Umm Al-Mu'minīn Sayyidah ʿĀ'ishah
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Umm al-Mu’minīn Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah compiled by: al-Durar al-Saniyyah Foundation WWW.MAHAJJAH.COM Transliteration key ḍ - ض ’ - أ إ ṭ - ط ā - آ ẓ - ظ b - ب ʿ - ع t - ت gh - غ th - ث f - ف j - ج q - ق ḥ - ح k - ك kh - خ l - ل d - د m - م dh - ذ n - ن r - ر w, ū - و z - ز h - ه s - س y, ī - ي sh - ش ṣ - ص Contents Supervisor’s Foreword 1 Our Course of Action in the Book 3 Favourable Comments about the Book 5 Introduction 25 Why ʿĀ’ishah? 28 Chapter 1 34 Section 1: Introduction to Umm al-Mu’minīn ʿĀ’ishah J 35 Name & Lineage 35 Agnomen 35 Titles 36 Family & Relatives 46 1. Father 46 2. Mother 47 3. Siblings 48 4. Paternal Aunts 49 5. Foster Fathers 49 Slaves 50 1. Barīrah 50 2. Sā’ibah 51 3. Murjānah 51 4. Abū Yūnus 52 5. Dhakwān 53 6. Laylā 54 Section 2: The Life of Umm al-Mu’minīn ʿĀ’ishah 55 Birth and Upbringing in the Home of her Father 55 Her life with the Nabī H 64 Her Marriage to the Nabī H 64 Life in the Home of the Nabī H 77 Description of Her Apartment 77 Description of her Life 80 A few incidents of her life with the Nabī H 83 Appearance in front of the Nabī H 83 Clothing & Veil 84 Service to the Messenger of Allah H and Fulfilling his Rights 85 Understanding the Nabī H from his Glances even when he does not Speak 91 Keeping the Messenger of Allah’s H Secrets 92 Defending & Avenging The Messenger of Allah H 94 Possessiveness over the Messenger of Allah H 96 Her Position in the Sight of the Nabī H 109 ʿĀ’ishah and the final days of the Nabī’s H life 127 ʿĀ’ishah after the demise of the Nabī H 134 ʿĀ’ishah in the Reign of Abū Bakr 137 ʿĀ’ishah in the Reign of ʿUmar 141 ʿĀ’ishah in the Reign of ʿUthmān 145 ʿĀ’ishah in the Reign of ʿAlī 150 ʿĀ’ishah in the Reign of Muʿāwiyah 154 The Demise of Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah 159 Chapter 2 165 ʿĀ’ishah’s Qualities, Academic Position, and Persuasive Invitation 167 Qualities of ʿĀ’ishah 167 External Qualities 167 Internal Qualities 169 Introduction 169 1. Worship 174 2. Benevolence & Generosity 183 3. Ascetism & Abstention 189 4. Submission, Obedience, and a Soft Heart 194 5. Love for Uniting the Ummah 197 6. Jihād & Bravery 198 7. Modesty 199 8. Enjoying Good and Forbidding Evil 202 9. Justice in Disputes 208 10. Humility & Detestation of being Praised 209 Academic Competence 213 Testimonials of the Scholars on her Academic Competence and the Factors behind it 213 1. Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī (d. 50 A.H) 213 2. Qabīṣah ibn Dhu’ayb (d. 86 A.H) 214 3. ʿUrwah ibn al-Zubayr 214 4. Maḥmūd ibn Labīd (d. 97 A.H) 215 5. Al-Shaʿbī (d. 103 A.H) 216 6. Abū Salamah ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān (d. 104 A.H) 216 7. Al-Zuhrī (d. 125 A.H) 216 8. Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr (d. 463 A.H) 217 9. Al-Dhahabī (d. 748 A.H) 217 10. Ibn Kathīr (d. 774 A.H) 218 Students 218 Family: 218 Ṣaḥābah: 218 Senior Tābiʿīn: 219 Females: 219 The Factors behind her Academic Competence 220 Characteristics of the Academic Approach according to ʿĀ’ishah 225 Extensive Knowledge of Various Sciences 230 a. Knowledge of ʿAqīdah 230 b. Knowledge of Qur’ān and its Sciences 233 The Method of Tafsīr according to Umm al-Mu’minīn ʿĀ’ishah 237 1. Tafsīr of the Qur’ān with the Qur’ān 237 2. Tafsīr of the Qur’ān with the Sunnah 239 3. Benefitting from Reasons behind Revelation in Understanding the Tafsīr of Qur’ān 240 4. Linguistic Tafsīr 242 5. Al-Tafsīr