(45) بَابُ: {وَإِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ يَا مَرْيَمُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَاكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَاصْطَفَاكِ عَلَى نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ}
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).
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3432
In-book reference: Book 60, Hadith 103
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 4, Book 55, Hadith 642