The Virtues Of ‘Aishah, Mother of the Believers
The Virtues Of ‘Aaishah,
Mother of the Believers
Ahlu As-Sunnah Wal-Jama’ah all agree and
consent that ‘Aaishah, the Prophet’s wife,
may Allah be pleased with her, is an honorable and virtuous woman. Loving her is a part of the religion and hating and slandering her is an act of Kufr that nullifies Islam altogether. She was the most beloved wife to the Prophet, and she was the daughter of his best friend and his deputy after his death. The Quran and Sunnah have indicated her status and virtues, and this is an established fact in Islam.
Her Virtues from the Qruran
Allah said, what translated means, Good
statements are for good people (or good women for good men) and good people for good statements (or good men for good women). [24:26], and,
The Prophet is closer to the believers than their ownselves, and his wives are their (believers’) mothers. [33:6].
Imam Ibn ‘Hazm said, “Allah has obliged every Muslim to consider the Prophet’s wives
like his own mother, and therefore fulfill the rights of motherhood towards them. This is in addition to honoring them for having accompanied the Prophet Salla
Allahu Alayhi Wasallam.” He also said, “No aspect of righteousness or virtues but they have achieved.”
Allah also said, O wives of the Prophet! You
are not like any other women. [33:32], about which
Imam Ibn ‘Hazm said, “This is a clear and plain statement that no one can ignore or deny.” In addition, Allah has said, And whosoever of you is obedient to Allah and His Messenger, and does righteous good
deeds, We shall give her, her reward twice over. [33:31].
Her Virtues from the Sunnah
When the Prophet was asked who is the most
beloved person to him, he answered, “‘Aaishah.” He was then asked, “From among men?” He said, “Her
father.” Imam Ath-Thahabi said about this Hadith,
“This is a clear and plain proof despite what the Rafidhah (Shiites) claim, and the Prophet would not have loved except one who is righteous.” ‘Aaishah was also a source of blessings for the Ummah, and this is illustrated by the statement of Usaid bin ‘Hadheer when he said to her when Allah
revealed the Ayah legislating Tayammum (dry ablution),
“This is not the first blessing that comes because of you, O daughter of Abu Bakr. Nothing that happened to you that you hate but Allah has turned it into a blessing for the believers.” [Al-Bukhari & Muslim].
This is because Ayat of the Quran were revealed prior to that proving her innocence from adultery when some hypocrites accused her of falling into that crime.
All this indicates her honor and status in Islam. Also, the Prophet once said to one of his wives,
“O Umm Salamah, do not harm me as regards
‘Aaishah, for the revelation never came to me while I was in the bed of any one of you (his wives) except her.”
[Al-Bukhari]. Imam Ath-Thahabi said regarding
this Hadith, “This statement indicates the virtues of ‘Aaishah above his other wives, and Allah has preferred her above the Prophet’s other wives, and this
was one of the reasons why the Prophet loved her the most.” The Prophet also said to his daughter, Fatimah,
“Don’t you love what I love?” She said, “Yes.” He said, “Then love this one (and pointed to ‘Aaishah).” [Muslim].
And the Prophet did not die but in her
house, laying his head in her lap. It was reported that when he was ill before his death, he used to always ask his wives which day was the day he was supposed to be
in ‘Aaishah’s house. Then when her day came and he was at her house, he became rested and comfortable.
Statements of the Salaf
Ali bin Abi Taleb, may Allah be pleased with
him, mentioned ‘Aaishah once and said about her, “She is the beloved person to the Messenger of Allah, Salla Allahu Alayhi Wasallam.” [Ath-Thahabi & Az-
Zarkashi].
Ibn Az-Zubair also said, “I have not seen a
woman more generous and giving than ‘Aaishah.” Furthermore,
Mu’awiyah, may Allah be pleased with
him, said, “I have not seen anyone after the Prophet stronger in the language than ‘Aaishah.”
As for Abu Musa Al-Ash-‘Ary, may Allah be please with him, he said, “No Hadith we had a problem with and asked ‘Aaishah about, but we found that she had knowledge about it.”
In addition, Imam Az-Zuhri said, “If the
knowledge of all women was compared to the knowledge of ‘Aaishah, ‘Aaisha’s knowledge will be greater.”
The Ruling on Slandering Her
There are those who still accuse the mother of the believers, ‘Aaishah, may Allah be pleased with her, with the same accusations that were heralded against her at the time of the Prophet, meaning that she had
committed adultery. Allah Himself had testified to her innocence from this grave accusation by revealing Ayat of the Quran stating her innocence and the Kufr
of those who insist on this misguidance. Those who utter this grave accusation, such as the Rafidhah (Shiites) and the heretics, are Kuffar and not Muslims anymore, and this is the consensus of the Muslim Ummah. The scholars who affirmed this ruling include
the following:
Imam Malik said, “He who slanders ‘Aaishah
must be executed. This is because he would be contradicting and rejecting the Quran.” He also said, “This is because Allah has said- translation of the meaning of what He said-, ( Allah forbids you from it
and warns you not to repeat the like of it forever, if you are believers) [24:17]. Therefore, he who repeats this evil accusation will have fallen into Kufr.” In
addition, he said, “He who accuses her is contradicting and rejecting the Quran, and he who does this has to be killed.” Imam Ibn ‘Hazm agreed with Imam Malik, and he said, “Malik’s statement is correct, and this is a complete Riddah (reversion from Islam) and belying Allah Who has affirmed her innocence and honor.”
