Takhrij Hadith 1342: "Allah benefited me with a…"

Allah benefited me with a word I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the days of the Battle of the Camel, after I had almost joined the people of the Camel to fight alongside them. He said: When it reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that the people of Persia had appointed the daughter of Chosroes (Kisra) as their ruler, he said: “A people who entrust their affairs to a woman will never prosper.”