خَديجَةَ ، فَارتَاحَ لِذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ : "اللَّهُمَّ هَالةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِدٍ" . قولُهَا : "فَارتَاحَ" هُوَ بالحاء ، وفي الجمعِ بَيْنَ الصحيحين للحُميدِي : "فارتاع" بالعينِ ومعناه : اهتم بهِ .