Wives of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

1. Khadijah bint Khuwaylid 2. Sawada bint Zam'a 3. A'isha Siddiqa bint Abu Bakr 4.Hafsa bint ' mar !. Zaynab bint Khu"ayma #. mm Salama Hind bint Abi mayya $. Zaynab bint %ahsh &.%uwayriya bint al'Harith (. mm Habiba )amla bint Abi Sufyan 1*. Safiyya bint Huyayy 11. +aymuna bint al'Harith 12. +aria al',ibtiyya -ntr.du/ti.n 0h1 2.siti.n .f 'Aisha 3.n/lusi.n

Introduction

4hat is th1r1 that a w.man may n.t d.5 Sh1 /an d. 161rythin7 18/19t what Allah has f.rbidd1n. 0h1 t1a/hin7s .f -slam t1ll us what th1 limits .f b1ha6i.r ar1. Any.n1 wh. 7.1s b1y.nd th1s1 limits is lik1ly t. m11t tr.ubl1: b.th in this w.rld and in th1 n18t w.rld. 0h1 b1st .f w.m1n ha61 li61d th1ir li61s within th1 limits .f Allah and ha61 a/hi161d 7r1atn1ss: .ft1n thr.u7h a/ti.ns: whi/h 161n th1 b1st .f m1n /.uld n.t ha61 1qual1d. 0h1y ha61 7ain1d th1 l.61 and r1s91/t n.t .nly .f th.s1 wh. kn1w th1m: but als. .f th.s1 wh. /am1 t. h1ar ab.ut th1m l.n7 aft1r th1y ha61 di1d. Am.n7 th1 b1st .f w.m1n w1r1 th1 wi61s .f th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad: ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< f.r h1 was th1 b1st .f /r1ati.n: Al ,uthum: th1 .n1 wh. has all 7..d 6irtu1s and /hara/t1risti/s 7ath1r1d t.71th1r in him: and a//.rdin7ly Allah 7rant1d him th1 b1st .f w.m1n in marria71. 0.day: 161n hundr1ds .f y1ars lat1r: y.un7 7irls still l1arn a littl1 ab.ut th1m and th1n: as th1y 7r.w u9 and b1/.m1 w.m1n: th1y f.ll.w th1ir 18am9l1: s11kin7 th1 9l1asur1 .f Allah. -t has b11n r1lat1d by Anas that th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< said: = >f all th1 w.m1n in all th1 w.rlds: th1s1 ar1 1n.u7h f.r y.u ;m1anin7 that th1y w1r1 th1 b1st .f w.m1n<? +aryam: th1 dau7ht1r .f -mran: ;and th1 m.th1r .f %1sus: 91a/1 b1 u9.n th1m<@ and Khadijah: th1 dau7ht1r .f Khuwaylid ;th1 first wif1 .f +uhammad: 91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n th1m<@ Aatima: th1 dau7ht1r .f +uhammad ;and .f Khadijah: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with th1m<@ and Asiyya: th1 wif1 .f 2hara.h ;wh. r1s/u1d +.s1s fr.m th1 ri61r Bil1 wh1n h1 was a baby and br.u7ht him u9 as h1r s.n: 91a/1 b1 .n th1m<.= Anas als. r1lat1d that th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< said: =C.61 Allah f.r th1 7ifts that H1 7i61s y.u@ l.61 m1 f.r th1 sak1 .f Allah@ and l.61 th1 21.9l1 .f my H.us1 f.r - l.61 th1m.= The Wives of the Prophet Muhammad Abdullah ibn %afar r19.rt1d that h1 h1ard Sayyiduna Ali say in Kufa that Allah's +1ss1n71r: ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< said: =0h1 b1st .f th1 w.m1n .f h1r tim1 was +aryam: dau7ht1r .f -mran: and th1 b1t .f th1 w.m1n .f h1r tim1 was Khadijah: dau7ht1r .f Khuwaylid.= -s it n.t a 7r1at h.n.r that th1 first 91rs.n t. 1mbra/1 -slam was a w.man5 Sh1 was th1 first t. b1ar

witn1ss that th1r1 is n. 7.d 18/19t Allah and that h1r husband was th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah. H1r husband was .ur b1l.61d 2r.9h1t +uhammad: ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and sh1 was /all1d Khadijah: ; may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r< Sh1 was als. /all1d 0haira: m1anin7 '9ur1'.

KHADIJA bint Khu a!"id

Khadijah: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r: /am1 fr.m a n.bl1 family. H1r fath1r Khuwaylid had b11n .n1 .f th1 m.st h.n.r1d l1ad1rs .f th1ir trib1 until h1 was kill1d in battl1. H1r husband had als. di1d: l1a6in7 h1r a 61ry w1althy w.man. 4h1n +uhammad ;91a/1 b1 u9.n him< was still a y.un7 man: sh1 1ntrust1d him with s.m1 .f h1r w1alth: askin7 him t. trad1 with it in Syria .n h1r b1half. H1 was alr1ady w1ll kn.wn f.r his h.n1sty: truthfuln1ss and trustw.rthin1ss. H1 r1turn1d fr.m Syria aft1r ha6in7 mad1 a lar71 9r.fit f.r Khadijah. Aft1r h1arin7 his a//.unt .f th1 j.urn1y: sh1 d1/id1d that h1 w.uld mak1 th1 b1st .f th1 husbands: 161n th.u7h many .f th1 m.st im9.rtant n.bl1s .f th1 ,uraish had alr1ady 9r.9.s1d t. h1r and had b11n r1fus1d: and in du1 /.urs1 sh1 9r.9.s1d t. him. Aft1r th1 2r.9h1t's un/l1: Abu 0alib: had 7i61n th1 9r.9.s1d marria71 his bl1ssin7: +uhammad and Khadijah w1r1 marri1d. At th1 tim1 .f th1 marria71: th1 2r.9h1t was tw1nty'fi61 y1ars .ld: whil1 Khadijah was f.rty y1ars .ld. A.r th1 n18t fift11n y1ars th1y li61d ha99ily t.71th1r: and Khadijah b.r1 s161ral /hildr1n. 0h1ir first /hild: a s.n wh.m th1y nam1d ,asim: di1d wh1n h1 was .nly tw. y1ars .ld. 0w. m.r1 s.ns: /all1d 0ayyib and 0ahir: w1r1 als. b.rn: but th1y t.. di1d in th1ir infan/y. H.w161r: +uhammad and Khadijah als. had f.ur dau7ht1rs wh. sur6i61d? Zaynab: )uqayya: mm Kulthum and Aatima. B. .n1 18/19t Allah .f /.urs1: kn.ws m.r1 ab.ut a man than his wif1: b.th his 7..d and his bad qualiti1s: his str1n7ths and his w1akn1ss1s. 0h1 m.r1 Khadijah /am1 t. kn.w ab.ut h1r husband: th1 m.r1 sh1 l.61d and r1s91/t1d him. D61ry.n1 in +akka /all1d him 'al'Amin': whi/h m1ans 'th1 trustw.rthy .n1': and sh1: m.r1 than any.n1 1ls1: kn1w h.w fittin7 this nam1 was. -t b1/am1 +uhammad's /ust.m 1a/h y1ar t. s91nd th1 m.nth .f )amadan in s1/lusi.n and r1fl1/ti.n in a /a61 .n th1 m.untain .f Hira: whi/h is .n th1 .utskirts .f +akka. Khadijah w.uld always mak1 sur1 that h1 was 9r.6id1d with f..d and drink durin7 his r1tr1at. 0.wards th1 1nd .f .n1 )amadan: wh1n h1 was f.rty and Khadijah fifty'fi61: +uhammad sudd1nly a991ar1d at th1ir h.us1 in th1 middl1 .f th1 ni7ht: tr1mblin7 with f1ar and sayin7: =3.61r m1 u9: /.61r m1 u9E= Khadijah was 61ry alarm1d t. s11 him in su/h a stat1. ,ui/kly sh1 wra991d a blank1t ar.und his sh.uld1rs and: wh1n h1 had /alm1d d.wn: sh1 ask1d him t. d1s/rib1 18a/tly what had ha991n1d. H1 t.ld h1r h.w a b1in7 wh.m h1 had n161r s11n b1f.r1 ' in fa/t it was th1 an71l %ibril ' had sudd1nly a991ar1d t. him whil1 h1 was asl119 and had said: =)1adE= =But - /ann.t r1ad:= h1 had r19li1d: f.r h1 was unl1tt1r1d and /.uld n1ith1r r1ad .r writ1. =)1adE= th1 an71l had r191at1d: /las9in7 +uhammad /l.s1 t. his /h1st. =- /ann.t r1ad:= h1 had r191at1d. =)1adE= th1 an71l had r191at1d: firmly 1mbra/in7 him y1t a7ain. =4hat shall - r1ad5= h1 had ask1d in d1s91rati.n: and th1 an71l had r19li1d? Read, in the Name of your Lord who created, created man from a clot, Read, and your Lord is the

Most Gracious, Who taught with the pen, taught man what he did not know. (Quran !"#$%& Alth.u7h +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< did n.t fully r1ali"1 it at th1 tim1: this was th1 b17innin7 .f th1 r161lati.n .f th1 ,ur'an@ but in that first 1n/.unt1r with th1 an71l %ibril: +uhammad was 61ry fri7ht1n1d: f.r h1 did n.t kn.w wh. th1 an71l %ibril was .r what was ha991nin7. H1 w.k1 u9 and ran .ut .f th1 /a61 .nly t. find %ibril still in fr.nt .f him: and wh1n161r h1 turn1d away fr.m him: th1r1 %ibril was in fr.nt .f him y1t a7ain: fillin7 th1 h.ri".n with his mi7hty y1t b1autiful f.rm. =>h +uhammad:= said %ibril 161ntually: =y.u ar1 th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah and - am %ibril:= and with th1s1 w.rds h1 disa991ar1d fr.m +uhammad's si7ht. Aft1r th1 an71l had disa991ar1d +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had /lamb1r1d d.wn th1 m.untain as fast as h1 /.uld run: n.t kn.win7 if h1 was 7.in7 mad and ima7inin7 thin7s: .r if h1 had b11n 9.ss1ss1d by .n1 .f th1 jinn. As sh1 list1n1d t. +uhammad's w.rds: Khadijah did n.t shar1 any .f th1s1 f1ars. Sh1 r1ali"1d that s.m1thin7 tr1m1nd.us and aw1'ins9irin7 had ha991n1d t. h1r husband: and sh1 was /1rtain: kn.win7 him as sh1 did: that h1 was n1ith1r mad n.r 9.ss1ss1d. =F. n.t w.rry:= sh1 said: =f.r by Him wh. has d.mini.n .61r Khadijah's s.ul: - h.91 that y.u ar1 th1 2r.9h1t .f this nati.n. Allah w.uld n161r humiliat1 y.u: f.r y.u ar1 7..d t. y.ur r1lati61s: y.u ar1 tru1 t. y.ur w.rd: y.u h1l9 th.s1 wh. ar1 in n11d: y.u su99.rt th1 w1ak: y.u f11d th1 7u1st and y.u answ1r th1 /all .f th.s1 wh. ar1 in distr1ss.= 4h1n +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< as a littl1 m.r1 r1la81d: Khadijah t..k him t. s11 h1r /.usin: 4araqa ibn Bawfal: f.r h1 was a man .f kn.wl1d71: and sh1 was sur1 that h1 w.uld b1 abl1 t. 189lain th1 m1anin7 .f what had just ha991n1d t. h1r b1l.61d husband. 4araqa had studi1d th1 b..ks .f b.th th1 %1ws and th1 3hristians 61ry /l.s1ly and h1 had l1arn1d a 7r1at d1al fr.m many .f th1ir wis1st 91.9l1. H1 kn1w that th1 /.min7 .f an.th1r 2r.9h1t had b11n f.r1t.ld by b.th +.s1s and %1sus: 91a/1 b1 .n th1m: anh1 kn1w many .f th1 si7ns that w.uld /.nfirm th1 id1ntity .f this 2r.9h1t wh1n h1 a991ar1d. Aft1r list1nin7 /l.s1ly t. his st.ry: 4araqa: wh. was b.th .ld and blind: 18/laim1d: =0his is th1 sam1 b1in7 wh. br.u7ht th1 r161lati.ns .f Allah t. +.s1s. - wish - was y.un7 and /.uld b1 ali61 why.ur 91.9l1 will dri61 y.u .ut.= =4ill th1y dri61 m1 .ut5= ask1d +uhammad. =G1s:= r19li1d 4araqa. =B. .n1 has /.m1 with what y.u ha61 b11n 7i61n with.ut b1in7 tr1at1d with 1nmity@ and if - w1r1 t. li61 until th1 day wh1n y.u ar1 turn1d .ut: th1n - w.uld su99.rt y.u with all my mi7ht. C1t m1 just f11l y.ur ba/k.= S.: sayin7: 4araqa f1lt b1tw11n th1 2r.9h1t's sh.uld1r'blad1s and f.und what h1 was f11lin7 f.r? a small r.und: sli7htly rais1d irr17ularity in th1 skin: ab.ut th1 si"1 .f a 9i71.n's 177. 0his was y1t an.th1r .f th1 many si7ns that 4araqa alr1ady kn1w w.uld indi/at1 th1 id1ntity .f th1 n18t 2r.9h1t aft1r %1sus: ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<. =0his is th1 S1al .f th1 2r.9h1th..dE= h1 18/laim1d. =B.w - am /1rtain that y.u ar1 ind11d th1 2r.9h1t wh.s1 /.min7 was f.r1t.ld in th1 0.rah that was r161al1d t. +.s1s and in th1 -njil that was r161al1d t. %1sus: ;9but< G.u ar1 ind11d th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah: and th1 b1in7 wh. a991ar1d t. y.u .n th1 m.untain was ind11d th1 an71l %ibrilE= Khadijah as b.th .61rj.y1d and aw1d t. find that h1r und1rstandin7 .f what had ha991n1d .n th1

