Aisha was Prophet Muhammad's child bride. He married her when she was six years old and consummated the marriage when she was nine lunar years old.
The section "Aisha's Age at Consummation and Marriage" lists the evidence for Aisha's young age.
Aisha's Relation to Muhammad
Aisha was Muhammad's Foster Niece
Narrated 'Ursa: The Prophet asked Abu Bakr for 'Aisha's hand in marriage. Abu Bakr said "But I am your brother." The Prophet said, "You are my brother in Allah's religion and His Book, but she (Aisha) is lawful for me to marry."
Muhammad Refused to Marry a Different Foster Niece
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: It was said to the Prophet, "Won't you marry the daughter of Hamza?" He said, "She is my foster niece (brother's daughter). "
Narrated Um Habiba: (daughter of
Abu Sufyan) I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Marry my sister. the daughter of
Abu Sufyan." The Prophet said, "Do you like that?" I replied, "Yes, for
even now I am not your only wife and I like that my sister should share
the good with me." The Prophet said, "But that is not lawful for me." I
said, We have heard that you want to marry the daughter of Abu Salama."
He said, "(You mean) the daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He
said, "Even if she were not my step-daughter, she would be unlawful for
me to marry as she is my foster niece. I and Abu Salama were suckled by
Thuwaiba. So you should not present to me your daughters or your
sisters (in marriage)." Narrated 'Ursa; Thuwaiba was the freed slave
girl of Abu Lahb whom he had manumitted, and then she suckled the
Prophet. When Abu Lahb died, one of his
relatives saw him in a dream in a very bad state and asked him, "What
have you encountered?" Abu Lahb said, "I have not found any rest since I
left you, except that I have been given water to drink in this (the
space between his thumb and other fingers) and that is because of my
manumitting Thuwaiba."
Reasons for the Marriage
Divine Orders
Narrated 'Aisha: That the Prophet
said to her, "You have been shown to me twice in my dream. I saw you
pictured on a piece of silk and some-one said (to me). 'This is your
wife.' When I uncovered the picture, I saw that it was yours. I said,
'If this is from Allah, it will be done."
Sahih Bukhari 5:58:235, See Also Sahih Bukhari 9:87:140
Narrated 'Aisha: Allah's Apostle
said to me, "You were shown to me twice (in my dream) before I married
you. I saw an angel carrying you in a silken piece of cloth, and I said
to him, 'Uncover (her),' and behold, it was you. I said (to myself), 'If
this is from Allah, then it must happen.' Then you were shown to me,
the angel carrying you in a silken piece of cloth, and I said (to him),
'Uncover (her), and behold, it was you. I said (to myself), 'If this is
from Allah, then it must happen.' "
Muhammad Wanted to Sexually Fondle her
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: I was accompanying the Prophet on a journey
and was riding a slow camel that was lagging behind the others. The
Prophet passed by me and asked, "Who is this?" I replied, "Jabir bin
'Abdullah." He asked, "What is the matter, (why are you late)?" I
replied, "I am riding a slow camel." He asked, "Do you have a stick?" I
replied in the affirmative. He said, "Give it to me." When I gave it to
him, he beat the camel and rebuked it. Then that camel surpassed the
others thenceforth. The Prophet said, "Sell it to me." I replied, "It is
(a gift) for you, O Allah's Apostle." He said, "Sell it to me. I have
bought it for four Dinars (gold pieces) and you can keep on riding it
till Medina." When we approached Medina, I started going (towards my
house). The Prophet said, "Where are you going?" I Sad, "I have married a
widow." He said, "Why have you not married a virgin to fondle with each other?" I
said, "My father died and left daughters, so I decided to marry a widow
(an experienced woman) (to look after them)." He said, "Well done."
When we reached Medina, Allah's Apostle said, "O Bilal, pay him (the
price of the camel) and give him extra money." Bilal gave me four Dinars
and one Qirat extra. (A sub-narrator said): Jabir added, "The extra
Qirat of Allah's Apostle never parted from me." The Qirat was always in
Jabir bin 'Abdullah's purse.
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah:
While we were returning from a Ghazwa (Holy Battle) with the Prophet, I
started driving my camel fast, as it was a lazy camel A rider came
behind me and pricked my camel with a spear he had with him, and then my
camel started running as fast as the best camel you may see. Behold!
The rider was the Prophet himself. He said, 'What makes you in such a
hurry?" I replied, I am newly married " He said, "Did you marry a virgin
or a matron? I replied, "A matron." He said, "Why didn't you marry a young girl so that you may play with her and she with you?" When
we were about to enter (Medina), the Prophet said, "Wait so that you
may enter (Medina) at night so that the lady of unkempt hair may comb
her hair and the one whose husband has been absent may shave her pubic
region.
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
When I got married, Allah's Apostle said to me, "What type of lady have
you married?" I replied, "I have married a matron' He
said, "Why, don't you have a liking for the virgins and for fondling
them?" Jabir also said: Allah's Apostle said, "Why didn't you marry a
young girl so that you might play with her and she with you?'
Abuse
Muhammad struck Aisha
... He
(Muhammad b. Qais) then reported that it was 'A'isha who had narrated
this: Should I not narrate to you about myself and about the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him)? We said: Yes. She said: When it was my
turn for Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) to spend the night
with me, he turned his side, put on his mantle and took off his shoes
and placed them near his feet, and spread the corner of his shawl on his
bed and then lay down till he thought that I had gone to sleep. He took
hold of his mantle slowly and put on the shoes slowly, and opened the
door and went out and then closed it lightly. I covered my head, put on
my veil and tightened my waist wrapper, and then went out following his
steps till he reached Baqi'. He stood there and he stood for a long
time. He then lifted his hands three times, and then returned and I also
returned. He hastened his steps and I also hastened my steps. He ran
and I too ran. He came (to the house) and I also came (to the house). I,
however, preceded him and I entered (the house), and as I lay down in
the bed, he (the Holy Prophet) entered the (house), and said: Why is it,
O 'A'isha, that you are out of breath? I said: There is nothing. He
said: Tell me or the Subtle and the Aware would inform me. I said:
Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be ransom for you, and then
I told him (the whole story). He said: Was it the darkness (of your
shadow) that I saw in front of me? I said: Yes. He struck me on the chest which caused me pain, and then said: Did you think that Allah and His Apostle would deal unjustly with you?..."