al-Ijtihādī 243 c. Her Knowledge of the Prophetic Sunnah 244 d. Her Knowledge of Fiqh and Fatwā 258 e. Her Knowledge of History 267 f. Her Knowledge of Language, Poetry, and Rhetoric 274 g. Her Knowledge of Medicine and Treatment 290 5 Her Rectification of few Ṣaḥābah 291 The Principles upon which her Corrections are Founded 294 ʿĀ’ishah’s Influence in Inviting towards Allah and her Methodologies 299 Her Influence in Inviting towards Allah 299 1. Her Influence in Daʿwah during the Madanī Period 299 2. Her Influence in Daʿwah during the Era of the Rightly Guided Khulafā’ 300 3. Her Influence in Daʿwah from the First Generation to the Umawī Reign 301 Her Methodologies in Inviting towards Allah 302 1. Wisdom 302 2. Good Instruction 303 3. Good Leadership 308 Some of her Finest Statements 310 Chapter 3 315 The Excellences of ʿĀ’ishah 317 Virtues shared by her and the Ummahāt al-Mu’minīn 317 Virtues specifically aboutʿ Ā’ishah 322 Praise of the Ṣaḥābah and ʿUlamā’ for ʿĀ’ishah 344 Praise of the Ṣaḥābah for ʿĀ’ishah 344 Praise of the ʿUlamā’ for ʿĀ’ishah 350 Comparing her with the Nobles of the Household of Nubuwwah and her Father 375 Introduction 375 Comparing ʿĀ’ishah and Khadījah 375 Comparing ʿĀ’ishah and Fāṭimah 379 Comparing ʿĀ’ishah and her Father 380 Chapter 4 383 Introduction 385 The harmonious relationship between Umm al-Mu’minīn ʿĀishah and the Ahl al-Bayt in the books of the Ahl al-Sunnah 389 6 The harmonious relationship between ʿĀishah and ʿAlī 389 The harmonious relationship between Sayyidah ʿĀishah and Sayyidah Fāṭimah 395 The harmonious relationship between ʿĀishah and the progeny of ʿAlī and the rest of the Ahl al-Bayt 401 The stance of the Ahl al-Bayt from the Banū al-ʿAbbās concerning those who revile ʿĀ’ishah 404 The harmonious relationship between Umm al-Mu’minīn ʿĀ’ishah and the Ahl al-Bayt in the books of the Shīʿah 407 Their testimony that Sayyidunā ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib protected Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah, honoured her and exalted her status. 408 Their testimony that Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah narrates virtues of ʿAlī, Fāṭimah, and the Ahl al-Bayt 409 ʿĀ’ishah’s approval of Ḥasan’s burial in her home and this being among her merits 413 Their testimony to her Tawbah and entry into Jannah 414 Their Imāms naming some of their daughters after ʿĀ’ishah 414 Sayidunā ʿAlī’s feelings towards her on the Day of Jamal 416 Sayyidah Fāṭimah’s relationship with her 416 The Imāms’ testimonies in ʿĀ’ishah’s favour 418 Chapter 5 421 Baseless Fabrications against Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah 423 Introduction 423 Accusations against Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah with regards to Nabī H 429 1. The Rawāfiḍ’s claim that ʿĀ’ishah poisoned Nabī H 429 The methods adopted by the Rawāfiḍ to spread this slander 431 a. Fabricating narrations 431 b. Misinterpreting Ṣaḥīḥ Aḥādīth to suit their fancies 435 Debunking this accusation 436 2. ʿĀ’ishah would fabricate from Rasūlullāh H 441 3. Rasūlullāh H cursed her and Ḥafṣah with the words, O Allah! Shut their hearing 460 Abbān ibn Abī ʿAyyāsh 461 7 Accusations against Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah with regards to the Ahl al-Bayt 463 1. ʿĀ’ishah refused to allow Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī to be buried alongside his grandfather 463 2. ʿĀ’ishah would observe ḥijāb from Ḥasan and Ḥusayn 470 3. ʿĀ’ishah angered Fāṭimah and made her weep 472 4. ʿĀ’ishah was