m.untain had b11n /.nfirm1d. B.t l.n7 aft1r this in/id1nt: +uhammad was /.mmand1d in a subs1qu1nt r161lati.n fr.m Allah: thr.u7h th1 an71l %ibril: t. /all 91.9l1 t. w.rshi9 Allah .nly: and it was at this 9.int that Khadijah did n.t h1sitat1 in 189r1ssin7 in 9ubli/ what sh1 had n.w kn.wn f.r /1rtain in s1/r1t f.r s.m1 tim1? = - b1ar witn1ss that th1r1 is n. 7.d 18/19t Allah:= sh1 said: =and - b1ar witn1ss that +uhammad is th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah.= -n th1 y1ars that f.ll.w1d: diffi/ult y1ars in whi/h th1 l1ad1rs .f th1 ,uraish did 161rythin7 in th1ir 9.w1r t. st.9 th1 2r.9h1t s9r1adin7 his m1ssa71: Khadijah ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r< was a /.nstant s.ur/1 .f h1l9 and /.mf.rt t. +uhammad ;91a/1 b1 u9.n him< in th1 diffi/ulti1s whi/h h1 had t. fa/1. All h1r w1alth was s91nt in th1 way .f Allah: h1l9in7 t. s9r1ad th1 m1ssa71 .f h1r husband: h1l9in7 t. fr11 sla61s wh. had 1mbra/1d -slam: and h1l9in7 t. f11d and sh1lt1r th1 /.mmunity .f +uslims that sl.wly but sur1ly b17an t. 7r.w in numb1rs and str1n7th. 0h1 ,uraish w1r1 infuriat1d by th1 2r.9h1t's su//1ss and did 161rythin7 in th1ir 9.w1r t. dis/.ura71 b.th him and his f.ll.w1rs: .ft1n infli/tin7 awful t.rtur1s .n th1m: but with.ut su//1ss. 0h1 situati.n b1/am1 s. bad that th1 2r.9h1t t.ld s.m1 .f his f.ll.w1rs t. 7. t. Abyssinia: wh1r1 th1ir rul1r: th1 B17us: wh. was a sin/1r1 3hristian 7a61 th1m sh1lt1r and 9r.t1/ti.n. D61ntually th1r1 /am1 a tim1 wh1n: as 4araqa had f.r1t.ld: +uhammad and his f.ll.w1rs 'al.n7 with all th1 m1mb1rs .f his trib1: th1 Banu Hashim w1r1 dri61n .ut .f th1 /ity .f +1//a and f.r/1d t. /am9 .ut in a small ra6in1 in th1 m.untains n1arby. 0his ha991n1d l.n7 aft1r 4araqa had di1d: and ab.ut s161n y1ars aft1r that 18tra.rdinary ni7ht .f 9.w1r in whi/h +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had r1/1i61d th1 first r161lati.n .f ,uran thr.u7h th1 an71l %ibril. 0h1r1: whil1 th1ir h.m1s lay 1m9ty in +1//a: th1 +uslims w1r1 189.s1d t. th1 bitt1rly /.ld ni7hts .f wint1r and th1 fi1ry h.t days .f summ1r: with 61ry littl1 f..d and sh1lt1r. B. .n1 w.uld buy and s1ll with th1 +uslims: .r all.w th1ir s.ns and dau7ht1rs t. marry any .f th1m. A.rtunat1ly th.s1 wh. s1/r1tly sym9athi"1d with th1 +uslims w.uld s1nd what f..d th1y /.uld t. th1m wh1n161r th1 /han/1 ar.s1: s.m1tim1s by l.adin7 9r.6isi.ns .nt. a /am1l .r a h.rs1 and th1n s1ndin7 it .ff at a 7all.9 in th1 dir1/ti.n .f th1 /am9: h.9in7 that th1 animal w.uld n.t st.9 .r 71t l.st b1f.r1 it r1a/h1d its int1nd1d d1stinati.n. A.r thr11 y1ars th1 small +uslim /.mmunity li61d a lif1 .f hardshi9 and d19ri6ati.n: but alth.u7h th1y suff1r1d fr.m hun71r and thirst: and fr.m 189.sur1 t. h1at and /.ld: this was a tim1 in whi/h th1 h1arts .f th1 first +uslims w1r1 b.th 9urifi1d and als. fill1d with th1 li7ht .f kn.wl1d71 and wisd.m. 0h1 +uslims kn1w that th1y w1r1 f.ll.win7 th1 truth: and s. n.thin7 1ls1 matt1r1d. 0h1y did n.t /ar1 what th1 ,uraish did t. th1m .r said ab.ut th1m. Allah and His +1ss1n71r w1r1 1n.u7h f.r th1mE -t was durin7 this 91ri.d that th1 +uslims wh. had s.u7ht sh1lt1r in Abyssinia r1turn1d: .nly t. find th1 situati.n 161n w.rs1 than wh1n th1y had l1ft it. B.t l.n7 aft1r: many .f th1m r1turn1d t. Abyssinia: th1ir numb1rs sw1ll1d by th.s1 wh.m th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had t.ld t. a//.m9any th1m. Ainally th1 b.y/.tt was lift1d and th1 +uslims w1r1 all.w1d t. r1 1nt1r th1 /ity@ but th1 thr11 y1ars .f hardshi9 had tak1n th1ir t.ll. Airst .f all th1 2r.9h1t's un/l1: Abu 0alib: wh. was by th1n m.r1 than 1i7hty y1ars .ld: di1d@ and th1n a f1w m.nths lat1r: durin7 th1 m.nth .f )amadan: Khadijah als. di1d: at th1 a71 .f si8ty'fi61: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r. 0h1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< m.urn1d h1r d119ly. 0h1y had shar1d tw1nty'fi61 y1ars .f marria71 t.71th1r and sh1 had 7i61n birth t. fi61 .f his /hildr1n. >nly .n1 .f th1 2r.9h1t's futur1 wi61s: +aria th1 3.9t: w.uld 7i61 him an.th1r /hild: -brahim: and h1: lik1 ,asim: was d1stin1d t. di1 wh1n h1 was still 61ry y.un7: at th1 a71 .f 1i7ht11n m.nths. Khadijah had b11n th1 first t. 9ubli/ly a//19t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< as th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah: and sh1 had n161r st.991d d.in7 all sh1 /.uld t. h1l9 him. C.61

and m1r/y had 7r.wn b1tw11n th1m: in/r1asin7 in quality and d19th as th1 y1ars 9ass1d by: and n.t 161n d1ath /.uld tak1 this l.61 away. 0h1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< n161r st.991d l.6in7 Khadijah: and alth.u7h h1 marri1d s161ral m.r1 wi61s in lat1r y1ars and l.61d th1m all: it is /l1ar that Khadijah always had a s91/ial 9la/1 in his h1art. -nd11d wh1n161r 'Aisha: his third wif1: h1ard th1 2r.9h1t s91ak .f Khadijah: .r saw him s1ndin7 f..d t. Khadijah's .ld fri1nds and r1lati61s: sh1 /.uld n.t h1l9 f11lin7 j1al.us .f h1r: b1/aus1 .f th1 l.61 that th1 2r.9h1t still had f.r h1r. >n/1 Aisha ask1d him if Khadijah had b11n th1 .nly w.man w.rthy .f his l.61. 0h1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< r19li1d? =Sh1 b1li161d in m1 wh1n n. .n1 1ls1 did@ sh1 a//19t1d -slam wh1n 91.9l1 r1j1/t1d m1@ and sh1 h1l91d and /.mf.rt1d m1 wh1n th1r1 was n. .n1 1ls1 t. l1nd m1 a h1l9in7 hand.= -t had b11n r1lat1d by Abu Hurairah ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with him< that .n .n1 .//asi.n: wh1n Khadijah was still ali61: %ibril /am1 t. th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and said: => +1ss1n71r .f Allah: Khadijah is just /.min7 with a b.wl .f s.u9 ;.r f..d .r drink< f.r y.u. 4h1n sh1 /.m1s t. y.u: 7i61 h1r 7r11tin7s .f 91a/1 fr.m h1r C.rd and fr.m m1: and 7i61 h1r th1 7..d n1ws .f a 9ala/1 .f j1w1ls in th1 Hard1n: wh1r1 th1r1 will b1 n1ith1r any n.is1 n.r any tir1dn1ss.= Aft1r th1 2r.9h1t's un/l1: Abu 0alib: and his first wif1: Khadijah: had b.th di1d in th1 sam1 y1ar: th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and his small /.mmunity .f b1li161rs 1ndur1d a tim1 .f 7r1at hardshi9 and 91rs1/uti.n at th1 hands .f th1 ,uraish. -nd11d th1 2r.9h1t: wh. was n.w fifty y1ars .ld: nam1 this y1ar 'th1 G1ar .f S.rr.w.' -n 9ri6at1 his d1ar1st wif1 was n. l.n71r 9r1s1nt t. shar1 his lif1@ and in 9ubli/ th1 insults that h1 r1/1i61d fr.m th1 ,uraish multi9li1d: n.w that h1 had n. l.n71r had th1 9r.t1/ti.n .f his d1ad un/l1. D61n wh1n h1 j.urn1y1d t. 0a'if: a small /ity u9 in th1 m.untains .utsid1 +1//a: t. /all its 91.9l1 t. w.rshi9 Allah: h1 was r1j1/t1d and st.n1d by th1m. -t has b11n r1lat1d by Aisha that .n his way ba/k t. +1//a: %ibril a991ar1d t. th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and said: =Allah: may H1 b1 18alt1d and 7l.rifi1d: has h1ard what th1 91.9l1 ha61 said t. y.u and h.w th1y ha61 r1s9.nd1d t. y.ur in6itati.n: and h1 has s1nt th1 an71l in /har71 .f th1 m.untains s. that y.u /an t1ll him what y.u want him t. with th1m.= 0h1n th1 an71l in /har71 .f th1 m.untains /all1d .ut t. him and 7r11t1d him and said: => +uhammad: Allah has list1n1d t. what y.ur 91.9l1 ha61 said t. y.u. - am th1 an71l in /har71 .f th1 m.untains: and y.ur C.rd has s1nt m1 s. that y.u /an .rd1r m1 t. d. what161r y.u want. -f y.u wish: - /an brin7 th1 m.untain .f th1 .utskirts .f +1//a t.71th1r s. that th1y ar1 /rush1d b1tw11n th1m.= But th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< said t. him: =)ath1r - h.91 that Allah will mak1 th1ir d1s/1ndants a 91.9l1 wh. will w.rshi9 Allah al.n1: with.ut as/ribin7 any 9artn1rs t. him.= -t was a whil1 aft1r this that tf.ll.win7 Surah was r161al1d? 'n the name of (llah, the Merciful, the )ompassionate *y the morning hours, and +y the night when it is stillest, ,our Lord has not forsake you nor does -e hate you, (nd truly what comes after will +e +etter for you than what has come +efore, (nd truly your Lord will gi.e to you so that you will +e content. /id he not find you an orphan and protect you0 /id he not find you wandering and guide you0 /id he not find you destitute and enrich you0 1o do not oppress the orphan, (nd do not dri.e the +eggar away, (nd speak a+out the +lessings of ,our Lord. (Quran 2"#$##& And s. it ha991n1d. Aft1r thr11 y1ars .f /.nstant stru77l1: a r1lati61 .f his: /all1d Khawla: w1nt t. him and 9.int1d .ut that his h.us1 was sadly n17l1/t1d and that his dau7ht1rs n11d1d a m.th1r t. l..k aft1r th1m. =But wh. /an tak1 th1 9la/1 .f Khadijah5= h1 ask1d. =Aisha: th1 dau7ht1r .f Abu Bakr: th1 d1ar1st .f 91.9l1 t. y.u:= sh1 answ1r1d. Abu Bakr ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with him< had

b11n th1 first man t. a//19t -slam and h1 was th1 2r.9h1t's /l.s1st /.m9ani.n. Cik1 Khadijah: h1 had d.n1 all that h1 /.uld d. t. h1l9 th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<: and had s91nt all his w1alth in th1 way .f Allah. H.w161r: whil1 th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< was n.w fifty'thr11 y1ars .ld: Aisha as .nly a littl1 7irl .f s161n. Sh1 was hardly in a 9.siti.n t. l..k aft1r 1ith1r th1 2r.9h1t's h.us1h.ld .r /hildr1n. =Sh1 is 61ry y.un7.= )19li1d th1 2r.9h1t. Khawla had a s.luti.n f.r 161rythin7. Sh1 su771st1d that h1 marry at th1 sam1 tim1 a lady /all1d Sawda: th1 wid.w .f Al'Sakran ibn 'Amr.

SAWDA bint #am$a

Sawda bint Zam'a: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r had b11n th1 first w.man t. immi7rat1 t. Abyssinia in th1 way .f Allah. H1r husband ha di1d and sh1 was n.w li6in7 with h1r a71d fath1r. Sh1 was middl1'a71d: rath1r 9lum9: with a j.lly: kindly dis9.siti.n: and just th1 ri7ht 91rs.n t. tak1 /ar1 .f th1 2r.9h1t's h.us1h.ld and family. S. +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< 7a61 91rmissi.n t. Khawla t. s91ak t. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and t. Sawda .n th1 subj1/t. Khawla w1nt strai7ht t. Sawda and said: =4.uld y.u lik1 Allah t. 7i61 y.u 7r1at bl1ssin7: Sawda5= Sawda ask1d: =And what is that: Khawla5= Sh1 said: =0h1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah has s1nt m1 t. y.u with a 9r.9.sal .f marria71E= Sawda tri1d t. /.ntain h1rs1lf in s9it1 .f h1r utt1r ast.nishm1nt and th1n r19li1d in a tr1mblin7 6.i/1: =- w.uld lik1 thatE H. t. my fath1r and t1ll him that.= Khawla w1nt t. Zam'a: ad 7ruff .ld man: and 7r11t1d him and th1n said: =+uhammad s.n .f Abdullah s.n .f Abdul +uttalib: has s1nt m1 t. ask f.r Sawda in marria71.= 0h1 .ld man sh.ut1d: =A n.bl1 mat/h. 4hat d.1s sh1 say5= Khawla r19li1d: =sh1 w.uld lik1 that.= H1 t.ld h1r t. /all h1r. 4h1n sh1 /am1: h1 said: =Sawda: this w.man /laims that +uhammad s.n .f Abdullah s.n .f Abdul +uttalib has s1nt m1 t. ask f.r y.u in marria71. -t is a n.bl1 mat/h. F. y.u want m1 t. marry y.u t. him5= Sh1 a//19t1d: f11lin7 it was a 7r1at h.n.r. Sawda w1nt t. li61 in +uhammad's h.us1 and imm1diat1ly t..k .61r th1 /ar1 .f his dau7ht1rs and h.us1h.ld: whil1 Aisha bint Abu Bakr b1/am1 b1tr.th1d t. him and r1main1d in h1r fath1r's h.us1 9layin7 with h1r d.lls. 0h1r1 was 7r1at sur9ris1 in +1//a that th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< w.uld /h..s1 t. marry a wid.w wh. was n1ith1r y.un7 n.r b1autiful. 0h1 2r.9h1t: h.w161r: r1m1mb1r1d th1 trials sh1 had und1r7.n1 wh1n sh1 had immi7rat1d t. Abyssinia: l1a6in7 h1r h.us1 and 9r.91rty: and /r.ss1d th1 d1s1rt and th1n th1 s1a f.r an unkn.wn land .ut .f th1 d1sir1 t. 9r1s1r61 h1r d11n. Furin7 th1 n18t tw. y1ars: th1 ,uraish in/r1as1d th1ir s9it1ful 1ff.rts t. d1str.y th1 2r.9h1t and his f.ll.w1rs: in s9it1 .f th1 /l1ar si7ns that /.nfirm1d b1y.nd any d.ubt that +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< was ind11d th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah. 21rha9s th1 7r1at1st .f th1s1 si7ns durin7 this 91ri.d was th1 2r.9h1t's +i'raj: his j.urn1y by ni7ht .n a win71d h.rs1 /all1d th1 Buraq: thr.u7h th1 ski1s t. th1 Al'Aqsa +.squ1 in %1rusal1m wh1r1 h1 l1d all th1 1arli1r 2r.9h1ts wh. had li61d b1f.r1 him in th1 9ray1r: f.ll.w1d by his as/1nt .n th1 Buraq: a//.m9ani1d by %ibril: thr.u7h th1 s161n h1a61ns: and th1n b1y.nd th1 w.rld .f f.rms: t. th1 2r1s1n/1 .f Allah wh1r1 h1 was 7i61n th1 fi61 9ray1rs that all his tru1 f.ll.w1rs ha61 d.n1 161r sin/1. 4h1n h1 d1s/rib1d this mira/ul.us j.urn1y t. th1 91.9l1 .f +1//a: th1y just lau7h1d at him: 161n th.u7h h1 a//urat1ly d1s/rib1d th1 Al'Aqsa +.squ1 t. th1m ;and th1y kn1w that h1 had n161r b11n th1r1 b1f.r1<: and 161n th.u7h h1 d1s/rib1d th1 9la/1 wh1r1 h1 had st.991d f.r a drink .n th1 way t. %1rusal1m: and 161n th.u7h h1 t.ld th1m h.w .n th1 way h1 had t.ld a man wh1r1 his l.st /am1l was: and 161n th.u7h h1 t.ld th1m that h1 was s11n a /ara6an: whi/h n. .n1 kn1w ab.ut: a99r.a/hin7 +1//a and that it sh.uld arri61 lat1r .n that day. D61n th.u7h th1 ,uraish kn1w that