Abu Bakr struck Aisha
Narrated Aisha:Abu Bakr came to towards me and struck me violently with his fist and
said, "You have detained the people because of your necklace." But I
remained motionless as if I was dead lest I should awake Allah's Apostle
although that hit was very painful.
Narrated 'Aisha: (the wife of the
Prophet) We set out with Allahs Apostle on one of his journeys till we
reached Al-Baida' or Dhatul-Jaish, a necklace of mine was broken (and
lost). Allah's Apostle stayed there to search for it, and so did the
people along with him. There was no water at that place, so the people
went to Abu- Bakr As-Siddiq and said, "Don't you see what 'Aisha has
done? She has made Allah's Apostle and the people stay where there is no
water and they have no water with them." Abu Bakr came while Allah's
Apostle was sleeping with his head on my thigh, He said, to me: "You
have detained Allah's Apostle and the people where there is no water and
they have no water with them.
So he admonished me and said what Allah wished him to say and hit me on my flank with his hand. Nothing prevented me from moving (because of pain) but the position of Allah's Apostle on my thigh. Allah's Apostle got up when dawn broke and there was no water. So Allah revealed the Divine Verses of Tayammum. So they all performed Tayammum. Usaid bin Hudair said, "O the family of Abu Bakr! This is not the first blessing of yours." Then the camel on which I was riding was caused to move from its place and the necklace was found beneath it.
So he admonished me and said what Allah wished him to say and hit me on my flank with his hand. Nothing prevented me from moving (because of pain) but the position of Allah's Apostle on my thigh. Allah's Apostle got up when dawn broke and there was no water. So Allah revealed the Divine Verses of Tayammum. So they all performed Tayammum. Usaid bin Hudair said, "O the family of Abu Bakr! This is not the first blessing of yours." Then the camel on which I was riding was caused to move from its place and the necklace was found beneath it.
Narrated Aisha: A necklace of
mine was lost at Al-Baida' and we were on our way to Medina. The Prophet
made his camel kneel down and dismounted and laid his head on my lap
and slept. Abu Bakr came to me and hit me violently on the chest and
said, "You have detained the people because of a necklace." I kept as
motionless as a dead person because of the position of Allah's Apostle ;
(on my lap) although Abu Bakr had hurt me (with the slap). Then the
Prophet woke up and it was the time for the morning (prayer). Water was
sought, but in vain; so the following Verse was revealed:-- "O you who
believe! When you intend to offer prayer.." (5.6) Usaid bin Hudair said,
"Allah has blessed the people for your sake, O the family of Abu Bakr.
You are but a blessing for them."
Jabir b. 'Abdullah (Allah be
pleased with them) reported: Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) came
and sought permission to see Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him).
He found people sitting at his door and none amongst them had been
granted permission, but it was granted to Abu Bakr and he went in. Then
came 'Umar and he sought permission and it was granted to him, and he
found Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) sitting sad and silent
with his wives around him. He (Hadrat 'Umar) said: I would say something
which would make the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) laugh, so he
said: Messenger of Allah, I wish you had seen (the treatment meted out
to) the daughter ofKhadija when you asked me some money, and I got up
and slapped her on her neck. Allah's Messenger (mav peace be upon him)
laughed and said: They are around me as you see, asking for extra money. Abu
Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) then got up went to 'A'isha (Allah be
pleased with her) and slapped her on the neck, and 'Umar stood up before
Hafsa and slapped her saying: You
ask Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) which he does not
possess. They said: By Allah, we do not ask Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) for anything he does not possess. Then he withdrew from
them for a month or for twenty-nine days. Then this verse was revealed
to him:" Prophet: Say to thy wives... for a mighty reward" (xxxiii. 28).
He then went first to 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) and said: I
want to propound something to you, 'A'isha, but wish no hasty reply
before you consult your parents. She said: Messenger of Allah, what is
that? He (the Holy Prophet) recited to her the verse, whereupon she
said: Is it about you that I should consult my parents, Messenger of
Allah? Nay, I choose Allah, His Messenger, and the Last Abode; but I ask
you not to tell any of your wives what I have said He replied: Not one
of them will ask me without my informing her. God did not send me to be
harsh, or cause harm, but He has sent me to teach and make things easy.
Aisha's Age at Consummation and Marriage
Sahih Bukhari
Narrated Urwa bin Al-Musayyab, Alqama bin Waqqas and Ubaidullah bin Abdullah: About the story of 'Aisha and their narrations were similar attesting each other, when the liars said what they invented about 'Aisha, and the Divine Inspiration was delayed, Allah's Apostle sent for 'Ali and Usama to consult them in divorcing his wife (i.e. 'Aisha). Usama said, "Keep your wife, as we know nothing about her except good." Buraira said, "I cannot accuse her of any defect except that she is still a young girlwho sleeps, neglecting her family's dough which the domestic goats come to eat (i.e. she was too simpleminded to deceive her husband)." Allah's Apostle said, "Who can help me to take revenge over the man who has harmed me by defaming the reputation of my family? By Allah, I have not known about my family-anything except good, and they mentioned (i.e. accused) a man about whom I did not know anything except good."
Narrated Aisha:
. . . That night I kept on
weeping and could not sleep till morning. In the morning Allah's Apostle
called Ali bin Abu Talib and Usama bin Zaid when he saw the Divine
Inspiration delayed, to consul them about divorcing his wife (i.e.
'Aisha). Usama bin Zaid said what he knew of the good reputation of his
wives and added, 'O Allah's Apostle! Keep you wife, for, by Allah, we
know nothing about her but good.' 'Ali bin Abu Talib said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! Allah has no imposed restrictions on you, and there are many
women other than she, yet you may ask the woman-servant who will tell
you the truth.' On that Allah's Apostle called Buraira and said, 'O
Burair. Did you ever see anything which roused your suspicions about
her?' Buraira said, 'No, by Allah Who has sent you with the Truth, I
have never seen in her anything faulty except that she is a girl of immature age, who sometimes sleeps and leaves the dough for the goats to eat.' . . .
