It was narrated to us by Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah and Abu Kurayb, both saying: it was narrated to us by Waki'. It was also narrated to us by Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna and Ibn Bashshar, both saying: it was narrated to us by Muhammad ibn Ja'far, all from Shu'bah. It was also narrated to us by Ubaydullah ibn Mu'adh al-Anbari — and the wording is his — saying: it was narrated to us by my father, saying: it was narrated to us by Shu'bah, from Amr ibn Murrah, from Murrah, from Abu Musa, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Many men have attained perfection, but among women, none have attained perfection except Maryam, daughter of Imran, and Asiyah, the wife of Pharaoh. And indeed, the superiority of Aisha over other women is like the superiority of tharid over all other foods."