th1 2r.9h1t's d1s/ri9ti.n .f th1 Al'Aqsa +.squ1 was /.m9l1t1ly a//urat1: and 161n wh1n th1y 161ntually saw th1 /ara6an arri61: and m1t th1 man wh.m h1 had h1l91d: and saw th1 9la/1 wh1r1 h1 had st.991d f.r a drink: th1 still r1fus1d t. b1li161 him. >nly Sayyiduna Abu Bakr: his /l.s1st /.m9ani.n and futur1 fath1r in law: a//19t1d th1 2r.9h1t's a//.unt .f his mira/ul.us j.urn1y imm1diat1ly? =-f h1 had said this:= h1 said: wh1n s.m1 s/.rnful +1//ans first 7a61 him th1 n1ws: =th1n it is tru1E= As th1 1nmity .f th1 ,uraish in/r1as1d: ;and whil1 Aisha was still a small 7irl<: Allah 9r19ar1d th1 way f.r th1 futur1 7r.wth .f th1 +uslim /.mmunity in a 9la/1 /all1d Gathrib. Furin7 th1 tim1 .f 9il7rima71 in +1//a .n1 y1ar: tw1l61 m1n fr.m Gathrib: a small /ity .f tw. hundr1d mil1s t. th1 n.rth .f +1//a: s1/r1tly 9l1d71d all17ian/1 t. th1 2r.9h1t: sw1arin7 t. w.rshi9 n. 7.ds .th1r than Allah: n.r t. st1al: n.r t. t1ll li1s: n.r t. /.mmit adult1ry: n.r t. kill th1ir /hildr1n: n.r t. dis.b1y th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<. 0h1y r1turn1d t. Gathrib: a//.m9ani1d by a +uslim /all1d +us'ab ibn mayr: wh. tau7ht th1m all that h1 had l1arn1d fr.m th1 2r.9h1t. As a r1sult: th1 numb1rs .f +uslims in +adina b17an t. in/r1as1: and wh1n th1 tim1 .f th1 9il7rima71 /am1 a7ain: this tim1 s161nty fi61 91.9l1 fr.m Gathrib' thr11 .f wh.m w1r1 w.m1n? mm Sulaym: Bsayba bint Ka'b and Asma bint Amr ' 9l1d71d all17ian/1 in +1//a t. th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< this tim1 als. sw1arin7 that th1 w.uld d1f1nd and 9r.t1/t him: 161n t. th1 d1ath if n11d b1. Aft1r this: th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< 7a61 his f.ll.w1rs 91rmissi.n t. 1mi7rat1 t. Gathrib: and sl.wly but sur1ly: in tw.s and thr11s: th1 +uslims b17an t. l1a61 +1//a. 0h1 l1ad1rs .f th1 ,uraish r1ali"1d what was ha991nin7: and d1/id1d t. kill th1 2r.9h1t b1f.r1 h1 had a /han/1 t. j.in th1m. H.w161r: Allah 9r.t1/t1d th1 2r.9h1t: and .n th1 61ry ni7ht b1f.r1 th1 m.rnin7 .n whi/h th1y had 9lann1d t. kill him: th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and Abu Bakr ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with him< sli991d .ut .f +1//a and hid in a /a61 /all1d 0hawr: whi/h was t. th1 s.uth .f +1//a. D61ryb.dy kn.ws what ha991n1d wh1n th1 91.9l1 wh. w1r1 huntin7 f.r th1m /am1 t. th1 /a61? 0h1y f.und a wild d.61 n1stin7 in th1 tr11 that /.61r1d th1 m.uth .f a /a61: a/r.ss whi/h a s9id1r had s9un its w1b. Any.n1 1nt1rin7 th1 /a61 w.uld ha61 fri7ht1n1d away th1 d.61 and br.k1n th1 s9id's w1b: th1y th.u7ht: s. th1y did and n.t b.th1r t. l..k insid1 it. 0h1ir 9ursu1rs w1r1 s. /l.s1 that if .n1 .f th1m had 7lan/1d d.wn at his f11t: h1 w.uld ha61 dis/.61r1d th1m. By th1 d1/r11 .f Allah: th1 2r.9h1t and Abu Bakr w1r1 saf1E >n/1 th1 ,uraish had 7i61n u9 th1 s1ar/h: th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and Abu Bakr ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with him< /ir/l1d r.und th1 +1//a and r.d1 n.rthwards. >nly .n1 man: a warri.r /all1d Suraqa ibn %usham: sus91/t1d th1ir wh1r1ab.uts and s1t .ff in h.t 9ursuit: thirstin7 .f th1 r1ward that th1 ,uraish had .ff1r1d t. any.n1 wh. /a9tur1d th1 tw. m1n f.r th1m. As s..n as h1 as within sh.utin7 distan/1 .f th1 tra61l1rs: h.w161r: his h.rs1 sudd1nly b17an t. sink int. th1 sand: and: r1ali"in7 that if h1 did n.t turn ba/k: th1n th1 d1s1rt w.uld sim9ly swall.w u9 b.th him and his st11d: h1 7a61 u9 his 9ursuit: ask1d th1m t. f.r7i61 him and r1turn1d h.m1. Aft1r a l.n7: hard j.urn1y 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and Abu Bakr ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with him< r1a/h1d Gathrib amidst s/1n1s .f 7r1at r1j.i/in7. 0h1ir tim1 in +1//a had just /.m1 t. an 1nd: and th1ir tim1 in +1dina had just b17un ' f.r +adina is th1 nam1 that was n.w 7i61n t. Gathrib: +adina al +unawarra: whi/h m1ans 'th1 illuminat1d /ity': th1 /ity that was illuminat1d by th1 li7ht .f th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad and his family and his 3.m9ani.ns: may th1 bl1ssin7s and 91a/1 .f Allah b1 u9.n him and .n all .f th1m. 0h1 j.urn1y .f th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad and Abu Bakr is usually /all1d th1 hijrah: and it is at this 9.int that th1

datin7 .f th1 +uslims b17ins: f.r it was aft1r th1 hijrah that th1 first /.mmunity .f +uslims ra9idly 7r1w and fl.w1r1d and b.r1 fruit. 4h1n sh1 was .ld1r: th1 9r.9h1t was w.rri1d that Sawda mi7ht b1 u9s1t ab.ut ha6in7 t. /.m91t1 with s. many y.un71r wi61s: and .ff1r1d t. di6.r/1 h1r. Sh1 said that sh1 w.uld 7i61 h1r ni7ht t. Aisha: .f wh.m sh1 was 61ry f.nd: b1/aus1 sh1 .nly want1d t. b1 his wif1 .n th1 Fay .f )isin7. Sh1 li61d .n until th1 1nd .f th1 tim1 .f mar ibn al Khattab. Sh1 and Aisha always r1main1d 61ry /l.s1.

AISHA bint Abi %a&r

Hradually th1 +uslims wh. r1main1d in +1//a l1ft th1 /ity and tra61l1d t. +1dina t. j.in th1ir b1l.61d 2r.9h1t: and am.n7st th1m was a littl1 7irl /all1d 'A'isha: th1 dau7ht1r .f Abu Bakr. S..n aft1r arri6in7 in +1dina: 'A'isha: wh. was n.w nin1 y1ars .ld: as marri1d t. th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<: wh. was n.w fifty'f.ur y1ars .ld. -t was at this 9.int that sh1 l1ft h1r family's h.us1h.ld and j.in1d that th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<. 'A'isha lat1r r19.rt1d that th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had t.ld h1r that %ibril /am1 t. him and sh.w1d him a 9i/tur1 .f h1r .n a 9i1/1 .f 7r11n silk and said: =Sh1 is y.ur wif1 in this w.rld and in th1 n18t w.rld.= Ab.ut h1r w1ddin7: sh1 r1lat1d that sh.rtly b1f.r1 sh1 was t. l1a61 h1r 9ar1nts' h.us1: sh1 sli991d .ut int. th1 /.urtyard t. 9lay with a fri1nd. =- was 9layin7 .n a s11saw and my l.n7 str1amin7 hair b1/am1 dish161l1d:= sh1 said. =0h1y /am1 and t..k m1 fr.m my 9lay and mad1 m1 r1ady.= 0h1y dr1ss1d h1r in a w1ddin7 dr1ss mad1 fr.m fin1 r1d stri91d /l.th fr.m Bahrain and th1n h1r m.th1r t..k h1r t. th1 n1wly built h.us1 wh1r1 s.m1 w.m1n .f th1 Ansar w1r1 waitin7 .utsid1 th1 d..r. 0h1y 7r11t1d h1r with th1 w.rds: =A.r 7..d and f.r ha99in1ss: may all b1 w1ll.= 0h1n: in th1 9r1s1n/1 .f th1 smilin7 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< a b.wl .f milk was br.u7ht. 0h1 2r.9h1t drank fr.m it hims1lf and th1n .ff1r1d it t. 'A'isha. Sh1 shyly d1/lin1d it: but wh1n h1 insist1d sh1 drink as w1ll and th1n .ff1r1d th1 b.wl t. h1r sist1r Asma' wh. was sittin7 b1sid1 h1r. 0h1 .th1rs wh. w1r1 9r1s1nt als. drank fr.m it: and that was all th1r1 was t. th1 sim9l1 and s.l1mn .//asi.n .f th1ir w1ddin7. H1r marria71 t. th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< did n.t /han71 'A'isha's 9layful ways: and h1r y.un7 fri1nds /.ntinu1d t. r17ularly /.m1 t. 6isit h1r in h1r .wn r..m. =w.uld b1 9layin7 with my d.lls:= sh1 .n/1 said: 'with th1 7irls wh. w1r1 my fri1nds: and th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< w.uld /.m1 in and th1y w.uld sli9 .ut .f th1 h.us1 and h1 w.uld 7. .ut aft1r th1m and brin7 th1m ba/k: f.r h1 was 9l1as1d f.r my sak1 t. ha61 th1m th1r1.= S.m1tim1s h1 w.uld say: =Stay: wh1r1 y.u ar1:= b1f.r1 th1y had tim1 t. l1a61: and w.uld als. j.in in th1ir 7am1s. =>n1 day:= 'A'isha said: =th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< /am1 in wh1n - was 9layin7 with my d.lls and said: ='A'isha: what161r 7am1 is this5' '-t is S.l.m.n's h.rs1s:' - r19li1d: and h1 lau7h1d.= >n an.th1r .//asi.n: durin7 th1 days .f th1 -d al Adha: tw. y.un7 7irls w1r1 with 'A'isha in h1r r..m: sin7in7 a s.n7 ab.ut th1 fam.us battl1 .f Bu'ath and b1atin7 a tamb.urin1 in tim1. =0h1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< /am1 in:= said 'A'isha: 'and lay d.wn with his fa/1 turn1d away. 0h1n Abu Bakr /am1: and s/.ld1d m1: sayin7: '4hat is this musi/al instrum1nt .f Shaytan d.in7 in th1 h.us1 .f th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah5' 0h1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah turn1d t.wards him and said: 'C1a61 th1m al.n1: f.r th1s1 ar1 th1 days .f th1 '-d.'= Aft1r a whil1: 'A'isha ask1d th1 7irls t. l1a61: and th1 2r.9h1t ask1d 'A'isha wh1th1r sh1 w.uld lik1 t. wat/h th1 Abyssinians wh. w1r1 7i6in7 a fi7htin7 dis9lay with th1ir w1a9.ns in th1 m.squ1 and sh1 said y1s. =By Allah:= said 'A'isha: =- r1m1mb1r th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< standin7 at th1 d..r .f my r..m: s/r11nin7 m1 with his /l.ak: s. that - /.uld s11 th1 s9.rt .f th1 Abyssinians as th1y 9lay1d with th1ir s91ars in th1 m.squ1 .f th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<. H1 k19t standin7 f.r my sak1 until - had 1n.u7h and th1n - w1nt ba/k in: s. y.u /an w1ll ima7in1 h.w a y.un7 7irl 1nj.y1d wat/hin7 this dis9lay.=