Furthermore, Imam Ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
said, “He who accuses her of committing the crime that Allah has cleared her from is a Kafir in Allah.” As for
Imam An-Nawawi, he affirmed this, saying, “If someone casts doubts against her honor, we seek refuge in Allah from that, he then becomes a Kafir and Murtad according to the consensus of the Ummah.” Imam Ibn
Al-Qayyim agreed with all this, saying, “The Ummah has consented that whoever doubts her honor is a Kafir.” Other scholars of Islam that agreed with this position include: Ibn ‘Hajar Al-Haythami, Ibn Al-
Arabi, Mohammad bin Abdulwahab, and many others.
Therefore, it is clear that accusing the mother of the believers, ‘Aaishah, may Allah be pleased with her, of committing adultery, and slandering her, then this is an act of Kufr and constitutes a reversion from
Islam and abandoning the creed of As-Salaf. We refer those who require more details on this subject to read the books of the Salaf on matters of belief, such as As-
Sunnah for Imam Ahmad, As-Sunnah for Ibn Abi
‘Aasim, among many others. In these books, one will clearly see how the Salaf honored the companion of the
Messenger of Allah and followed their righteous lead,
including his wife, ‘Aaishah.
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29:45
'...and remembrance of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without
doubt...'
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The Prophet (SAW)
has warned us:
When I was taken up into heaven, I passed by people who had copper claws tearing at their faces and chests. I asked, 'Who are these O Jibreel?' He replied: 'They those who ate the flesh of people and insulted
their honor.
[Ahmad, Abu Dawood]
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Abu Harayrah reprted that he heard the Messenger (SAW) say:
Indeed a servant may say a word which he doesn't realize and it will
make him fall into the fire further than the East and West.
[Bukharee, Muslim]
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The
Prophet confirmed:
The Eemaan of Allaah's servant will not be upright until his heart is
upright and his heart will not be upright until his tongue is upright.
[Ahmad]
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"I am not playing with a full deck!"
The Virtues Of ‘Aaishah,
Mother of the Believers
Ahlu As-Sunnah Wal-Jama’ah all agree and
consent that ‘Aaishah, the Prophet’s wife,
may Allah be pleased with her, is an honorable and virtuous woman. Loving her is a part of the religion and hating and slandering her is an act of Kufr that nullifies Islam altogether. She was the most beloved wife to the Prophet, and she was the daughter of his best friend and his deputy after his death. The Quran and Sunnah have indicated her status and virtues, and this is an established fact in Islam.
Her Virtues from the Qruran
Allah said, what translated means, Good
statements are for good people (or good women for good men) and good people for good statements (or good men for good women). [24:26], and,
The Prophet is closer to the believers than their ownselves, and his wives are their (believers’) mothers. [33:6].
Imam Ibn ‘Hazm said, “Allah has obliged every Muslim to consider the Prophet’s wives
like his own mother, and therefore fulfill the rights of motherhood towards them. This is in addition to honoring them for having accompanied the Prophet Salla
Allahu Alayhi Wasallam.” He also said, “No aspect of righteousness or virtues but they have achieved.”
Allah also said, O wives of the Prophet! You
are not like any other women. [33:32], about which
Imam Ibn ‘Hazm said, “This is a clear and plain statement that no one can ignore or deny.” In addition, Allah has said, And whosoever of you is obedient to Allah and His Messenger, and does righteous good
deeds, We shall give her, her reward twice over. [33:31].
Her Virtues from the Sunnah
When the Prophet was asked who is the most
beloved person to him, he answered, “‘Aaishah.” He was then asked, “From among men?” He said, “Her
father.” Imam Ath-Thahabi said about this Hadith,
“This is a clear and plain proof despite what the Rafidhah (Shiites) claim, and the Prophet would not have loved except one who is righteous.” ‘Aaishah was also a source of blessings for the Ummah, and this is illustrated by the statement of Usaid bin ‘Hadheer when he said to her when Allah
revealed the Ayah legislating Tayammum (dry ablution),
“This is not the first blessing that comes because of you, O daughter of Abu Bakr. Nothing that happened to you that you hate but Allah has turned it into a blessing for the believers.” [Al-Bukhari & Muslim].
This is because Ayat of the Quran were revealed prior to that proving her innocence from adultery when some hypocrites accused her of falling into that crime.
All this indicates her honor and status in Islam. Also, the Prophet once said to one of his wives,
“O Umm Salamah, do not harm me as regards
‘Aaishah, for the revelation never came to me while I was in the bed of any one of you (his wives) except her.”
