‘Aisha said she asked the Prophet’s permission to take part in jihad, and he replied, “The <i>jihad</i> of you women is the pilgrimage.” Bukhari and Muslim.

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: اسْتَأْذَنْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْجِهَادِ. فَقَالَ: «جهادكن الْحَج»