S.m1 mi7ht ha61 6i1w1d th1 marria71 .f +uhammad and 'A'isha as an 18/19ti.nal marria71: but th1n th1 tw. 9artn1rs w1r1 18/19ti.nal 91.9l1. 0h1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< was th1 last .f th1 2r.9h1ts and th1 b1st .f /r1ati.n@ and 'A'isha was a 61ry int1lli71nt and .bs1r6ant y.un7 7irl with a 61ry 7..d m1m.ry. 'A'isha ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r< s91nt th1 n18t nin1 y1ars .f h1r lif1 with th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<: and sh1 7r1w int. w.manh..d: sh1 r1m1mb1r1d all that sh1 saw and h1ard with 7r1at /larity: f.r t. b1 th1 wif1 .f th1 2r.9h1t was 161n m.r1 than 18tra.rdinary. S. mu/h ha991n1d ar.und him ' th1 ,uran /.ntinu1d t. b1 r161al1d: ayat by ayat: and 91.9l1's h1arts w1r1 /.nstantly b1in7 turn1d .61r and transf.rm1d: in/ludin7 h1rs and sh1 was a witn1ss .f s. mu/h .f all that t..k 9la/1. -t is n.t sur9risin7: th1r1f.r1: that a 7r1at d1al .f th1 kn.wl1d71 that w1 still ha61 t.day: ab.ut h.w .ur b1l.61d 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< li61d and b1ha61d: was first r1m1mb1r1d and th1n tau7ht t. .th1rs by 'A'isha. -t is thanks t. this 18/19ti.nal marria71: b1tw11n a man n1arin7 th1 1nd .f his lif1 and a w.man still n1ar th1 b17innin7 .f h1rs: that w1 kn.w s. mu/h ab.ut th1 b.th .f th1m: and this is what mak1s it s. mu/h 1asi1r f.r th.s1 wh. wish t. f.ll.w in th1ir f..tst19s t. try and f.ll.w th1ir 18am9l1. 4h1r1as Khadijah was alr1ady a wis1 and matur1 w.man wh1n sh1 marri1d th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad: 'A'isha was a s9irit1d y.un7 7irl wh. still had a 7r1at d1al t. l1arn wh1n sh1 marri1d th1 2r.9h1t: ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r: and 91a/1 b1 u9.n him< sh1 was 61ry qui/k t. l1arn: h.w161r: f.r sh1 had a /l1ar h1art: and a qui/k mind and an a//urat1 m1m.ry. Sh1 was n.t afraid t. talk ba/k in .rd1r t. find .ut th1 truth .r mak1 it kn.wn: and wh1n161r sh1 b1at s.m1.n1 1ls1 in ar7um1nt: th1 2r.9h1t w.uld smil1 and say: =Sh1 is th1 dau7ht1r .f Abu BakrE= +usa ibn 0alha .n/1 said: =- ha61 n.t s11n any.n1 m.r1 1l.qu1nt than 'A'isha.= 'A'isha ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r< b1/am1 s. wis1 that .n1 .f h1r /.nt1m9.rari1s us1d t. say that if th1 kn.wl1d71 .f 'A'isha w1r1 9la/1d .n .n1 sid1 .f th1 s/al1s that .f all .th1r w.m1n .n th1 .th1r: 'A'isha 's sid1 w.uld .utw1i7h th1 .th1r. Sh1 us1d t. sit with th1 .th1r w.m1n and 9ass .n th1 kn.wl1d71 that sh1 had r1/1i61d fr.m th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and l.n7 aft1r h1 had di1d: and as l.n7 as sh1 li61d: sh1 was a s.ur/1 .f kn.wl1d71 and wisd.m f.r b.th w.m1n and m1n. Abu +usa .n/1 said: =4h1n161r a r19.rt a991ar1d d.ubtful t. us: th1 3.m9ani.ns .f th1 2r.9h1t: and w1 ask1d 'A'isha ab.ut it: w1 always l1arn1d s.m1thin7 fr.m h1r ab.ut it.= >n .n1 .//asi.n: th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< said t. h1r: => 'A'isha: h1r1 is %ibril 7i6in7 y.u 7r11tin7s .f 91a/1.= =And .n him b1 91a/1.= Sh1 said: 'and th1 m1r/y .f Allah.= 4h1n sh1 was t1llin7 Abu Salama ab.ut this: sh1 add1d: =H1 ;m1anin7 th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 b1 u9.n him< < s11s what - d. n.t s11.= As w1ll as b1in7 18tr1m1ly int1lli71nt: 'A'isha b1/am1 a 61ry 7ra/1ful y.un7 w.man. 4h1n sh1 first /am1 t. li61 in th1 2r.9h1t's h.us1h.ld as a y.un7 7irl: a str.n7 and lastin7 fri1ndshi9 7r1w u9 b1tw11n h1r and Sawda: and Sawda t..k /ar1 .f h1r al.n7 with th1 r1st .f th1 h.us1h.ld. 4h1n 'A'isha 7r1w u9: Sawda: wh. was by th1n an .ld w.man: 7a61 u9 h1r shar1 .f th1 2r.9h1t's tim1 in fa6.r .f 'A'isha and was /.nt1nt t. mana71 his h.us1h.ld and b1 3mm al Mumineen ' '0h1 +.th1r .f th1 B1li161rs' ' a titl1 .f r1s91/t that was 7i61n t. all .f th1 wi61s .f th1 2r.9h1t: ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with th1m<: whi/h /.nfirm1d what th1 ,uran /l1arly stat1s that n. man /.uld marry any .f th1m aft1r th1y had b11n marri1d t. th1 2r.9h1t f.r? 4he 5rophet is closer to the +elie.ers than their ownsel.es, and his wi.es are as their mothers. (Qur6an" 22"!& 7 you wi.es of the 5rophet, if any of you is openly indecent, the punishment for her will +e dou+led $ and that is easy for (llah. (nd whoe.er of you su+mits to (llah and -is Messenger has right action, We shall gi.e her a reward twice o.er and We ha.e prepared a generous pro.ision for her. 7 you wi.es of the 5rophet, you are not like any other women. 'f you are fearful of (llah then do not +e soft in yspeech, lest someone whose heart is sick is attracted to you, +ut speak words that

are wise. (nd stay 8uietly in your houses, do not make a da99ling display like that of the time of ignorance +efore and esta+lish prayer and pay the :akat and o+ey (llah and -is Messenger. 1urely (llah wishes to remo.e impurity far from you, 7 5eople of the -ouse, and to purify you completely. (nd remem+er that ayahs of (llah that are recited in your houses and the wisdom. 1urely (llah is (lper.ading, (ll (ware. (Quran 22"2;$2<& -t is s.m1tim1s diffi/ult t. 9i/tur1 what lif1 must ha61 b11n lik1 f.r th1 wi61s and th1 3.m9ani.ns .f th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< b1/aus1 th1 li7ht that 1manat1d fr.m him and thr.u7h th1m was s. uniqu1. 0h1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had n. shad.w b1/aus1 h1 was li7ht and this li7ht illuminat1d th1 h1arts and minds and und1rstandin7 .f his f.ll.w1rs: 7i6in7 th1m insi7ht with.ut blindin7 th1m. 0h1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< was truly a m1r/y t. all th1 w.rlds: and n. .n1 with a /l1an h1art /.uld 9.ssibly f.r71t this: l1ast .f all th1 2r.9h1t hims1lf. 7 5rophet, surely We ha.e sent you as a witness and as a +ringer of good news and a warner= and one who calls the people to (llah +y -is permission, and as a shining light. (Quran 22"<%$<!& -t is said that 91.9l1 w1r1 aw1d by th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< wh1n th1y w1r1 in his 9r1s1n/1: and that th1y sat and list1n1d t. his w.rds with th1ir 1y1s l.w1r1d: as if th1y had birds 91r/h1d .n th1ir h1ads: and that th1y w.uld d. anythin7 f.r him: s. 7r1at was th1ir l.61 f.r him. -t was b1/aus1 .f th1 91rf1/ti.n .f th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< that 161ry.n1 was /.mmand1d t. ask bl1ssin7s .n him? (llah and -is angels pray +lessings on the 5rophet= 7 you who +elie.e> 5ray +lessings of him and ask for peace for him. (Quran 22"%!& -t was b1/aus1 .f th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad's uniqu1 stati.n with Allah that his wi61s and his 3.m9ani.ns w1r1 1891/t1d by Allah t. b1ha61 with su/h r1s91/t and /.urt1sy t.wards th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<@ and that his wi61s /.uld n.t 9.ssibly marry any.n1 1ls1 aft1r ha6in7 b11n marri1d t. him? When you ask his wi.es for something, ask them from +ehind a screen. 4hat is purer for your hearts and for their hearts. 't is not for you to cause in?ury to the Messenger of (llah, or e.er marry his wi.es after him. 4o do that would +e something dreadful in the sight of (llah. (Quran 22"%2& Furin7 th1 nin1 y1ars that 'A'isha was marri1d t. th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< sh1 witn1ss1d many .f th1 7r1at 161nts that sha91d th1 d1stiny .f th1 first +uslim /.mmunity .f +adina al +unawarra? -t was durin7 th1 /.urs1 .f th1ir marria71 that sh1 dir1/ti.n .f th1 qibla was /han71d fr.m %1rusal1m t. +1//a: th1r1by m.r1 /l1arly distin7uishin7 th1 +uslims fr.m th1 %1ws and th1 3hristians: and it was durin7 th1 /.urs1 .f th1ir marria71 that sh1 must ha61 list1n1d t. many .f th1 %1ws and th1 3hristians an th1 id.l w.rshi991rs wh. /am1 n.t t. list1n t. th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< but t. ar7u1 with him: in th1 h.91 that th1y /.uld find a 9lausibl1 18/us1 t. justify th1ir r1j1/ti.n .f him. -t was thr.u7h 18/han71 su/h as th1s1 that 'A'isha l1arn1d t. distin7uish what was tru1 fr.m what was fals1. As th1 9r.9h1ti/ 7uidan/1 /.ntinu1d t. b1 r161al1d thr.u7h th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<: 'A'isha's way .f lif1 ' al.n7 with that .f all th1 +uslims ' was 7radually r1sha91d and r1fin1d? -t was durin7 th1 /.urs1 .f th1ir marria71 that drinkin7 al/.h.l was finally f.rbidd1n: that it was mad1 /l1ar what f..d was halal and what f..d was haram: that it b1/am1 n1/1ssary f.r w.m1n t. w1ar th1 hijab in 9ubli/ and wh1n 9rayin7: that th1 7uidan/1 as t. h.w t. fast was r161al1d: that 9ayin7 th1 Zakat b1/am1 .bli7at.ry .n all +uslims: and that all rit1s .f th1 hajj w1r1 9urifi1d and /larifi1d.

-n fa/t 161ry as91/t .f lif1: fr.m birth t. d1ath and 161rythin7 that ha991ns in b1tw11n: was illuminat1d by th1 way in whi/h th1 2r.9h1t b1ha61d ' and it was this way .f b1ha6i.r: th1 Sunna: that 'A'isha h1l91d t. 9r1s1r61 and 9r.t1/t: n.t .nly by 1mb.dyin7 it h1rs1lf: but als. by t1a/hin7 it t. .th1rs. 'A'isha was .n/1 ask1d t. d1s/rib1 th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<: and sh1 r19li1d that h1 was 'th1 ,uran walkin7': m1anin7 that his b1ha6i.r was th1 ,uran translat1d int. a/ti.n. Sh1 did all that sh1 /.uld t. d. lik1wis1. 0hus sh1 n.t .nly kn1w and 1mb.di1d th1 Sunna: but als. sh1 m1m.ri"1d th1 ,uran by h1art and und1rst..d it. -t was durin7 th1 /.urs1 .f th1ir marria71 that: am.n7st .th1rs: th1 battl1s .f Badr: and hud: and Al'Khandaq ;th1 Fit/h< w1r1 f.u7ht. 0h1s1 w1r1 th1 thr11 maj.r battl1s a7ainst th1 ,uraish: that shift1d th1 balan/1 .f 9.w1r .ut .f th1 hands .f th1 kafirun and int. th1 hands .f th1 +uslims. Alth.u7h sh1 was still 61ry y.un7: 'A'isha 9arti/i9at1d in th1m all: brin7in7 wat1r f.r th1 +uslims warri.rs: and h1l9in7 t. l..k aft1r th1 w.und1d. Sh1 witn1ss1d lif1: and sh1 witn1ss1d d1ath ' b.th in th1 way .f Allah and in th1 way .f th1 kafirun ' and sh1 und1rst..d b.th. -nd11d .n1 .f th1 m1anin7s .f h1r nam1: 'A'isha': is 'lif1'. -t was durin7 th1 /.urs1 .f th1ir marria71 that th1 %1ws 9l.tt1d and tri1d t. kill th1 2r.9h1t .n m.r1 than .n1 .//asi.n: with.ut su//1ss: and w1r1 9unish1d f.r this. Airst th1 Banu ,ayunqa and th1n th1 Banu Badir w1r1 1891ll1d fr.m +1dina@ and th1n Banu ,uray"a ' wh. had br.k1n th1ir a7r11m1nt with th1 +uslims durin7 th1 battl1 .f al'Khandaq and /.ns9ir1d t. 18t1rminat1 all .f th1m ' w1r1 subj1/t1d t. th1 9unishm1nt that was d1/id1d by th1 man wh.m th1y th1ms1l61s had /h.s1n t. jud71 th1ir a/ti.ns: Sa'id ibn +u'adh. -n a//.rdan/1 with th1 /.mmands /.ntain1d in th1ir .wn b..k: th1 0.rah: all th1 m1n w1r1 kill1d ' with th1 18/19ti.n .f f.ur wh. a//19t1d -slam and all th1 w.m1n and /hildr1n w1r1 tak1n as sla61s. -t was aft1r this 161nt that an.th1r trib1: th1 Banu al +ustaliq b17an t. 9r19ar1 t. fi7ht th1 +uslims: and a//.rdin7ly th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< l1d an army a7ainst th1m. >ft1n wh1n th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< w1nt t. war: h1 t..k .n1 .f his wi61s with him. H1 did n.t /h..s1 any.n1 in 9arti/ular: but sim9ly dr1w l.ts and t..k th1 wif1 wh.s1 nam1 /am1 .ut. 4h1n h1 w1nt t. fi7ht th1 Banu al'+ustaliq: th1 l.t f1ll t. 'A'isha: and sh1 it was wh. tra61l1d with him. 'A'isha wh. was n.w thirt11n y1ars .ld: was small: slim: and 7ra/1ful: s. that it was diffi/ult f.r th1 m1n wh. /arri1d h1r litt1r t. kn.w f.r /1rtain wh1th1r .r n.t sh1 was a/tually insid1 it wh1n th1y lift1d it u9. >n th1 way ba/k t. +1dina: aft1r th1 Banu al +ustaliq had b11n subdu1d: th1 +uslim army st.991d f.r a r1st: but th1n th1 2r.9h1t un1891/t1dly .rd1r1d th1 army t. /.ntinu1 th1 mar/h ba/k. nkn.wn t. 161ry.n1 1ls1: 'A'isha had st1991d .ut .f h1r litt1r f.r a f1w minut1s and had l1ft th1 /am9: s11kin7 s.m1 9ri6a/y. >n h1r way ba/k sh1 had n.ti/1d that h1r .ny8 n1/kla/1 was missin7 and s. sh1 r1tra/1d h1r st19s t. try and find it. 4h1n sh1 had at last f.und it finally r1turn1d t. th1 /am9: it was t. find that 161ry.n1 had 7.n1. 0h1 m1n wh. had b11n /arryin7 h1r litt1r had th.u7ht sh1 was still in it: and had 9i/k1d it u9: stra991d it t. th1 /am1l and mar/h1d .n. 'A'isha: wh. trust1d /.m9l1t1ly in Allah: sat d.wn: and wait1d: h.9in7 that s.m1.n1 w.uld n.ti/1 h1r abs1n/1 and /.m1 ba/k f.r h1r. A.rtunat1ly sh1 did n.t ha61 l.n7 t. wait: f.r a y.un7 +uslim man nam1d Safwan ibn al'+u'attal: wh. had fall1n b1hind th1 army aft1r takin7 a r1st: r1a/h1d th1 /am9 durin7 th1 ni7ht and f.und h1r lyin7 fast asl119. Safwan imm1diat1ly r1/.7ni"in7 h1r: b1/aus1 h1 had s11n h1r in th1 1arly days b1f.r1 Allah had /.mmand1d +uslim w.m1n t. w1ar th1 hijab. =-nna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'unE= ' =Sur1ly w1 /.m1 fr.m Allah and sur1ly t. Him w1 r1turnE= h1 18/laim1d in sur9ris1: wakin7 'A'isha u9 with th1 l.udn1ss .f his 6.i/1. H1 did n.t say anythin7 1ls1: and a'A'isha 9ut th1 s/arf that had fall1n .ff h1r h1ad whil1 sh1 was asl119 ba/k .n: Safwan mad1 his /am1l kn11l d.wn /l.s1 t. h1r s. that sh1 /.uld /limb u9 .n t. it@ and th1n: l1adin7 th1 /am1l with his hand: h1 s1t .ff .n f..t aft1r th1 army: h.9in7 that th1y w.uld s..n /at/h u9 with it whi/h th1y 161ntually did lat1r th1 n18t m.rnin7: sin/1 th1 army had halt1d f.r a r1st durin7 th1 h.tt1st 9art .f th1 day. nf.rtunat1ly: s.m1 hy9./rit1s wh. had s11n Safwan and 'A'isha arri61