I was a young girl and
did not have much knowledge of the Quran. I said. 'I know, by Allah,
that you have listened to what people are saying and that has been
planted in your minds and you have taken it as a truth. Now, if I told
you that I am innocent and Allah knows that I am innocent, you would not
believe me and if I confessed to you falsely that I am guilty, and
Allah knows that I am innocent you would believe me.
Narrated Hisham's father: Khadija
died three years before the Prophet departed to Medina. He stayed there
for two years or so and then he married 'Aisha when she was a girl of six years of age, and he consumed that marriage when she was nine years old.
Narrated 'Aisha: that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death).
Narrated 'Aisha: that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old. Hisham
said: I have been informed that 'Aisha remained with the Prophet for
nine years (i.e. till his death)." what you know of the Quran (by
heart)'
Narrated 'Ursa: The
Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with 'Aisha while she was six
years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years
old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death).
Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet was screening me with his Rida' (garment covering the upper part of the body) while
I was looking at the Ethiopians who were playing in the courtyard of
the mosque. (I continued watching) till I was satisfied. So you may
deduce from this event how a little girl (who has not reached the age of puberty) who is eager to enjoy amusement should be treated in this respect.
Narrated 'Aisha: I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my girl friends also used to play with me. When
Allah's Apostle used to enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide
themselves, but the Prophet would call them to join and play with me. (The
playing with the dolls and similar images is forbidden, but it was
allowed for 'Aisha at that time, as she was a little girl, not yet
reached the age of puberty.) (Fateh-al-Bari page 143, Vol.13)
Narrated Aisha: ...That night I
kept on weeping the whole night till the morning. My tears never
stopped, nor did I sleep, and morning broke while I was still weeping,
Allah's Apostle called 'Ali bin Abi Talib and Usama bin Zaid when the
Divine Inspiration delayed, in order to consult them as to the idea of
divorcing his wife. Usama bin Zaid told Allah's Apostle of what he knew
about the innocence of his wife and of his affection he kept for her. He
said, "O Allah's Apostle! She is your wife, and we do not know anything
about her except good." But 'Ali bin Abi Talib said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Allah does not impose restrictions on you; and there are plenty
of women other than her. If you however, ask (her) slave girl, she will
tell you the truth." 'Aisha added: So Allah's Apostle called for Barira
and said, "O Barira! Did you ever see anything which might have aroused
your suspicion? (as regards Aisha). Barira said, "By Allah Who has sent
you with the truth, I have never seen anything regarding Aisha which I would blame her for except that she is a girl of immature age who sometimes sleeps and leaves the dough of her family unprotected so that the domestic goats come and eat it."
. . .
She said, "I do not know what to say to Allah's Apostle." Still a young girl as I was and though I had little knowledge of Quran,
I said, "By Allah, I know that you heard this story (of the Ifk) so
much so that it has been planted in your minds and you have believed it.
So now, if I tell you that I am innocent, and Allah knows that I am
innocent, you will not believe me; and if I confess something, and Allah
knows that I am innocent of it, you will believe me. By Allah, I cannot
find of you an example except that of Joseph's father: "
Narrated 'Aisha: (the wife of the Prophet) I never remembered my parents believing in any religion other than the true religion (i.e. Islam), and (I don't remember) a single day passing without our being visited by Allah’s Apostle in the morning and in the evening."
Thus ‘Aisha was either not very
old or not born yet when her parents became Muslims. This is consistent
with her being a child when her marriage with Muhammad was consummated.
Why Muhammad Waited Three Years
Narrated Aisha: The Prophet engaged me when I was a girl of six (years). We went to Medina and stayed at the home of Bani-al-Harith bin Khazraj. Then I got ill and my hair fell down. Later on my hair grew (again) and
my mother, Um Ruman, came to me while I was playing in a swing with
some of my girl friends. She called me, and I went to her, not knowing
what she wanted to do to me. She caught me by the hand and made me stand
at the door of the house. I was breathless then, and when my breathing
became Allright, she took some water and rubbed my face and head with
it. Then she took me into the house. There in the house I saw some
Ansari women who said, "Best wishes and Allah's Blessing and a good
luck." Then she entrusted me to them and they prepared me (for the
marriage). Unexpectedly Allah's Apostle came to me in the forenoon and
my mother handed me over to him, and at that time I was a girl of nine years of age.
Sahih MuslimAd Options
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported: Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) married me when I was six years old,
and I was admitted to his house at the age of nine. She
further said: We went to Medina and I had an attack of fever for a
month, and my hair had come down to the earlobes. Umm Ruman (my mother)
came to me and I was at that time on a swing along with my playmates.
She called me loudly and I went to her and I did not know what she had
wanted of me. She took hold of my hand and took me to the door, and I
was saying: Ha, ha (as if I was gasping), until the agitation of my
heart was over. She took me to a house, where had gathered the women of
the Ansar. They all blessed me and wished me good luck and said: May you
have share in good. She (my mother) entrusted me to them. They washed
my head and embellished me and nothing frightened me. Allah's Messenger
(, may peace be upon him) came there in the morning, and I was entrusted
to him.
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported: Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him) married me when I was six years old,
and I was admitted to his house when I was nine years old.
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him) married her when she was seven years
old, and he was taken to his house as a bride when she was nine, and her dolls were with her; and when he (the Holy Prophet) died she was eighteen years old.
'A'isha reported that she used
to play with dolls in the presence of Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) and when her playmates came to her they left (the house)
because they felt shy of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), whereas Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) sent them to her.
This hadith has been narrated on
the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters with a
slight variation of wording."
Sa'id b. Musayyib, 'Urwa b.
Zubair, 'Alqama b. Waqqas and 'Ubaidullah b. Abdullah b. 'Utba b.
Mas'ud--all of them reported the story of the false allegation against
'A'isha, the wife of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him).
. . . So, Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) called Bailra and said: Barira, did you see anything
in 'A'isha which can cause doubt about her? Barira said: By Him Who sent
thee with the truth, I have seen nothing objectionable in her but only this much that she is a young girl and she goes to sleep while kneading the flour and the lamb eats that. . . .
When Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) talked, my tears dried up and not even a single drop of
tear was perceived by me (rolling out of my eyes). I said to my father:
You give a reply to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) on my
behalf. He said: By Allah, I do not know what I should say to Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him). I then said to my mother: Give a
reply to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) on my behalf, but she
said: By Allah, I do not know what I should say to Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him). I was a small girl at that time and I had not read much of the Qur'an (but
I said): By Allah, I perceive that you have heard about this and it has
settled down in your mind and you have taken it to be true, so if I say
to you that I am quite innocent, and Allah knows that I am innocent,
you would never believe me to be true, and if I confess to (the alleged)
lapse before you, whereas Allah knows that I am completely innocent
(and I have not committed this sin at all), in that case You will take
me to be true and, by Allah, I, therefore, find no other alternative for
me and for you except that what the father of Yousuf said:, (My course
is) comely patience.
Abu Dawud
Aisha said, "The
Apostle of Allah married me when I was seven years old." (The narrator
Sulaiman said: "Or six years."). "He had intercourse with me when I was 9
years old.
A’ishah said : I used to play with dolls. Sometimes the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) entered upon me when the girls were with me.When he came in, they went out, and when he went out, they came in."
This is not saying Muhammad had
intercourse with Aisha while her playmates were watching. Rather it says
the playmates played with her, and they went out when Muhammad came by,
and could come back after he left.
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: "The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) married me when I was seven or six. When
we came to Medina, some women came. according to Bishr's version: Umm
Ruman came to me when I was swinging. They took me, made me prepared and
decorated me. I was then brought to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon
him), and he took up cohabitation with me when I was nine. She halted me at the door, and I burst into laughter."
The tradition mentioned above has
also been transmitted by Abu Usamah in a similar manner through a
different chain of narrators. This version has: ‘With good fortune.’ She
(Umm Ruman) entrusted me to them. They washed my head and redressed me.
No one came to me suddenly except the Apostle of Allah (may peace be
upon him) in the forenoon. So they entrusted me to him.
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
When we came to Medina, the women came to me when I was playing on the
swing, and my hair was up to my ears. They brought me, prepared me, and
decorated me. Then they brought me to the Apostle of Allah (peace be
upon him) and he took up cohabitation with me, when I was nine.
The tradition mentioned above has
also been transmitted by Hisham b. ‘Urwah through a different chain of
narrators. This version adds: I was swinging and I had my friends. They
brought me to a house ; there were some women of the Ansar (Helpers).
They said : With good luck and blessing.
‘A’ishah said : We came to Medina
and stayed with Banu al-Harith b. al-Khazraj. She said : I swear by
Allah, I was swinging between two date-palms. Then my mother came, and
made me come down; and I had my hair up to the ears. The transmitter
then mentioned the rest of the tradition."
Al Tabari
According to Abd al-Hamid b.
Bayan al-Sukkari - Muhammad b. Yazid - Ismai'il (that is Ibn Abi Khalid)
- Abd al-Rahman b. Abi al- Dahhak - a man from Quraysh - Abd al-Rahman
b. Muhammad: "Abd Allah b. Safwan together with another person came to
Aishah and Aishah said (to the latter), "O so and so, have you heard
what Hafsah has been saying?" He said, "Yes, o Mother of the Faithful."
Abd Allah b. Safwan asked her, "What is that?" She replied, "There are
nine special features in me that have not been in any woman, except for
what God bestowed on Maryam bt. Imran. By God, I do not say this to
exalt myself over any of my companions." "What are these?" he asked. She
replied, "The angel brought down my likeness; the
Messenger of God married me when I was seven; my marriage was
consummated when I was nine; he married me when I was a virgin,no
other man having shared me with him; inspiration came to him when he and
I were in a single blanket; I was one of the dearest people to him, a
verse of the Qur’an was revealed concerning me when the community was
almost destroyed; I saw Gabriel when none of his other wives saw him;
and he was taken (that is, died) in his house when there was nobody with
him but the angel and myself."
According to Abu Ja‘far
(Al-Tabari): The Messenger of God married her, so it is said, in
Shawwal, and consummated his marriage to her in a later year, also in
Shawwal.
When the Prophet married Aisha she very young and not yet ready for consummation.
Sa‘id b. Yahya b. Sa‘id al-Umawi-
his father- Muhammad b. ‘Amr- Yahya b. ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Hatib-
‘A’isha: When Khadijah died, Khawlah bt. Hakim b. Umayyah b. al-Awqas,
wife of ‘Uthman b. Maz‘un, who was in Mecca, said [to the Messenger of
God], "O Messenger of God, will you not marry?" He replied, "Whom?" "A
maiden," she said, "if you like, or a non-maiden." He replied, "Who is
the maiden?" "The daughter of the dearest creature of God to you," she
answered, "‘A’ishah bt. Abi Bakr." He asked, "And who is the
non-maiden?" "Sawdah bt. Zam‘ah b. Qays," she replied, "she has [long]
believed in you and has followed you." [So the Prophet] asked her to go
and propose to them on his behalf.
She went to Abu Bakr’s house, where she found Umm Ruman, mother of ‘A’ishah, and said, "O Umm Ruman, what a good thing and a blessing has God brought to you!" She said, "What is that?" Khawlah replied, "The Messenger of God has sent me to ask for ‘A’ishah’s hand in marriage on his behalf." She answered, "I ask that you wait for Abu Bakr, for he should be on his way." When Abu Bakr came, Khawlah repeated what she had said. He replied, "She is [like] his brother’s daughter. Would she be appropriate for him?" When Khawlah returned to the Messenger of God and told him about it he said, "Go back to him and say that he is my brother in Islam and that I am his brother [in Islam], so his daughter is good for me." She came to Abu Bakr and told him what the Messenger of God had said. Then he asked her to wait until he returned.
Umm Ruman said that al-Mut‘im b. ‘Adi had asked ‘A’ishah’s hand for his son, but Abu Bakr had not promised anything. Abu Bakr left and went to Mut‘im while his wife, mother of the son for whom he had asked ‘A’ishah’s hand, was with him. She said, "O son of Abu Quhafah, perhaps we could marry our son to your daughter if you could make him leave his religion and bring him in to the religion which you practice." He turned to her husband al-Mut‘im and said, "What is she saying?" He replied, "She says [what you have heard]." Abu Bakr left, [realizing that] God had [just] removed the problem he had in his mind. He said to Khawlah, "Call the Messenger of God." She called him and he came. Abu Bakr married [‘A’ishah] to him when she was [only] six years old.