elated at Fāṭimah’s demise 475 5. ʿĀ’ishah concealed the obligation Rasūlullāh H gave to her of Allah commanding him to appoint ʿAlī as Waṣī and Imām of the Muslims after his demise 477 6. Their ascribing vile words to ʿĀ’ishah in relation to ʿAlī 488 7. She prevented ʿAlī from entering upon Rasūlullāh H when he supplicated to Allah to bring His most beloved creation to eat with him 489 8. Her prohibiting the Anṣārī women from praising ʿAlī 493 Accusation: Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah narrated that the Jinn wept over ʿUmar prior to his demise 495 Accusation: Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah harboured enmity for Sayyidunā ʿUthmān and commanded, “Kill Naʿthal as he has disbelieved.” 501 Accusation: Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah accused Sayyidah Māriyah al-Qibṭiyyah of fornication and consequently the verse of ifk was revealed 513 Accusation: Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah commanded Sayyidunā Bilāl to put Abū Bakr forward for ṣalāh 527 Accusation: Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah never appreciated the favours of Allah and loved eating 531 Accusation: Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah wailed over Abū Bakr 533 Accusation: The Shīʿah label her as al-mutabarrijah (one who adorns herself when leaving the home) 535 Accusation: Ibn ʿAbbās composed famous couplets condemning Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah 537 8 Commonly raised misconceptions about Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah 539 Introduction 541 Warning against being trapped in the quagmire of misconceptions 541 Misconceptions about Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah linked to Rasūlullāh H 545 Misconception: Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah behaved inappropriately towards Rasūlullāh H 545 Misconception: Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah disrespected Rasūlullāh H when she said to him, “By Allah, it seems like your Rabb hastens towards fulfilling your desires.” 548 Misconception: Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah divulged Rasūlullāh’s H secret 553 Misconception: Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah told Nabī H to be just 567 Misconception: Rasūlullāh H cursed Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah that her hand be severed 569 Misconception: Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah created doubts about the Prophethood of Nabī H and abused Ṣafiyyah 571 Misconceptions about Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah concerning the Ahl al-Bayt 576 ʿĀ’ishah harboured enmity for ʿAlī 576 Misconception: Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah prevented Sayyidah Fāṭimah from inheriting from Nabī H 583 Misconception: Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah and the other wives of Nabī H are not from the Ahl al-Bayt 589 The accurate view 589 Evidences that the Ummahāt al-Mu’minīn are from the Ahl al-Bayt 590 A thorough rebuttal of their sinister scheme to exclude Rasūlullāh’s H wives from his Ahl al-Bayt 594 Ḥadīth al-Kisā’ 599 Another Misconception: 603 Misconception: Fitnah originated from ʿĀ’ishah’s house 607 Misconception: Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah would not observe ḥijāb from men 617 9 Misconception: ʿĀ’ishah would beautify slave girls and parade them 628 Misconception: Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah deceived the daughter of al-Jawn, viz.