al.n1 t.71th1r b17an t. 7.ssi9 and s9r1ad sland1r.us li1s ab.ut th1m. D61ntually th1 st.ry r1a/h1d th1 2r.9h1t hims1lf ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and by th1n th1 wh.l1 /.mmunity was talkin7 ab.ut what mi7ht .r mi7ht n.w ha61 ha991n1d b1f.r1 th1 tw. y.un7 +uslims. Baturally th1 muminun w1r1 /1rtain that n.tin7 bad had ha991n1d: but th1 munafiqun th.u7ht .th1rwis1 and w1r1 n.t afraid t. insinuat1 that was th1 /as1. As a r1sult .f all this 7.ssi9: th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and his h.us1h.ld /am1 und1r a 7r1at strain: and in fa/t 'A'isha h1rs1lf f1ll ill: n.t b1/aus1 sh1 was awar1 .f what th1 hy9./rit1s w1r1 sayin7 ab.ut h1r: but b1/aus1 th1 2r.9h1t did n.t s11m t. /ar1 f.r h1r as mu/h as h1 had d.n1 b1f.r1 th1 /am9ai7n a7ainst th1 Banu al +ustaliq. Ainally: s.m1.n1 t.ld h1r what s.m1 91.9l1 w1r1 sayin7. 0his mad1 'A'isha 161n m.r1 ill: s. with th1 2r.9h1t's 91rmissi.n: sh1 w1nt t. stay at th1 h.us1 .f h1r 9ar1nts. 4h1n sh1 arri61d: sh1 said t. h1r m.th1r: mm )uman: =+.th1rE 4hat ar1 th1 91.9l1 sayin75= Sh1 r19li1d => my dau7ht1rE F. n.t mak1 t.. mu/h .f th1 busin1ss. By Allah: s1ld.m has th1r1 b11n a w.man .f b1auty with a husband wh. l.61s h1r and wh. has /. wi61s but that 91.9l1 say a l.t a7ainst h1r.= A'isha said: =Hl.ry b1 t. AllahE 0h1 91.9l1 ha61 r1ally b11n sayin7 this5= 'A'isha said: =- ha61 s91nt th1 1ntir1 ni7ht until m.rnin7 unabl1 t. st.9 w119in7 and /.uld n.t sl119 at all. +.rnin7 f.und m1 still w119in7.= -n th1 m1antim1: wh1n Safwan was /.nfr.nt1d with th1 all17ati.ns that had b11n mad1: h1 r19li1d: =Hl.ry b1 t. AllahE By Allah: - ha61 n161r r1m.61d th1 61il .f any w.manE= Sin/1 th1r1 had b11n n. r161lati.n t. /larify th1 matt1r: th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< ask1d Barira: wh. was 'A'isha 's maid s1r6ant: if sh1 had s11n anythin7 in 'A'isha' s b1ha6i.r that was at all d.ubtful. =By Him wh. s1nt y.u with th1 truth:= sh1 r19li1d: =- ha61 n.t s11n n.thin7 wr.n7 with h1r: .th1r than that sh1 is a y.un7 7irl and s.m1tim1s sh1 falls asl119 whil1 sh1 is kn1adin7 th1 d.u7h and a lamb /.m1s al.n7 and 1ats itE= S.m1 .f th1 /.m9ani.ns wh. w1r1 9r1s1nt s/.ld1d Barira and t.ld h1r t. /.m1 t. th1 9.int. =Hl.ry b1 t. AllahE= sh1 r19li1d. =- kn.w as mu/h ab.ut h1r as a j1w1l1r kn.ws ab.ut a 9i1/1 .f 9ur1 7.ldE= 0h1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< als. ask1d Zaynab bint %ahsh f.r h1r .9ini.n: sin/1 h1 6alu1d it hi7hly. Alth.u7h sh1 and A'isha w1r1 fr1qu1ntly at .dds with .n1 an.th1r and Zaynab's sist1r Hamna: was th1 .n1 .f th.s1 wh. w1r1 a/ti61ly 7.ssi9in7 and s9r1adin7 th1 rum.r: sh1 r19li1d with.ut h1sitati.n: => +1ss1n71r .f Allah:= sh1 said: =- will n.t r191at anythin7 that - ha61 n.t h1ard with my .wn 1ars and s11n with my .wn 1y1s. By Allah: find n.thin7 in h1r but 7..dn1ss.= 0h1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< th1n tri1d t. 6indi/at1 A'isha's h.n.r by /allin7 161ry.n1 t. th1 m.squ1 and 9ubli/ly d1f1ndin7 h1r r19utati.n: but th1 hy9./rit1s wh. had start1d th1 tr.ubl1 in th1 first 9la/1 .nly mad1 matt1r w.rs1: s. that ar7um1nts br.k1 .ut all .61r th1 m.squ1: and 91.9l1 had alm.st /.m1 t. bl.ws .61r th1 matt1r b1f.r1 th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< /alm1d th1m d.wn and sil1n/1d th1m. 0h1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< th1n /am1 t. Abu Bakr's h.us1: wh1r1 A'isha had b11n /ryin7 h1r h1art .ut: and in th1 9r1s1n/1 .f h1r 9ar1nts said th1 shahada: and th1n /.ntinu1d: =-f y.u ar1 inn./1nt: th1n Allah Hims1lf will 9r.t1/t y.ur h.n.r: and if by a//id1nt th1r1 has b11n a la9s1 .n y.ur 9art: th1n s11k th1 f.r7i61n1ss .f Allah and H1 will 9ard.n y.u: f.r wh1n a sla61 admits a fault and turns t. Him in r191ntan/1: th1n Allah als. turns and a//19ts that r191ntan/1.= A'isha said: =4h1n th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< finish1d what h1 was sayin7: my t1ars st.991d s. that - was n.t awar1 .f a sin7l1 t1ar. - said t. my fath1r: 'Answ1r th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah f.r m1 r17ardin7 what h1 has said.' H1 said: 'By Allah: - d. n.t kn.w what t. say t. th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah:' - said t. my m.th1r: 'Answ1r th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah f.r m1 r17ardin7 what h1 has said.' Sh1 said: 'By Allah: - d. n.t kn.w what t. say t. th1 +1ss1n71r

.f Allah.'= A'isha said: =- am a y.un7 7irl wh. d.1s n.t y1t r1/it1 mu/h .f th1 ,ur'an. By Allah: - kn.w that y.u ha61 h1ard this st.ry that 91.9l1 ar1 sayin7 and it has b1/.m1 fi81d in y.urs1lf and y.u ha61 b1li161d it. -f - w1r1 t. say t. y.u that - am inn./1nt: y.u w.uld n.t b1li161 m1. -f - w1r1 t. /.nf1ss t. s.m1thin7 t. y.u and Allah kn.ws that - am inn./1nt y.u w.uld b1li161 m1. By Allah: /an .nly say what th1 fath1r .f Gusuf said: 5atience is +eautiful, and (llah is my protection against what you descri+e. (Quran #@"#A&= 0h1n - turn1d .61r .n my b1d: Allah kn.win7 that - was inn./1nt and h.9in7 that Allah w.uld 9r./laim m1 inn./1nt. H.w161r: by Allah: - did n.t think that any r1lati.n w.uld b1 s1nt d.wn r17ardin7 m1. - th.u7ht t.. littl1 .f mys1lf that s.m1thin7 w.uld b1 said in th1 ,ur'an r17ardin7 m1: h.w161r - h.91d that th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< w.uld ha61 a dr1am in whi/h Allah w.uld 18.n1rat1 m1. Sh1 had hardly finish1d s91akin7 wh1n th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< r1/1i61d a dir1/t r161lati.n .f s.m1 m.r1 ayahs .f th1 ,ur'an: and wh1n it was .61r: h1 smil1d and said: =F. n.t w.rry: 'A'isha: f.r Allah has r161al1d 9r..f .f y.ur inn./1n/1.= A'isha's m.th1r: wh. had b11n standin7 n18t t. h1r: said: =H1t u9 and thank him.= =By Allah:= 18/laim1d A'isha: wh.s1 titl1: 'Siddiqa': m1ans 'th1 truthful .n1': =- will n.t thank him and 9rais1 him but rath1r Allah 4h. has 7i61n th1 r161lati.n that has 9r.t1/t1d my h.n.rE= 0h1n th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< w1nt t. th1 m.squ1 and r1/it1d what had just b11n s1nt d.wn? 1urely those who fa+ricate the lie are a group from among you. /o not think it is +ad thing for you= no it is good for you. B.ery man will recei.e what he has earned for this sin, and whoe.er had the greater part in it will ha.e a great punishment. Why did the men and women +elie.ers, when they heard it, not think good in their sel.es and say" 64his is clearly a lie06 Why did they not produce four witnesses0 1ince they did not produce witnesses, they are certainly liars in the sight of (llah. 'f it were not for the grace of (llah, and -is mercy on you in this world and in the neCt world, an awful doom would ha.e o.ertaken you for what you repeated. 1ince you recei.ed it with your tongues, and repeated what you did not know anything a+out with your mouths, you thought it was a trifle, +ut in the sight of (llah it is serious. Why, when you heard it, did you not say" 6't is not for us to repeat this, Glory +e to ,ou (7 (llah&, this is a serious rumor.6 (llah warns you to ne.er repeat anything like this again, if you are indeed +elie.ers and (llah makes the signs clear to you= and (llah is Dnowing, Wise. 1urely those who lo.e to spread around slander a+out those who +elie.e will ha.e a painful punishment in this world and in the neCt world= and (llah knows and you do not know. (Quran @<"##$# &. A'isha f.r7a61 th.s1 wh. had l1t th1ms1l61s b1 /au7ht in th1 sland1r and in lat1r y1ars w.uld n.t h1ar anythin7 bad said ab.ut th1m. 0h1 fa/t that A'isha' s h.n.r and r19utati.n had b11n 9r.t1/t1d by a r161lati.n fr.m Allah /.uld n.t b1 i7n.r1d by any.n1: and fr.m th1n .n 161ry.n1 was m.r1 awar1 .f h1r hi7h stati.n with Allah. -t was als. durin7 th1 /.urs1 .f A'isha's marria71 with th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< that th1 +uslim /.mm189and1d s. ra9idly that +1//a was 161ntually /.nqu1r1d by th1 +uslim army: and 9r19arati.ns w1r1 mad1 f.r th1 first .f th1 many battl1s that w1r1 su//1ssfully f.u7ht a7ainst th1 Hr11ks and th1 21rsians aft1r th1 l1tt1rs fr.m +uhammad in6itin7 H1ra/lius and 3h.r.1s t. 1mbra/1 -slam and w.rshi9 Allah al.n1 had b11n /.nt1m9tu.usly i7n.r1d. 0his 18tra.rdinary 189ansi.n ' 161n th1 id1a .f whi/h w.uld: at th1 tim1 .f Khadijah' s d1ath ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r< ha61 s11m1d lik1 a wild dr1am was h1rald1d: in # AH: by th1 tr1aty .f Hudaybiyya: by 6irtu1 .f whi/h 91a/1 was d1/lar1d b1tw11n th1 ,uraish and th1 +uslims f.r t1n y1ars: and th1 ri7ht .f th1 +uslims t. 1nt1r +1//a and d. 'umra unharm1d was r1/.7ni"1d by th1

