Chapter: "And (remember) when the angels said: 'O Maryam (Mary)! Verily, Allah has chosen you..."

Hadith Number 3432

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Narrated `Ali

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "Mary, the daughter of `Imran, was the best among the women (of the world of her time) and Khadija is the best amongst the women. (of this nation).