She went to Abu Bakr’s house, where she found Umm Ruman, mother of ‘A’ishah, and said, "O Umm Ruman, what a good thing and a blessing has God brought to you!" She said, "What is that?" Khawlah replied, "The Messenger of God has sent me to ask for ‘A’ishah’s hand in marriage on his behalf." She answered, "I ask that you wait for Abu Bakr, for he should be on his way." When Abu Bakr came, Khawlah repeated what she had said. He replied, "She is [like] his brother’s daughter. Would she be appropriate for him?" When Khawlah returned to the Messenger of God and told him about it he said, "Go back to him and say that he is my brother in Islam and that I am his brother [in Islam], so his daughter is good for me." She came to Abu Bakr and told him what the Messenger of God had said. Then he asked her to wait until he returned.
Umm Ruman said that al-Mut‘im b. ‘Adi had asked ‘A’ishah’s hand for his son, but Abu Bakr had not promised anything. Abu Bakr left and went to Mut‘im while his wife, mother of the son for whom he had asked ‘A’ishah’s hand, was with him. She said, "O son of Abu Quhafah, perhaps we could marry our son to your daughter if you could make him leave his religion and bring him in to the religion which you practice." He turned to her husband al-Mut‘im and said, "What is she saying?" He replied, "She says [what you have heard]." Abu Bakr left, [realizing that] God had [just] removed the problem he had in his mind. He said to Khawlah, "Call the Messenger of God." She called him and he came. Abu Bakr married [‘A’ishah] to him when she was [only] six years old.
‘A’ishah states: We came to
Medina and Abu Bakr took up quarters in al-Sunh among the Banu al-Harith
b. al-Khazraj. The Messenger of God came to our house and men and women
of the Ansar gathered around him. My mother came to me while I was being swung on a swing between two branches and got me down. Jumaymah,
my nurse, took over and wiped my face with some water and started
leading me. When I was at the door, she stopped so I could catch my
breath. I was then brought [in] while the Messenger of God was sitting
on a bed in our house. [My mother] made me sit on his lap and
said, "These are your relatives. May God bless you with them and bless
them with you!" Then the men and women got up and left. The Messenger of God consummated his marriage with me in my house when I was nine years old. Neither
a camel nor a sheep was slaughtered on behalf of me. Only Sa‘d b.
‘Ubaidah sent a bowl of food which he used to send to the Messenger of
God.
‘Ali b. Nasr- ‘Abd al-Samad b. ‘Abd al-Warith- ‘Abd al-Warith b. ‘Abd al-Samad- his father- Aban al-‘Attar- Hisham b. ‘Urwah- ‘Urwah: He wrote to ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan stating that he had written to him about Khadijah bt. Khuwaylid, asking him about when she died. She died three years or close to that before the Messenger of God’s departure from Mecca, and he married ‘A’ishah after Khadijah’s death. The Messenger of God saw ‘A’ishah twice- [first when] it was said to him that she was his wife (she was six years old at that time), and later [when] he consummated she was nine years old.
(The report goes back to Hisham b. Muhammad. See above, I, 1766). Then the Messenger of God married ‘A’ishah bt. Abi Bakr, whose name is ‘Atiq b. Abi Quhafah, who is ‘Uthman, and is called ‘Abd al-Rahman b. ‘Uthman b. ‘Amir b. ‘Amir b. Ka‘b b. Sa‘d b. Taym b. Murrah: [The Prophet] married her three years before the Emigration, when she was seven years old, and consummated the marriage when she was nine years old, after he had emigrated to Medina in Shawwal. She was eighteen years old when he died. The Messenger of God did not marry any maiden except her.
‘Ali b. Nasr- ‘Abd al-Samad b. ‘Abd al-Warith- ‘Abd al-Warith b. ‘Abd al-Samad- his father- Aban al-‘Attar- Hisham b. ‘Urwah- ‘Urwah: He wrote to ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan stating that he had written to him about Khadijah bt. Khuwaylid, asking him about when she died. She died three years or close to that before the Messenger of God’s departure from Mecca, and he married ‘A’ishah after Khadijah’s death. The Messenger of God saw ‘A’ishah twice- [first when] it was said to him that she was his wife (she was six years old at that time), and later [when] he consummated she was nine years old.
(The report goes back to Hisham b. Muhammad. See above, I, 1766). Then the Messenger of God married ‘A’ishah bt. Abi Bakr, whose name is ‘Atiq b. Abi Quhafah, who is ‘Uthman, and is called ‘Abd al-Rahman b. ‘Uthman b. ‘Amir b. ‘Amir b. Ka‘b b. Sa‘d b. Taym b. Murrah: [The Prophet] married her three years before the Emigration, when she was seven years old, and consummated the marriage when she was nine years old, after he had emigrated to Medina in Shawwal. She was eighteen years old when he died. The Messenger of God did not marry any maiden except her.
‘A’ishah, daughter of Abu Bakr.
Her mother was Umm Ruman bt. ‘Umayr b. ‘Amr, of the Banu Duhman b. al-Harith b. Ghanm b. Malik b. Kinanah.
The Prophet married ‘A’ishah in
Shawwal in the tenth year after the [beginning of his] prophethood,
three years before Emigration. He consummated the marriage in Shawwal,
eight months after Emigration. On the day he consummated the marriage
with her she was nine years old.
According to Ibn ‘Umayr
[al-Waqidi]- Musa b. Muhammad b. ‘Abd al-Rahman- Raytah- ‘Amrah [bt.
‘Abd al-Rahman b. Sa’d]: ‘A’ishah was asked when the Prophet consummated
his marriage with her, and she said:
The Prophet left us and his
daughters behind when he emigrated to Medina. Having arrived at Medina,
he sent Zayd b. Harithah and his client Abu Rafi’ for us. He gave them
two camels and 500 dirhams he had taken from Abu Bakr to buy [other]
beasts they needed. Abu Bakr sent with them ‘Abdallah b. Urayqit
al-Dili, with two or three camels. He wrote to [his son] ‘Abdallah b.