,uraish. Alth.u7h th1 +uslims had t. wait f.r a y1ar b1f.r1 th1y /.uld d. umra: that y1ar was n.t l.n7 in 9assin7: and in th1 int1r6al th1 %1ws .f Khaybar: wh. lik1 th1 .th1r %1ws ar.und +adina had att1m9t1d t. d1str.y th1 +uslim /.mmunity by br1akin7 th1ir 91a/1 a7r11m1nt with th1 +uslims and su99.rtin7 th1 id.l w.rshi991rs w1r1 f.u7ht and d1f1at1d. Aft1r th1 %1ws .f Khaybar had b11n d1f1at1d: a %1w1ss mana71d t. s1r61 th1 2r.9h1t s.m1 9.is.n1d m1at: whi/h its1lf inf.rm1d him that it had b11n 9.is.n1d: s. that h1 .nly had a small tast1 .f it. D61n th.u7h .n1 .f his /.m9ani.ns wh. had alr1ady 1at1n s.m1 .f th1 m1at subs1qu1ntly di1d: th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< f.r7a61 th1 %1w1ss and l1t h1r 7. fr11. 0h1 %1ws .f Khaybar w1r1 91rmitt1d t. stay .n th1ir land 9r.6id1d that th1y 9aid a y1arly tribut1 t. th1 +uslims. As a r1sult: s.m1 .f th1 +uslims b17an t. 7r.w m.r1 w1althy than th1y had b11n in th1 9ast. -nd11d .n .n1 .//asi.n: th1 2r.9h1t's wi61s: l1d by 'A'isha and Hafsa: ask1d him f.r s.m1 m.n1y that h1 did n.t ha61 f.r th1r1 was n161r .n1 ni7ht that h1 lay d.wn t. sl119 with any m.n1y in his 9.ss1ssi.n. 0h1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< was distr1ss1d by this n.t b1/aus1 h1 did n.t ha61 th1 m.n1y t. 7i61 t. th1m: but rath1r b1/aus1 it was this that a99ar1ntly th1y d1sir1d. At this tim1: b.th Abu Bakr and mar 6isit1d him and th1y f.und th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah s1at1d: surr.und1d by his wi61s wh. w1r1 all sil1nt. Abu Bakr said t. hims1lf: =By Allah: - will say s.m1thin7 t. /h11r u9 th1 +1ss1n71r .f AllahE' S. h1 said: =+1ss1n71r .f Allah: if - w1r1 t. s11 th1 dau7ht1r .f Kharija askin7 m1 f.r m.n1y: - w.uld strik1 h1r .n th1 n1/kE= 0h1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah smil1d and said: '0h1s1 .n1s y.u s11 ar.und m1 ha61 ask1d m1 f.r m.n1y.= S> Abu Bakr w1nt t. 7rab A'isha and mar w1nt t. 7rab Hafsa: b.th 18/laimin7: =F> y.u ask th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah f.r s.m1thin7 h1 d.1s n.t ha61E= 0h1 w.m1n said: =By Allah: w1 w.uld n161r ask th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah f.r s.m1thin7 h1 d.1s n.t ha61E= 0his was n.t th1 .nly marital 9r.bl1m whi/h h1 1891ri1n/1d at this tim1. 0h1r1 was a 7r1at d1al .f ri6alry b1tw11n s.m1 .f th1 wi61s and als. Hafsa had t.ld A'isha s.m1thin7 whi/h th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had t.ld h1r n.t t. dis/l.s1 b1/aus1 it was s.m1thin7 whi/h w.uld in/r1as1 th1 fri/ti.n b1tw11n th1 wi61s. S.m1 s.ur/1s say that h1 had t.ld h1r that Abu Bakr and mar w.uld rul1 aft1r him. -n any /as1: h1 stay1d away fr.m th1m f.r a wh.l1 m.nth: durin7 whi/h many .f his 3.m9ani.ns b17an t. think 1ith1r that h1 was 7.in7 t. di6.r/1 th1m .r that h1 had alr1ady d.n1 s.. -0 is r1lat1d by mar ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with him< that h1 w1nt t. 6isit th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< wh. was stayin7 al.n1 in a small u991r r..m: in .rd1r t. find .ut what was ha991nin7. Airst .f all h1 6isit1d his dau7ht1r Hafsa: wh. was w119in7: and ask1d h1r if th1 2r.9h1t had di6.r/1d his wi61s. =- d.n't kn.w:= sh1 s.bb1d. 0h1n h1 w1nt and ask1d t. s11 th1 2r.9h1t. Aft1r h1 had b11n 7i61n 91rmissi.n t. 1nt1r: mar /limb1d u9 th1 ladd1r and int. th1 small r..m? =- 6isit1d Allah's +1ss1n71r ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and h1 was lyin7 .n a mat. - saw d.wn and h1 dr1w u9 his l.w1r 7arm1nt .61r him. H1 had n.thin7 1ls1 .n: and th1 mat had l1ft its marks .n his sid1s. - l..k1d ar.und at what st.r1s Allah's +1ss1n71r ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had: and saw .nly a handful .f barl1y 1qual t. .n1 sa' and an 1qual am.unt .f mim.sa l1a61s in th1 /.rn1r .f th1 r..m and tann1d l1ath1r ba7 handin7 n1arby: and - as m.61d t. t1ars. HD said: '-bn al Khattab: what is makin7 y.u /ry5' - r19li1d: '> +1ss1n71r .f Allah: h.w /an - n.t /ry5 0his mat has l1ft marks .n y.ur sid1s and - /an .nly s11 what - ha61 s11n .f y.ur st.r1s. 3a1sar and 3h.sr.1s ar1 l1adin7 th1ir li61s .f 9l1nty: whil1 y.u ar1 th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah: His 3h.s1n >n1: and l..k what y.u ha61E' '-bn al Khattab:' h1 answ1r1d: 'isn't it 1n.u7h f.r y.u that f.r us th1r1 is th1 n18t w.rld: and f.r th1m th1r1 is this w.rld5' 'G1s:' - said. 0h1n - said: '> +1ss1n71r .f Allah: what has ha991n1d with y.ur wi61s5 -f y.u ha61 di6.r/1d

th1m: th1n truly Allah is with y.u: and His an71ls: %ibril and +ika'il: and Abu Bakr and - and th1 b1li161rs ar1 with y.u.' And s1ld.m ha61 - talk1d lik1 that and h.91d that Allah w.uld t1stify t. th1 w.rds that - utt1r1d. And s. it ha991n1d that th1 ayahs .f /h.i/1 w1r1 r161al1d? 'f you +oth turn to (llah in repentance, then that is what your hearts desire= and if you help each other against him then surely (llah -imself is his protector, and Ei+ril, and the righteous from among the +elie.ers, and as well as that, the angels will help him. 't may+e, if he di.orces you, that his Lord will gi.e him wi.es who are +etter than you, who su+mit, who +elie.e, who are de.out, who are repentant, who worship, who fast, whether they ha.e +een pre.iously married or are .irgins. (Quran !!"<$%& -n fa/t th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< n161r di6.r/1d any .f his wi61s: and as w1 7r.w m.r1 awar1 ab.ut h.w th1y li61d: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with all .f th1m: it is /l1ar that th1y 9.ss1ss1d all .f th1 qualiti1s .f th1 w.m1n d1s/rib1d in th1 last ayat. 21rha9s this ayat s1r61d as a r1mind1r t. th1m: a r1mind1r that th1y w.uld r1m1mb1r f.r th1 r1st .f th1ir days whi/h f.r m.st .f th1m last1d l.n7 aft1r th1 2r.9h1t's ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< d1ath. )1turnin7 t. Sayyiduna mar's a//.unt .f his 6isit t. th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< durin7 th1 m.nth .f s19arati.n fr.m his wi61s: mar th1n ask1d: => +1ss1n71r .f Allah: ha61 y.u di6.r/1d th1m5= and h1 r19li1d: =B..= S. aft1r talkin7 f.r a whil1 l.n71r and h.w in +1//a th1 m1n t1nd1d t. d.minat1 th1 w.m1n: wh1r1as in +1dina th1 w.m1n t1nd1d t. d.minat1 th1 m1n: whi/h is what th1 w.m1nf.lk fr.m +1//a had l1arn1d t. d. aft1r th1y had mad1 hijrah t. +1dina ' mar /limb1d d.wn and st..d at th1 d..r .f th1 m.squ1 and /all1d .ut at th1 t.9 .f his 6.i/1? =0h1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< has n.t di6.r/1d his wi61sE= Aft1r th1 m.nth was u9: th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< first w1nt t. A'isha's r..m. Sh1 was d1li7ht1d t. s11 him: but 7r1w m.r1 s1ri.us wh1n h1 said that s.m1 ayahs had b11n r161al1d t. him whi/h r1quir1d him t. 9ut tw. .9ti.ns b1f.r1 h1r. =F. n.t mak1 a hasty d1/isi.n:= h1 said: =and /.nsult y.ur 9ar1nts first.= H1 th1n r1/it1d th1s1 61rs1s? 7 5rophet, say to your wi.es" 6'f you desire the life of this world and its adornments, then come, and ' will make you content, and ' will release you with a fair release. *ut if you desire (llah and -is Messenger and the a+ode of the neCt world, then truly (llah has prepared an immense reward for those of you who do good.6 (Quran 22"@A$@ & =-s th1r1 any n11d t. /.nsult my 9ar1nts5= r19li1d A'isha. =-nd11d - d1sir1 Allah and His +1ss1n71r and th1 ab.d1 .f th1 n18t w.rld.= And h1r r1s9.ns1 was f.ll.w1d by all .f his .th1r wi61s. A'isha r1main1d tru1 t. h1r w.rd b.th durin7 th1 lif1tim1 .f th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and aft1rwards. >n/1: wh1n th1 +uslims w1r1 fa6.r1d with 7r1at w1alth: sh1 as 7i61n a 7ift .f .n1 hundr1d th.usand Fhirhams. Sh1 was fastin7 wh1n sh1 r1/1i61d th1 m.n1y: and distall .f it t. th1 9..r and n11dy: 161n th.u7h sh1 had n. 9r.6isi.ns in h1r h.us1. Sh.rtly aft1r that: h1r maid s1r6ant said t. h1r: =3.uldn't y.u ha61 br.u7ht a dirham's w.rth .f m1at with whi/h t. br1ak y.ur fast5= =-f - had th.u7ht .f it:= sh1 r19li1d: =- w.uld ha61 d.n1 s.E= Aft1r a y1ar had 9ass1d f.ll.win7 th1 tr1aty .f Hudaybiyya: th1 +uslims tra61l1d t. +1//a and th1y w1r1 abl1 t. /.m9l1t1 all th1 rit1s .f th1 umra: d.in7 161rythin7 as th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< did it. -n a//.rdan/1 with th1 t1rms .f th1 tr1aty: th1 +uslims l1ft aft1r thr11 days: wh1n th1ir umra had b11n /.m9l1t1d. B.t l.n7 aft1r this: th1 2r.9h1t s1nt an army .f thr11 th.usand +uslims n.rthwards t. th1 b.rd1rs .f th1 By"antin1 t1rrit.ri1s in what is n.w 2al1stin1 t. /hastis1 th1 trib1s th1r1 f.r killin7 th1 m1ss1n71rs wh.m h1 had s1nt t. /all th1m t. -slam. 0h1 trib1s /all1d .n th1 Dm91r.r H1r/lius f.r su99.rt: and wh1n th1 +uslim army arri61d at

+uta: th1y f.und th1ms1l61s fa/in7 an army .f tw. th.usand m1n. +any .f th1 +uslims di1d as shahids .n th1 day .f th1 battl1: but thanks t. th1 ta/ti/s .f Khalid bin 4alid: th1 Hr11ks withdr1w th1 n18t day: and s. th1 +uslims w1r1 abl1 t. r1turn t. +1dina r1lati61ly uns/ath1d. 4h1n th1 n1ws .f th1 battl1 .f +uta finally r1a/h1d +1//a: th1 ,uraish mistak1nly b1li161d that th1 +uslims had b11n th.r.u7hly d1f1at1d by th1 Hr11ks and d1/id1d t. r1n1w th1ir .99.siti.n t. th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<. -n d.in7 s.: th1y d1lib1rat1ly br.k1 th1ir tr1aty that th1y had mad1 at Hudaybiiya: by all.win7 th1ir alli1s t. atta/k and kill s.m1 .f th1 alli1s .f th1 +uslims wh. li61d n1ar +1//a. A//.rdin7ly th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< mar/h1d .n +1//a at th1 h1ad .f an army .f t1n th.usand +uslims. F1s9it1 161ry.n1's f1ars: h1 /.nqu1r1d it with hardly a dr.9 .f bl..d b1in7 s9ill1d. As always: th1 m1r/y and f.r7i61n1ss that h1 dis9lay1d t.wards th.s1 wh. had r1l1ntl1ssly .99.s1d him f.r s. many y1ars /han71d 91.9l1's h1arts: and many .f th1 91.9l1 .f +1//a n.w 1mbra/1d -slam as a r1sult. Ha6in7 9ard.n1d all .f th1 ,uraish: with th1 18/19ti.n .f f.ur m1n wh. had all /.mmitt1d murd1r f.r 91rs.nal r1as.ns: th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< smash1d all th1 id.ls and d1str.y1d all th1 9aintin7s that had b11n 9la/1d insid1 th1 Ka'ba by th1 id.l'w.rshi991rs. 0h1 san/tity .f th1 san/tuary .f +1//a had b11n r1st.r1d: and at l.n7 last th1 +uslims w1r1 fr11 t. /.m1 and 7. in +1//a as th1y 9l1as1d. -n th1 midst .f th1 91a/1 and r1j.i/in7: h.w161r: n1ws /am1 that th1 trib1s .f Hawa"in and 0haqif w1r1 9r19arin7 t. atta/k th1 +uslims. 0h1 +uslim army that had /.nqu1r1d +1//a: sw1ll1d t. tw1l61 th.usand by s.m1 .f th1 m1n fr.m th1 ,uraish wh. had just 1mbra/1d -slam: mar/h1d t. a 9la/1 /all1d Hunayn. A.r th1 first tim1 in th1ir 1891ri1n/1: th1 +uslims a/tually .utnumb1r1d th1 1n1my: .f wh.m th1r1 w1r1 .nly ab.ut f.ur th.usand. 0his n1arly 9r.61d t. b1 th1 +uslims' und.in7: f.r many .f th1m f1lt s1/ur1 b1/aus1 .f th1ir lar71 numb1rs rath1r than b1/aus1 .f th1 r1lian/1 .n Allah. 4h1n th1 1n1my sudd1nly atta/k1d at dawn: sh.w1rin7 d.wn arr.ws fr.m th1 hills: th1 +uslims w1r1 tak1n by sur9ris1 and many b17an t. fl11. A small 7r.u9 st..d firm with th1 2r.9h1t: .n1 .f wh.m was mm Sulaym bint +ilhan: th1 wif1 .f Abu 0alha. Alth.u7h sh1 was 9r17nant at th1 tim1: sh1 had arm1d h1rs1lf with a da771r t. us1 a7ainst th1 kafirun. A.rtunat1ly th1 str.n7 +uslims ralli1d r.und th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and alth.u7h th1r1 w1r1 .nly si8 hundr1d .f th1m: th1ir /.n/1rt1d 1ff.rt: fi7htin7 6aliantly in th1 way .f Allah: turn1d th1 tid1 .f th1 battl1 until th.s1 wh. had turn1d away in th1 initial 9ani/ and /.nfusi.n had r1turn1d and th1 battl1 was w.n. Aft1r th1 battl1 .f Hunayn: th1 .nly /.ntinu1d r1sistan/1 t. th1 +uslims was fr.m th1 n.rth and n.rth'1ast: fr.m th1 By"antin1 and 21rsian Dm9ir1s. Ha6in7 h1ard that th1 Hr11ks w1r1 9r19arin7 a hu71 army .f thirty th.usand m1n and mar/h1d .ut in th1 h1at .f th1 lat1 summ1r t. d. battl1 with th1m. Aft1r a l.n7: hard: h.t mar/h: th1 +uslim army r1a/h1d 0abuk: and h1r1 th1y l1arn1d that th1 Hr11ks had r1tr1at1d ba/k t. th1ir .wn t1rrit.ry. A//.rdin7ly: ha6in7 mad1 91a/1 tr1ati1s with all th1 b.rd1r trib1s: th1 +uslims r1turn1d t. +1dina: in tim1 f.r many .f th1m t. 7. .n th1 9il7rima71 t. +1//a. 0h.s1 wh. had mad1 w1ak 18/us1s in .rd1r t. a6.id 7.in7 .n th1 1891diti.n t. 0abuk n.w f1lt 7r1at sham1 and r17r1t. 0h1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< hims1lf did n.t 7. .n th1 9il7rima71 this y1ar: f.r 91.9l1 w1r1 /.min7 t. +1dina fr.m all .61r th1 Arab lands t. 1mbra/1 -slam and t. 9l1d71 all17ian/1 t. him. -t was this y1ar that /am1 t. b1 kn.wn as 'th1 G1ar .f th1 F1l17ati.ns': durin7 whi/h: at .n1 9.int: th1 2r.9h1t b1/am1 s. 18haust1d fr.m s11in7 91.9l1 that h1 had t. 9ray sittin7 d.wn. S. inst1ad: Abu Bakr ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with him< l1d th1 9il7rims. -t was durin7 this hajj that th1 ayat in th1 ,uran that f.rbad1 th1 id.l w.rshi991rs fr.m 161r 1nt1rin7 th1 san/tuary .f +1//a a7ain w1r1 r161al1d@ th1y w1r1 mad1 9ubli/ durin7 th1 hajj by Ali ibn Abi 0alib ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with him< wh. was s1nt strai7ht fr.m +1dina t. +1//a as s..n as th1y had b11n r161al1d: s. that as many 91.9l1 as 9.ssibl1 w.uld h1ar th1m. 0h1 f.ll.win7 y1ar:

