Ummul Momineen `Aishah
(May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
"I said:
'O Messenger of Allah!
(sallAllahu alayhi wasallam)
We consider Jihad as the best deed,
should we not then go for Jihad?'
The Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu alayhi wasallam) said,
"The best Jihad for you women is
Hajj Mabrur
(i.e., one accepted by Allah).''
(Bukhari and Muslim)