Abi Bakr to take his wife Umm Ruman, together with me and my sister
Asma’, al-Zubayr’s wife, [and leave for Medina]. They all left [Medina]
together, and when they arrived at Qudayd Zayd b. Harithah bought three
camels with those 500 dirhams. All of them then entered Mecca, where
they met Talhah b. ‘Ubaydallah on his way to leave town, together with
Abu Bakr’s family. So we all left: Zayd b. Harithah, Abu Rafi’, Fatimah,
Umm Kulthum, and Sawdah bt. Zam‘ah. Ayd mounted Umm Ayman and [his son]
Usamah b. Zayd on a riding beast; ‘Abdallah b. Abi Bakr took Umm Ruman
and his two sisters, and Talhah b. ‘Ubaydallah came [too]. We all went
together, and when we reached Bayd in Tamanni my camel broke loose. I
was sitting in the litter together with my mother, and she started
exclaiming "Alas, my daughter, alas [you] bride"; then they caught up
with our camel, after it had safely descended the Lift. We then arrived
at Medina, and I stayed with Abu Bakr’s children, and [Abu Bakr] went to
the Prophet. The latter was then busy building the mosque and our homes
around it, where he [later] housed his wives. We stayed in Abu Bakr’s
house for a few days; then Abu Bakr asked [the Prophet] "O
Messenger of God, what prevents you from consummating the marriage with
your wife?" The Prophet said "The bridal gift (sadaq)." Abu Bakr gave
him the bridal gift, twelve and a half ounces [of gold], and the Prophet
sent for us. He consummated our marriage in my house, the one where I live now and where he passed away.
Al-Tabari, Vol. 39, pp. 171-173, See also: Sahih Bukhari 5:58:234
Sunan Nas’ai
When Hadrat ‘A’isha passed nine
years of married life, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) fell in mortal sickness. On the 9th or the 12th of
Rabi-ul-Awwal 11 A.H., he left this mortal world…Hadrat ‘A’isha was
eighteen years of age at the time when the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed away and she remained a widow
for forty-eight years till she died at the age of sixty-seven."[1]
Sunan Nasa’i 1 #18
Ibn Majah
‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with
her) is reported to have said: Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) contracted marriage with me while I was (yet) a six
years [sic] old girl. Then we arrived at Medina and stayed with Banu
Harith b. Khazraj. I fell victim to fever; then my hair (of the head
fell off (and became scattered). Then they became plenty and hanged down
upto [sic] the earlobes. My mother ‘Umm Ruman came to me while I was
(playing) in a swing alongwith [sic] my play-mates. She (the mother)
called me loudly. I went to her and I did not know what he [sic] wanted.
She seized my hand and stopped me at the door of the house and I was
hearing [sic] violently until the agitation of my heart was over. Then
she took some water and wiped it over my face and head. Then she
admitted me to the house when some woman [sic] of Ansar were present in
the house. They said, "You have entered with blessings and good
fortune." Then she (the mother) entrusted me to them. So they
embellished me and nothing frightened me but Allah’s Messenger (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) (when he came there) in the morning
and they (the women) entrusted me to him. On that day, I was a nine years [sic] old girl."[2]
Ibn-i-Majah vol.3:1876
It was narrated that: Abdullah said: “The Prophet married Aishah when she was seven years old, and consummated the marriage with her when she was nine, and he passed away when she was eighteen.” (Sahih)
Ibn Majah Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1877
It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "I used to play with dolls when I was with the Messenger of Allah, and he used to bring my friends to me to play with me." (Sahih)
Ibn Majah Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1982
Ibn Ishaq
He married ‘A’isha in Mecca when she was a child of seven and lived with her in Medina when she was nine or ten. She was the only virgin that he married. Her father, Abu Bakr, married her to him and the apostle gave her four hundred dirhams.[3]
Yahya b. Abbad b. Abdullah b.
al-Zubayr from his father told me that he heard Aisha say: "The apostle
died in my bosom during my turn: I had wronged none in regard to him. It
was due to my ignorance and extreme youth that the apostle died in my arms.
The apostle continued, "Is it not
yet clear to thee that I am the apostle of Allah?" Abu Sufyan replied,
"I still have doubts in my mind as to that." Then I said to him, "Woe
betide thee! Make profession of Islam and say, ‘I testify that there is
no God but Allah and that Muhammad is the apostle of Allah,' before he
strikes off thy head!" So Abu Sufyan testified to the truth, and made profession of Islam.
Ibn Kathir
Yunus b. Bukayr stated, from
Hisham b. ‘Urwa, from his father who said, "The Messenger of God (SAAS)
married ‘A’isha three years after (the death of) Khadija.At that time (of the contract) ‘A’isha had been a girl of six. When he married her she was nine. The Messenger of God (SAAS) died when ‘A’isha was a girl of eighteen. "[4]
Al-Bukhari had related, from
‘Ubayd b. Isma‘il, from Abu Usama, from Hisham b. ‘Urwa, from his
father, who said, "Khadija died three years before the emigration of the
Prophet (SAAS). He allowed a couple of years or so to pass after that,
and then he contracted marriage with ‘A’isha when she was six, thereafter consummating marriage with her when she was nine years old."[4]
"Al-Hajjaj related to us, that
Hammad related to him, from Hisham b. ‘Urwa, from his father, from
‘A’isha, who said, ‘The Messenger of God (SAAS), contracted marriage
with me (after) Khadija’s death and before his emigration from Mecca,
when I was six years old. After
we arrived in Medina some women came to me while I was playing on a
swing; my hair was like that of a boy. They dressed me up and put
make-up on me, then took me to the Messenger of God (SAAS), and he
consummated our marriage. I was a girl of nine.’"[4]
Ibn Qayyim
Next, the Prophet… married Um
Abdallah, Aishah, as-Siddiqah (the truthful one), daughter of as-Siddiq
(the truthful one) Abu Bakr ibn Abi Qu’hafah, whom Allah has exonerated
from above the seven heavens. ‘Aishah bint Abu Bakr was the beloved wife
of the Prophet… The angel showed Aishah… to the Prophet… while she was
wrapped in a piece of silk cloth, before he married her, and said to
him. "This is your wife." The
Prophet… married Aishah… during the lunar month of Shawwal, when she
was six, and consummated the marriage in the first year after the
Hijrah, in the month of Shawwal, when she was nine. The
Prophet… did not marry any virgin, except Aishah… and the revelation
never came to him while he was under the blanket with any of his wives,
except Aishah.[5]
Ibn Qayyim Al-Juaziyyah
Mishkat al-Masabih
Aisha said she was nine years old when the act of consummation took place and she had her dolls with her.