wh1n th1 tim1 f.r th1 9il7rima71 dr1w n1ar: th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< ann.un/1d that h1 was 7.in7 .n th1 hajj: and as a r1sult 161ry.n1 want1d t. d. it with him. 0h1 +uslims wh. did n.t li61 in .r n1ar +1dina 1ith1r first tra61l1d t. +1dina in .rd1r t. a//.m9any him .n th1 j.urn1y t. +1//a: .r 1ls1 tra61l1d t. +1//a fr.m 161ry 9art .f Arabia and j.in1d him th1r1. Am.n7st th1 91.9l1 .n what has b1/.m1 kn.wn as 'th1 Aar1w1ll 2il7rima71' .f th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< was A'isha: f.r th1 2r.9h1t ask1d all .f his wi61s: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with th1m: t. a//.m9any him: t. 1nsur1 that th1y all fulfill1d this 9arti/ular .bli7ati.n that 161ry +uslim .w1s t. his .r h1r C.rd. -t was an 18tra.rdinary 9il7rima71. 0h1r1 n161r had b11n: and th1r1 n161r has b11n: and th1r1 n161r will b1: an.th1r hajj quit1 lik1 it: f.r at its h1art was th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and ar.und him w1r1 his family and 3.m9ani.ns: may th1 bl1ssin7s and 91a/1 .f Allah b1 .n th1m: and durin7 it th1 ayat .f th1 ,ur'an was r161al1d? 4his day ' ha.e perfected your deen for you and ha.e completed My +lessing on you, and ha.e chosen 'slam for you as your deen. (Quran %"2& -t was als. durin7 this hajj that th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< 7a61 his fam.us Aar1w1ll Khutba: wh.s1 w.rds still rin7 in .ur 1ars and 1/h. in .ur h1arts all th1s1 /1nturi1s lat1r. 4h1n h1 had finish1d s91akin7 t. th1 th.usands u9.n th.usands .f +uslims wh. w1r1 7ath1r1d ar.und him .n th1 9lain .f Arafa: h1 rais1d his 6.i/1 sli7htly and ask1d: =+y C.rd: ha61 - d1li61r1d th1 m1ssa715= And th.usands u9.n th.usands .f 6.i/1s fr.m all ar.und him answ1r1d his qu1sti.n? =G1s: y.u ha61.= And many .f th.s1 wh. w1r1 9r1s1nt 9ass1d .n that m1ssa71 t. th.s1 wh. 1r1 n.t 9r1s1nt: and s. it has /.ntinu1d: ri7ht u9 until t.day. And .n1 .f th.s1 wh. was 9r1s1nt was A'isha: .f wh.m th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< .n/1 said: =C1arn s.m1 .f y.ur d11n fr.m this r1d hair1d lady.= +1anin7 A'isha. 0his is n.t sur9risin7: f.r sh1 is .n1 .f th1 f.ur 91.9l1 wh. ha61 transmitt1d m.r1 than tw. th.usand hadiths: th1 .th1rs b1in7 Abu Hurairah: Abdullah ibn mar: and Anas ibn +alik. +any .f th1s1 ar1 ab.ut s.m1 .f th1 m.st intimat1 as91/ts .f 91rs.nal b1ha6i.r and hy7i1n1 whi/h .nly s.m1.n1 in A'isha's 9.siti.n /.uld ha61 l1arn1d. -t was durin7 th1 /.urs1 .f his marria71 with A'isha that th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< marri1d s161ral .th1r wi61s: usually t. str1n7th1n ti1s b1tw11n im9.rtant famili1s and trib1s: .r t. r1li161 th1 hardshi9 .f a w.man wh. had b11n un1891/t1dly di6.r/1d .r wid.w1d: .r in .rd1r t. /l1arly d1m.nstrat1 wh.m it wa91rmissibl1 f.r a +uslim t. marry: but ab.61 all b1/aus1 all .f his marria71 had b11n d1/r11d by Allah: and b1/aus1 all .f his wi61s w1r1 18/19ti.nal w.m1n.

HA'SA bint (mar

Hafsa: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r: was th1 dau7ht1r .f Sayyiduna mar ibn al Khattab. Sh1 had b11n marri1d t. s.m1.n1 1ls1: but was wid.w1d wh1n sh1 as still 61ry y.un7: .nly 1i7ht11n. mar ask1d b.th Abu Bakr and thman ibn Affan: .n1 aft1r an.th1r: if th1y w.uld lik1 t. marry h1r: but th1y b.th d1/lin1d b1/aus1 th1y kn1w that th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had 189r1ss1d an int1r1st in marryin7 h1r. 4h1n mar ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with him< w1nt t. th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< t. /.m9lain ab.ut th1ir b1ha6i.r: th1 2r.9h1t smil1d: and said: =Hafsa will marry .n1 b1tt1r than thman and thman will marry .n1 b1tt1r than Hafsa.= mar was startl1d and th1n r1ali"1d that it was th1 2r.9h1t was askin7 f.r h1r hand in marria71. HD was .61r/.m1 with d1li7ht. 0h1y w1r1 marri1d just aft1r th1 battl1 .f Badr: wh1n Hafsa was ab.ut tw1nty y1ars .ld and th1 2r.9h1t as fifty'si8. By this marria71: th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< str1n7th1n1d th1 ti1s b1tw11n tw. .f his /l.s1st 3.m9ani.ns: th1 tw. wh. w.uld b1/.m1 th1 first tw. ri7htly 7uid1d khalifs aft1r his d1ath. H1 was n.w marri1d

t. th1 dau7ht1r .f Abu Bakr: A'isha and t. th1 dau7ht1r .f mar: Hafsa. 0w. .f th1 .th1r /l.s1st 3.m9ani.ns .f th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< wh. w.uld b1/.m1 th1 third and f.urth )i7htly 7uid1d Khalifs w1r1 als. /.nn1/t1d t. th1 2r.9h1t thr.u7h marria71. thman ibn Affan ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with him< marri1d )uqayya: th1n dau7ht1r .f th1 2r.9h1t: in +1//a: and th1n: aft1r h1r d1ath in +1dina: s..n aft1r th1 battl1 .f Badr: h1 had marri1d mm Khulthum: als. th1 dau7ht1r .f th1 2r.9h1t. -t was b1/aus1 h1 marri1d tw. .f th1 dau7ht1rs .f th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< that thman was 7i61n th1 titl1 .f Fhun Burayn: whi/h m1ans 'th1 9.ss1ss.r .f tw. li7hts'. And Ali ibn Abi 0alib ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with him< had marri1d Aatima: th1 y.un71st dau7ht1r .f th1 2r.9h1t: sh.rtly b1f.r1 th1 2r.9h1t had marri1d A'isha. Hafsa: lik1 A'isha with wh.m sh1 b1/am1 /l.s1 fri1nds: was n161r at a l.ss f.r w.rds: and was n.t afraid t. ar7u1 with th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< wh. was /.nt1nt t. all.w h1r t. say what sh1 th.u7ht. >n1 day: whil1 s91akin7 t. Hafsa's m.th1r mar ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with him< said: =- think - shall s. and s..= 4h1r1u9.n his wif1 r19li1d: =But it w.uld b1 b1tt1r if y.u did su/h and su/h.= =Ar1 y.u ar7uin7 with m1: w.man5= said mar wh. was a fi1r/1 man wh. did n.t 1891/t his wi61s t. talk ba/k at him. =4hy n.t5= sh1 answ1r1d. =G.ur dau7ht1r k119s ar7uin7 with th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah until sh1 u9s1ts him f.r th1 wh.l1 day.= mar ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with him< imm1diat1ly 9ut .n his /l.ak and w1nt dir1/tly t. his dau7ht1r's h.us1. =-s it tru1 that y.u ar7u1 with th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah5= h1 ask1d. =-nd11d - d..= Sh1 r19li1d. mar was just ab.ut t. /hastis1 h1r f.r what h1 /.nsid1r1d w1r1 bad mann1rs: wh1n th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< /am1 int. th1 r..m and w.uld n.t all.w him t. 161n t.u/h h1r. S. mar w1nt r.und t. 6isit mm Salama: t. wh.m mar was r1lat1d in .rd1r t. try and influ1n/1 Hafsa's b1ha6i.r thr.u7h h1r. =- w.nd1r at y.u: -bn Khattab:= sh1 said: aft1r sh1 had list1n1d t. him. =G.u ha61 int1rf1r1d in 161rythin7. 4ill y.u n.w int1rf1r1 b1tw11n th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah and his wi61s5= Sayiduna mar wh1n r1latin7 this in/id1nt: /.ntinu1d: =And sh1 k19t aft1r m1 until sh1 mad m1 7i61 u9 mu/h .f what - th.u7ht 9r.91r.= S.m1 s.ur/1s say that th1 2r.9h1t di6.r/1d Hafsa with a sin7l1 di6.r/1 and that mar was h1art br.k1n wh1n this ha991n1d and b17an t. thr.w dust .n his h1ad. 0h1n th1 2r.9h1t t..k h1r ba/k aft1r %ibril had d1s/1nd1d and said t. him. =0ak1 Hafsa ba/k. Sh1 fasts and 9rays and sh1 will b1 y.ur wif1 in th1 Hard1n.= Cik1 A'isha: Hafsa m1m.ri"1d th1 1ntir1 ,ur'an by h1art. 0h1 writt1n /.9y .f th1 ,ur'an whi/h was r1/.rd1d by Zayd ibn 0habit .n Abu Bakr's instru/ti.ns: and whi/h was th1n 7i61n t. mar f.r saf1k119in7: was th1n 7i61n by mar t. Hafsa t. l..k aft1r. 4h1n thman 161ntually b1/am1 th1 khalif: h1 instru/t1d s161ral writt1n /.9i1s .f th1 ,ur'an t. b1 mad1 s. that th1y /.uld b1 s1nt t. th1 main /1nt1rs .f th1 n.w ra9idly 189andin7 +uslim 1m9ir1: and it was th1 /.9y in Hafsa's k119in7 that was us1d: aft1r it had b11n m1ti/ul.usly /h1/k1d f.r its a//ura/y by r1f1rrin7 t. all th1 .th1r writt1n r1/.rds .f th1 ,ur'an and t. all th1 +uslims wh. kn1w th1 ,ur'an by h1art. Hafsa li61d with th1 2r.9h1t in +1dina f.r 1i7ht y1ars: may Allah bl1ss him and 7rant him 91a/1 and li61d .n f.r an.th1r thirty f.ur y1ars aft1r his d1ath: witn1ssin7 with j.y th1 6i/t.ri1s and 189ansi.n .f -slam und1r h1r fath1r's 7uidan/1: and with s.rr.w th1 tr.ubl1s that b1s1t th1 +uslim /.mmunity aft1r th1 murd1r .f thman. Sh1 di1d in 4$ AH at th1 a71 .f si8ty'thr11. +ay Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r.

#A)*A% bint Khu+a!ma

Zaynab bint Khu"ayma: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r: was marri1d t. th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< in )amadan: 4 AH: s..n aft1r his marria71 t. Hafsa wh1n h1 was fifty'si8 y1ars .ld and sh1 was thirty y1ars .ld. Aft1r sh1 had b11n mad1 a wid.w wh1n h1r husband was martyr1d at Badr: sh1 .ff1r1d h1rs1lf in marria71 t. th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< wh. a//19t1d h1r 9r.9.sal and marri1d h1r. Zaynab bint Khu"ayma was s. 71n1r.us t. .r9hans and th1 9..r that sh1 /am1 t. b1 kn.wn as th1 '+.th1r .f th1 2..r'. Sh1 di1d .nly 1i7ht m.nths aft1r h1r marria71: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r: and alth.u7h n.t a 7r1at d1al is kn.wn ab.ut h1r t.day: th1r1 will b1 many wh. will t1stify t. h1r 71n1r.sity .n th1 Cast Fay.