[Al-Bukhari]. Imam Ath-Thahabi said regarding
this Hadith, “This statement indicates the virtues of ‘Aaishah above his other wives, and Allah has preferred her above the Prophet’s other wives, and this
was one of the reasons why the Prophet loved her the most.” The Prophet also said to his daughter, Fatimah,
“Don’t you love what I love?” She said, “Yes.” He said, “Then love this one (and pointed to ‘Aaishah).” [Muslim].
And the Prophet did not die but in her
house, laying his head in her lap. It was reported that when he was ill before his death, he used to always ask his wives which day was the day he was supposed to be
in ‘Aaishah’s house. Then when her day came and he was at her house, he became rested and comfortable.
Statements of the Salaf
Ali bin Abi Taleb, may Allah be pleased with
him, mentioned ‘Aaishah once and said about her, “She is the beloved person to the Messenger of Allah, Salla Allahu Alayhi Wasallam.” [Ath-Thahabi & Az-
Zarkashi].
Ibn Az-Zubair also said, “I have not seen a
woman more generous and giving than ‘Aaishah.” Furthermore,
Mu’awiyah, may Allah be pleased with
him, said, “I have not seen anyone after the Prophet stronger in the language than ‘Aaishah.”
As for Abu Musa Al-Ash-‘Ary, may Allah be please with him, he said, “No Hadith we had a problem with and asked ‘Aaishah about, but we found that she had knowledge about it.”
In addition, Imam Az-Zuhri said, “If the
knowledge of all women was compared to the knowledge of ‘Aaishah, ‘Aaisha’s knowledge will be greater.”
The Ruling on Slandering Her
There are those who still accuse the mother of the believers, ‘Aaishah, may Allah be pleased with her, with the same accusations that were heralded against her at the time of the Prophet, meaning that she had
committed adultery. Allah Himself had testified to her innocence from this grave accusation by revealing Ayat of the Quran stating her innocence and the Kufr
of those who insist on this misguidance. Those who utter this grave accusation, such as the Rafidhah (Shiites) and the heretics, are Kuffar and not Muslims anymore, and this is the consensus of the Muslim Ummah. The scholars who affirmed this ruling include
the following:
Imam Malik said, “He who slanders ‘Aaishah
must be executed. This is because he would be contradicting and rejecting the Quran.” He also said, “This is because Allah has said- translation of the meaning of what He said-, ( Allah forbids you from it
and warns you not to repeat the like of it forever, if you are believers) [24:17]. Therefore, he who repeats this evil accusation will have fallen into Kufr.” In
addition, he said, “He who accuses her is contradicting and rejecting the Quran, and he who does this has to be killed.” Imam Ibn ‘Hazm agreed with Imam Malik, and he said, “Malik’s statement is correct, and this is a complete Riddah (reversion from Islam) and belying Allah Who has affirmed her innocence and honor.”
Furthermore, Imam Ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
said, “He who accuses her of committing the crime that Allah has cleared her from is a Kafir in Allah.” As for
Imam An-Nawawi, he affirmed this, saying, “If someone casts doubts against her honor, we seek refuge in Allah from that, he then becomes a Kafir and Murtad according to the consensus of the Ummah.” Imam Ibn
Al-Qayyim agreed with all this, saying, “The Ummah has consented that whoever doubts her honor is a Kafir.” Other scholars of Islam that agreed with this position include: Ibn ‘Hajar Al-Haythami, Ibn Al-
Arabi, Mohammad bin Abdulwahab, and many others.
Therefore, it is clear that accusing the mother of the believers, ‘Aaishah, may Allah be pleased with her, of committing adultery, and slandering her, then this is an act of Kufr and constitutes a reversion from
Islam and abandoning the creed of As-Salaf. We refer those who require more details on this subject to read the books of the Salaf on matters of belief, such as As-
Sunnah for Imam Ahmad, As-Sunnah for Ibn Abi
‘Aasim, among many others. In these books, one will clearly see how the Salaf honored the companion of the
Messenger of Allah and followed their righteous lead,
including his wife, ‘Aaishah.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
29:45
'...and remembrance of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without
doubt...'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Prophet (SAW)
has warned us:
When I was taken up into heaven, I passed by people who had copper claws tearing at their faces and chests. I asked, 'Who are these O Jibreel?' He replied: 'They those who ate the flesh of people and insulted
their honor.
[Ahmad, Abu Dawood]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Abu Harayrah reprted that he heard the Messenger (SAW) say:
Indeed a servant may say a word which he doesn't realize and it will
make him fall into the fire further than the East and West.
[Bukharee, Muslim]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The
Prophet confirmed:
The Eemaan of Allaah's servant will not be upright until his heart is
upright and his heart will not be upright until his tongue is upright.
[Ahmad]
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"I am not playing with a full deck!"
She did so much for Islam. Also gave us the "flower of jannat", Bibi Syeda (as).
you had to come in 'anti-Shia' thread and start puking...
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