Mishkat al-Masabih, Vol. 2, p 77
Modern Scholars on Aisha's Age at Consummation and Marriage
Martin Lings
During the same year that
followed Khadijah’s death, the Prophet dreamed that he saw a man who was
carrying someone wrapped in a piece of silk. The man said to him: "This
is thy wife, so uncover her." The Prophet lifted the silk and there was
‘A’ishah. But ‘A’ishah was only six years old, and he had passed his
fiftieth year. Moreover Abu Bakr had promised her to Mut‘im for his son
Jubayr. The Prophet simply said to himself: "If this be from God, He
will bring it to pass."...
Meantime Abu Bakr approached Mut‘im, who was persuaded without difficulty to forgo the marriage of ‘A’ishah to his son; and, some months after the marriage of Sawdah, ‘A’ishah also became the Prophet’s wife, through a marriage contracted by him and her father, at which she herself was not present. She said afterwards, that she had her first inkling of her new status when one day she was playing with her friends outside, not far from their house, and her mother came and too her by the hand and led her indoors, telling her that henceforth she must not go out to play, and that her friends must come to her instead. ‘A’ishah dimly guessed the reason, though her mother did not immediately tell her that she was married; and apart from having to play in their courtyard instead of in the roads, her life continued as before. [6]
Meantime Abu Bakr approached Mut‘im, who was persuaded without difficulty to forgo the marriage of ‘A’ishah to his son; and, some months after the marriage of Sawdah, ‘A’ishah also became the Prophet’s wife, through a marriage contracted by him and her father, at which she herself was not present. She said afterwards, that she had her first inkling of her new status when one day she was playing with her friends outside, not far from their house, and her mother came and too her by the hand and led her indoors, telling her that henceforth she must not go out to play, and that her friends must come to her instead. ‘A’ishah dimly guessed the reason, though her mother did not immediately tell her that she was married; and apart from having to play in their courtyard instead of in the roads, her life continued as before. [6]
The Prophet and his daughters now
went to live with Sawda in her new house; and after a month or two it
was decided that ‘A’ishah’s wedding should take place. She was then only
nine years old, a child of remarkable beauty, as might have been
expected from her parentage…
Small preparations were made for the wedding- not enough, at any rate for ‘A’ishah to have had a sense of a great and solemn occasion, and shortly before they were due to leave the house she had slipped out into the courtyard to play with her passing friend. In her own words: "I was playing on a see-saw and my long streaming hair was disheveled. They came and took me from my play and made me ready."
Abu Bakr had bought some fine red-striped cloth from Bahrain and it had been made into a wedding-dress for her. In this they now clothed her. Then her mother took her to the newly built house where some women of the Helpers were waiting for her outside the door. They greeted her with the words "For good and for happiness- may all be well!" and led her into the presence of the Prophet. He stood their smiling and combed her hair and decked her with ornaments. Unlike his other marriages, at this there was no wedding feast… then they all went their ways, and the bridegroom and the bride were left together.
For the last three years scarcely a day had passed by without one or more of ‘A’ishah’s friends coming to play with her in the courtyard adjoining her father’s house. Her removal to the Prophet’s house changed nothing in this respect. Friends now came every day to visit her in her own apartment – new friends made since her arrival in Medina and also some of the old ones whose parents, like hers, had emigrated. "I would be playing with my dolls," she said, "with the girls who were my friends, and the Prophet would come in and they would steal out of the house and he would go out after them and bring them back, for he was pleased for my sake to have them there." Sometimes he would say "Stay where ye are" before they had time to move. He would also join in their games sometimes, for he loved children and had often played with his own daughters. The dolls of puppets had many different roles. "One day," said ‘A’ishah, "the Prophet came in when I was playing with the dolls and he said: ‘O ‘A’ishah, whatever game is this?’ I said: ‘It is Solomon’s horses,’ and he laughed." But sometimes as he came in he would simply screen himself with his cloak so as not to disturb them. [7]
Small preparations were made for the wedding- not enough, at any rate for ‘A’ishah to have had a sense of a great and solemn occasion, and shortly before they were due to leave the house she had slipped out into the courtyard to play with her passing friend. In her own words: "I was playing on a see-saw and my long streaming hair was disheveled. They came and took me from my play and made me ready."
Abu Bakr had bought some fine red-striped cloth from Bahrain and it had been made into a wedding-dress for her. In this they now clothed her. Then her mother took her to the newly built house where some women of the Helpers were waiting for her outside the door. They greeted her with the words "For good and for happiness- may all be well!" and led her into the presence of the Prophet. He stood their smiling and combed her hair and decked her with ornaments. Unlike his other marriages, at this there was no wedding feast… then they all went their ways, and the bridegroom and the bride were left together.
For the last three years scarcely a day had passed by without one or more of ‘A’ishah’s friends coming to play with her in the courtyard adjoining her father’s house. Her removal to the Prophet’s house changed nothing in this respect. Friends now came every day to visit her in her own apartment – new friends made since her arrival in Medina and also some of the old ones whose parents, like hers, had emigrated. "I would be playing with my dolls," she said, "with the girls who were my friends, and the Prophet would come in and they would steal out of the house and he would go out after them and bring them back, for he was pleased for my sake to have them there." Sometimes he would say "Stay where ye are" before they had time to move. He would also join in their games sometimes, for he loved children and had often played with his own daughters. The dolls of puppets had many different roles. "One day," said ‘A’ishah, "the Prophet came in when I was playing with the dolls and he said: ‘O ‘A’ishah, whatever game is this?’ I said: ‘It is Solomon’s horses,’ and he laughed." But sometimes as he came in he would simply screen himself with his cloak so as not to disturb them. [7]
William Montgomery Watt
Aisha was still a child when Muhammad married her, and she continued to play with her toys.[8]
Saifur Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
'Aishah bint Abu Bakr: He married
her in the eleventh year of Prophethood, a year after his marriage to
Sawdah, and two years and five months before Al-Hijra. She was six years
old when he married her. However, he did not consummate the marriage
with her till Shawwal seven months after Al-Hijra, and that was in
Madinah. She was nine then. She was the only virgin he married, and the
most beloved creature to him. As a woman she was the most learnèd woman
in jurisprudence.[9]
Sexuality
Muhammad Surprises Aisha
Narrated Aisha: When the Prophet
married me, my mother came to me and made me enter the house (of the
Prophet) and nothing surprised me but the coming of Allah's Apostle to
me in the forenoon.
Washing Off Muhammad's Semen
Narrated 'Aisha: I used to wash
the semen off the clothes of the Prophet and even then I used to notice
one or more spots on them.
Abdullah b. Shihab al-Khaulani
reported: I stayed in the house of 'A'isha and had a wet dream (and
perceived its effect on my garment), so (in the morning) I dipped both
(the clothes) in water. This (act of mine) was watched by a maid-servant
of A'isha and she informed her. She (Hadrat A'isha) sent me a message:
What prompted you to act like this with your clothes? He (the narrator)
said: I told that I saw in a dream what a sleeper sees. She said: Did
you find (any mark of the fluid) on your clothes? I said: No. She said:
Had you found anything you should have washed it. In
case I found that (semen) on the garment of the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) dried up, I scraped it off with my nails.
"Thighing" Aisha
Muhammad placed his penis between
the thighs of Aisha and he massaged it to orgasm since he could not
have sexual intercourse with her until she was nine.
Fatwas
Praise be to Allah and peace be upon the one after whom there is no [further] prophet.
After the permanent committee for
the scientific research and fatwahs (religious decrees) reviewed the
question presented to the grand Mufti Abu Abdullah Muhammad Al-Shemary,
the question forwarded to the committee by the grand scholar of the
committee with reference number 1809 issued on 3/8/1421 (Islamic calendar). The inquirer asked the following:
It has become wide spread these
days, and especially during weddings, the habit of mufa’khathat of the
children (mufa’khathat literally translated means "placing between the
thighs" which means placing the male member between the thighs of a
child). What is the opinion of scholars knowing
full well that the prophet, the peace and prayer of Allah be upon him,
also practiced the "thighing" of Aisha - the mother of believers - may
Allah be please with her.
After the committee studied the issue, they gave the following reply:
It has not been the practice of
the Muslims throughout the centuries to resort to this unlawful practice
that has come to our countries from pornographic movies that the kufar
(infidels) and enemies of Islam send. As for the prophet, peace and
prayer of Allah be upon him, thighing his fiancée Aisha. She was six
years of age and he could not have intercourse with her due to her small
age. That is why [the prophet] peace and prayer of Allah be upon him
placed his [male] member between her thighs and massaged it softly, as the apostle of Allah had control of his [male] member not like other believers.[10][11]
"It is not illegal for an adult
male to 'thigh' or enjoy a young girl who is still in the age of
weaning; meaning to place his male member between her thighs, and to
kiss her."
Ayatu Allah Al Khumaini's, "Tahrir Al wasila," p. 241, issue number 12
Muhammad fondles Aisha
Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet and I used to take a bath from a single pot while we were Junub. During the menses, he used to order me to put on an Izar (dress worn below the waist) and used to fondle me.
Muhammad sucked Aisha's tongue
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to kiss her and suck her tongue when he was fasting.
Two days for Aisha
Due to her aging, Muhammad wanted to divorce his second wife, Sawda. To prevent this, Sawda gave up her turn to the young Aisha.
Narrated Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle wanted
to go on a journey, he would draw lots as to which of his wives would
accompany him. He would take her whose name came out. He used to fix for
each of them a day and a night. But Sauda bint Zam'a gave up her (turn)
day and night to 'Aisha, the wife of the Prophet in order to seek the
pleasure of Allah's Apostle (by that action).
Sahih Bukhari 3:47:766, See also: Sahih Bukhari 3:48:853, Sahih Muslim 8:3451 & Sahih Muslim 8:3452
Abu Dawud At-Tayalisi recorded
that Ibn `Abbas said, "Sawdah feared that the Messenger of Allah might
divorce her and she said, `O Messenger of Allah! Do not divorce me; give
my day to `A'ishah.' And he did, and later on Allah sent down,And if a woman fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part, there is no sin on them both."
Ibn `Abbas said, "Whatever (legal agreement) the spouses mutually agree
to is allowed." At-Tirmidhi recorded it and said, "Hasan Gharib." In
the Two Sahihs, it is recorded that `A'ishah said that when Sawdah bint
Zam`ah became old, she forfeited her day to `A'ishah, and the Prophet
used to spend Sawdah's night with `A'ishah. There is a similar narration
also collected by Al-Bukhari. Al-Bukhari also recorded that `A'ishah
commented: And if a woman fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part,
that it refers to, "A man who is married to an old woman, and he does
not desire her and wants to divorce her. So she says, `I forfeit my
right on you.' So this Ayah was revealed."
The Ruling Concerning Desertion on the Part of the Husband
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
'Urwah narrated from 'Aishah: that when Saudah bint Zam'ah grew old, she gave her day to 'Aishah, and the Messenger of Allah went to 'Aishah on Saudah's day. (Sahih)
Ibn Majah Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1972
Miscellaneous
Aisha's dislike for Muhammad
Narrated 'Aisha: The things which
annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They said, "Prayer is
annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman (if they pass in front of the
praying people)." I said, "You have made us (i.e. women) dogs. I saw the
Prophet praying while I used to lie in my bed between him and the
Qibla. Whenever I was in need of something, I would slip away for I disliked to face him."
REFERENCES
- ↑ According to Al-Zawa‘id the verse is sahih but also munqata since Abu ‘Ubaida did not hear the Hadith from his father. Ref: Sunan Ibn-I-Majah, Imam Abdullah Muhammad B. Yazid Ibn-I-Maja Al-Qazwini, English version by Muhammad Tufail Ansari [Kazi Publications, 121-Zulqarnain Chambers, Gampat Road, Lahore Pakistan, first edition, 1995], volume III, pp. 133-134
- ↑ bn Ishaq, Sirat Rasulullah (The Life of Muhammad), translated by Alfred Guillaume [Oxford University Press, Karachi, tenth impression 1995], p. 792
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- ↑ Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar) Biography of the Noble Prophet, [Maktaba Dar-us-Salam Publishers & Distributors, First Edition 1995], "The Prophetic Household", p. 485
- ↑ (Audio) http://www.sout-al-haqe.com/pal/musical/mofakhaza.ram
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