(MM SA,AMA HI*D bint Abi (ma!!a

mm Salama Hind bint Abi mayya: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r: was marri1d t. th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< in 4 AH at th1 a71 .f tw1nty nin1: aft1r h1r first husband: Abdullah ibn Abdul Asad: had di1d fr.m th1 w.unds h1 had r1/1i61d whil1 fi7htin7 at th1 battl1 .f hud. mm Salama and Abdal Asad had b11n am.n7 th1 first 91.9l1 t. 1mbra/1 -slam in th1 1arly days .f th1 +uslim /.mmunity in +1//a. 0h1y had suff1r1d at th1 hands .f th1 ,uraish wh. had tri1d t. f.r/1 th1m t. aband.n th1ir n1w faith: and had b11n am.n7 th1 first 7r.u9 .f +uslims t. s11k r1fu71 und1r th1 9r.t1/ti.n .f th1 B17us in Abyssinia. 4h1n th1y had r1turn1d t. +1//a: b1li16in7 that th1 situati.n .f th1 +uslims had im9r.61d: th1y had f.und inst1ad that if anythin7 it was w.rs1. )ath1r than r1turn t. Abyssinia: Abdal Asad and mm Salama had r1/1i61d th1 2r.9h1t's 91rmissi.n t. immi7rat1 t. +1dina: but this 9r.61d n.t t. b1 as 1asy as th1y mi7ht ha61 ima7in1d. -n th1 w.rds .f mm Salama? =4h1n Abu Salama ;my husband< d1/id1d t. l1a61 f.r +1dina: h1 9r19ar1d a /am1l f.r m1: lift1d m1 u9 .nt. it and 9ut my s.n Salama .n my la9. +y husband th1n t..k th1 l1ad and w1nt strai7ht ah1ad with.ut st.99in7 .r waitin7 f.r anythin7. B1f.r1 w1 w1r1 .ut .f +1//a: h.w161r: s.m1 m1n fr.m my trib1: th1 Banu +ahkh"um: st.991d us and said t. my husband? =Alth.u7h y.u may b1 fr11 t. d. what y.u lik1 with y.urs1lf: y.u ha61 n. 9.w1r .61r y.ur wif1. Sh1 is .ur dau7ht1r. F> y.u 1891/t us t. all.w y.u t. tak1 h1r away fr.m us5' 0h1y th1n 7rabb1d h.ld .f him and snat/h1d m1 away fr.m him. S.m1 m1n fr.m my husband's trib1: th1 Banu Abdul Asad: saw th1m takin7 b.th m1 and my /hild and b1/am1 h.t with ra71? =B.: by AllahE' 0h1y sh.ut1d. '41 shall n.t aband.n th1 b.y. H1 is .ur s.n and w1 ha61 a ri7htful /laim .61r him.' S. th1y t..k him by his arm and 9ull1d him away fr.m m1. Sudd1nly: in th1 s9a/1 .f a f1w minut1s: - f.und mys1lf all al.n1. +y husband h1ad1d .ut t.wards +1dina by hims1lf@ his trib1 had snat/h1d away my s.n fr.m m1@ and my .wn trib1 had .61r9.w1r1d m1 and f.r/1d m1 t. stay with th1m. Ar.m th1 day that my husband and my s.n w1r1 9art1d fr.m m1: - w1nt .ut at n..n 161ry day and sat at th1 s9.t wh1r1 this tra71dy had .//urr1d. - w.uld r1m1mb1r th.s1 t1rrifyin7 m.m1nts and w119 until ni7htfall. =- /.ntinu1d lik1 this f.r a y1ar .r s. until .n1 day a man fr.m th1 Banu mayya 9ass1d by and saw my /.nditi.n. H1 w1nt t. my trib1 and said: '4hy d.n't y.u fr11 this w.man5 G.u ha61 /aus1d b.th h1r husband and h1r s.n t. b1tak1n away fr.m h1r.' H1 w1nt .n lik1 this: tryin7 t. s.ft1n th1ir h1arts and a991alin7 t. th1ir 1m.ti.ns: until at last th1y said t. m1: 'H. and j.in y.ur husband if y.u wish.' But h.w /.uld - j.in my husband in +1dina: and l1a61 my s.n: 9art .f my .wn fl1sh and bl..d: in +1//a am.n7 th1 Banu Abdul Asad5 H.w /.uld - r1main fr11 fr.m an7uish: and my 1y1s fr11 fr.m t1ars: if - w1r1 t. r1a/h th1 9la/1 .f hijrah n.t kn.win7 anythin7 .f my littl1 s.n l1ft b1hind in +1//a5 =S.m1 91.9l1 r1ali"1d what - was 7.in7 thr.u7h and th1ir h1arts w1nt .ut t. m1. 0h1y a99r.a/h1d th1 Banu Abdul Asad .n my b1half and 91rsuad1d th1m t. r1turn my s.n. - had n. d1sir1 t. r1main

in +1//a until - /.uld find s.m1.n1 t. tra61l with m1: f.r - was afraid that s.m1thin7 mi7ht ha991n that w.uld d1lay m1 .r st.9 m1 fr.m r1a/hin7 my husband. S. - imm1diat1ly 9r19ar1d my /am1l: 9la/1d my s.n .n my la9: and s1t .ut in th1 dir1/ti.n .f +1dina. - just had just r1a/h1d 0an'im ;3 mil1s fr.m +1//a< wh1n - m1t thman ibn 0alha ;H1 as in /har71 .f l..kin7 aft1r th1 Ka'ba: but did n.t 1mbra/1 -slam until th1 3.nqu1st .f +1//a<. ='41r1 ar1 y.u 7.in7: Bint Zad ar )akib5' h1 ask1d. '- am 7.in7 t. my husband in +1dina.' 'And isn't th1r1 any.n1 7.in7 with y.u5' 'B.: by Allah: 18/19t Allah and my littl1 b.y h1r1.' 'By Allah:' h1 6.w1d: '- will n.t l1a61 y.u until y.u r1a/h +1dina.' H1 th1n t..k th1 r1ins .f my /am1l and l1d us .n .ur way. By Allah: - ha61 n161r m1t an Arab m.r1 71n1r.us and n.bl1 than h1. 4h1n161r w1 r1a/h1d a r1stin7'9la/1: h1 w.uld mak1 my /am1l kn11l d.wn: wait until - had dism.unt1d and th1n l1ad th1 /am1l t. a tr11 and t1th1r it. 0h1n h1 w.uld 7. and r1st in th1 shad1 .f a diff1r1nt tr11 t. m1. 4h1n w1 had r1st1d: h1 w.uld 71t th1 /am1l r1ady a7ain and th1n l1ad us .n .ur way. 0his h1 did 161ry day until w1 r1a/h1d +1dina. 4h1n w1 r1a/h1d a 6illa71 n1ar ,uba ;ab.ut tw. mil1s fr.m +1dina<: b1l.n7in7 t. th1 Banu Amr ibn Awf: h1 said: 'G.ur husband is in this 6illa71. Dnt1r it with th1 bl1ssin7s .f Allah.' 0h1n h1 turn1d r.und and h1ad1d ba/k t. +1//a.= 0hus aft1r many diffi/ult m.nths .f s19arati.n: mm Salama and h1r s.n w1r1 r1unit1d with Abu Salama: and in th1 n18t f1w y1ars that f.ll.w1d: th1y w1r1 always n1ar th1 h1art .f th1 7r.win7 +uslim /.mmunity .f +1dina al +unawarra. 0h1y w1r1 9r1s1nt wh1n th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and Abu Bakr ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with him< arri61d saf1ly fr.m +1//a: and at th1 battl1 .f Badr Abu Salama f.u7ht bra61ly. At th1 battl1 .f hud: h.w161r: h1 was badly w.und1d. At first his w.und a991ar1d t. r1s9.nd w1ll t. tr1atm1nt: but th1n his w.unds r1 .91n1d aft1r an 1891diti.n a7ainst th1 Banu Abdul Asad: and aft1r that th1y r1fus1d t. h1al and h1 r1main1d b1dridd1n. >n/1 whil1 mm Salama was nursin7 him: h1 said t. h1r: =- .n/1 h1ard th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< that wh1n161r a /alamity affli/ts any.n1 h1 sh.uld say what Allah has /.mmand1d him t. say? '-nna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'unE' 'Sur1ly w1 /.m1 fr.m Allah and sur1ly t. Him w1 r1turnE' and th1n h1 sh.uld say: '> C.rd: r1ward m1 f.r my affli/ti.n and 7i61 m1 s.m1thin7 b1tt1r than it in r1turn: whi/h .nly G.u: th1 D8alt1d th1 +i7hty: /an 7i61.'= Abu Salama r1main1d si/k in b1d f.r s161ral days. >n1 m.rnin7 th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< /am1 t. s11 him. 0h1 6isit was l.n71r than usual: and whil1 th1 2r.9h1t was still at his b1dsid1: Abu Salama di1d. 4ith his bl1ss1d hands: th1 2r.9h1t /l.s1d th1 1y1s .f his d1ad 3.m9ani.n and th1n rais1d th1m in 9ray1r. => Allah: 7rant f.r7i61n1ss t. Abu Salama@ 1l16at1 him am.n7 th.s1 wh. ar1 n1ar t. G.u@ tak1 /har71 .f his family at all tim1s@ f.r7i61 us and him: > C.rd .f th1 w.rlds@ mak1 his 7ra61 s9a/i.us f.r him and fill it with li7ht. Amin.= >n/1 a7ain mm Salama was al.n1: .nly n.w sh1 had n.t .n1 /hild: but s161ral. 0h1r1 was n. .n1 t. l..k aft1r h1r and th1m. )1/allin7 what h1r husband had t.ld h1r whil1 sh1 was l..kin7 aft1r him: sh1 r191at1d th1 dua'a that h1 had r1m1mb1r1d? =-nna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'unE= =Sur1ly w1 /.m1 fr.m Allah and sur1ly t. Him w1 r1turnE= sh1 r191at1d. => C.rd: r1ward m1 f.r my affli/ti.n and 7i61 m1 s.m1thin7 b1tt1r than it in r1turn: whi/h .nly G.u: th1 D8alt1d and +i7hty: /an 7i61.= 0h1n sh1 th.u7ht t. h1rs1lf: =4hat +uslim is b1tt1r than Abu Salama wh.s1 family was th1 first t. 1mi7rat1 t. th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah5= All th1 +uslims in +1dina w1r1 awar1 .f mm Salama's situati.n: and wh1n h1r idda 91ri.d .f f.ur m.nths and t1n days w1r1 .61r: Abu Bakr 9r.9.s1d marria71 t. h1r: but sh1 r1fus1d. 0h1n mar ask1d h1r t. marry him: but a7ain sh1 r1fus1d. 0h1n th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< hims1lf ask1d f.r h1r hand in marria71. => +1ss1n71r .f Allah:= mm Salama r19li1d: =- ha61 thr11 main /hara/t1risti/s? - am a w.man wh. is 18tr1m1ly j1al.us and - am afraid that y.u will s11 s.m1thin7 in m1 that will mak1 y.u an7ry and /aus1 Allah t. 9unish m1@ - am a w.man wh. is alr1ady ad6an/1d in a71@ and - am a

w.man wh. has many /hildr1n.= =As f.r y.ur j1al.usy:= answ1r1d th1 2r.9h1t: =- 9ray t. Allah th1 Almi7hty t. tak1 it away fr.m y.u. As f.r y.ur a71: - am .ld1r than y.u. As f.r y.ur many /hildr1n: th1y b1l.n7 t. Allah and His +1ss1n71r.= 0h1 2r.9h1t's answ1r1d 1as1d h1r h1art: and s. th1y w1r1 marri1d in Shawwal: 4 AH: and s. it was that Allah answ1r1d th1 9ray1r .f mm Salama and 7a61 h1r b1tt1r than Abu Salama. Ar.m that day .n: mm Salama was n.t .nly th1 m.th1r .f Salama: but als. b1/am1 th1 '+.th1r .f th1 B1li161rs' ' mm al +uminin'. mm Salama was n.t th1 .nly wif1 t. ha61 b11n wid.w1d as a r1sult .f th1 battl1 .f hud: and thanks t. this marria71: many .f th1 3.m9ani.ns f.ll.w1d th1 2r.9h1t's 18am9l1: marryin7 wid.ws and th1r1by brin7in7 th1m and th1ir /hildr1n int. th1 /ir/l1 .f th1ir famili1s: inst1ad .f l1a6in7 th1m t. stru77l1 .n th1ir .wn. A'isha said: =4h1n th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< marri1d mm Salama: - f1lt 61ry unha99y wh1n h1 m1nti.n1d h1r b1auty t. us. - wait1d until - saw h1r and sh1 was 161n m.r1 b1autiful than h1r d1s/ri9ti.n.= Sh1 was als. fr.m a 61ry n.bl1 family and kn.wn f.r h1r k11n int1lli71n/1. >n m.r1 than .n1 .//asi.n: th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< ask1d h1r ad6i/1 in tri/ky situati.ns. Cik1 A'isha and Hafsa: mm Salama l1arn1d th1 wh.l1 .f th1 ,ur'an by h1art: and an indi/ati.n .f h1r hi7h stati.n with Allah /an b1 f.und in th1 fa/t that sh1 was 91rmitt1d t. s11 th1 an71l %ibril in human f.rm? -t has b11n r1lat1d by Salman that %ibril /am1 t. th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< whil1 mm Salama was with him: and had a /.n61rsati.n with him. Aft1r %ibril had l1ft: th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< said t. mm Salama: =F. y.u kn.w wh. that was5= and sh1 r19li1d that it was a man /all1d Fihya al Khalbi. =By Allah:= said mm Salama: =- didn't think it was any.n1 1ls1 until th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< t.ld m1 wh. it r1ally was.= Sh1 als. had a h.m1 f.r h1r f.ur /hildr1n? Salama: mar: Zaynab: and Furra wh. 1r1 th1 f.st1r /hildr1n .f th1 2r.9h1t. >n/1 sh1 was with th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< with h1r dau7ht1r Zaynab wh1n Aatima /am1 with al Hasan and al Husayn. H1 1mbra/1d his tw. 7rands.ns and said: =may th1 m1r/y and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n y.u: 21.9l1 .f th1 H.us1. H1 is 2rais1w.rthy: Hl.ri.us.= mm Salama b17an t. w119 and th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< l..k1d at h1r and ask1d t1nd1rly: =4hy ar1 y.u w119in75= Sh1 r19li1d: => +1ss1n71r .f Allah: y.u sin7l1d th1m .ut and l1ft m1 and my dau7ht1rE= H1 said: =G.u and y.ur dau7ht1r ar1 am.n7 th1 21.9l1 .f th1 H.us1.= H1r dau7ht1r Zaynab 7r1w u9 in th1 /ar1 .f th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and b1/.m1 .n1 .f th1 m.st int1lli71nt w.m1n .f h1r tim1. >n/1 Zaynab /am1 in whil1 th1 2r.9h1t was bathin7 and h1 s9lash1d wat1r in h1r fa/1. Aft1rwards fa/1 r1tain1d its y.uthfuln1ss 161n int. h1r .ld a71. H1r s.n Salama lat1r marri1d mama: th1 dau7ht1r .f Ham"a: th1 martyr1d un/l1 .f th1 2r.9h1t. mm Salama was marri1d t. th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< f.r s161n y1ars until his d1ath in 1* AH and a//.m9ani1d him .n many .f his 1891diti.ns? Hudaybiyya: Khaybar: th1 3.nqu1st .f +1//a: th1 si171 .f 0a'if: th1 1891diti.n a7ainst Hawa"in and 0haqif: and th1 Aar1w1ll Hajj. Sh1 /.ntinu1d t. li61 f.r a l.n7 tim1: .utli6in7 all th1 .th1r wi61s .f th1 2r.9h1t: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with th1m: until sh1 di1d in #1 AH: at th1 a71 .f 1i7hty f.ur: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r: and Abu Hurairah said th1 fun1ral 9ray1r .61r h1r.

#A)*A% bint Jahsh

Zaynab bint %ahsh: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r: marri1d th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< in ! AH: wh1n sh1 was thirty'fi61 and th1 2r.9h1t was fifty'1i7ht: but .nly aft1r h1r 91r6i.us marria71: whi/h had b11n arran71d by th1 2r.9h1t hims1lf: had 1nd1d in di6.r/1. As with all th1 marria71s .f th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad: th1r1 was mu/h f.r all th1 +uslims t. l1arn fr.m it. Zaynab bint %ahsh was th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad's /.usin: h1r m.th1r mayma b1in7 th1 dau7ht1r .f Abdul +uttalib: +uhammad's 7randfath1r: wh.: whil1 h1 was ali61: had 1nsur1d th1 saf1ty .f his 7rands.n: thanks t. his 9.siti.n as .n1 .f th1 m.st r1s91/t1d l1ad1rs .f th1 ,uraish. 0hus Zaynab bint %ahsh /am1 fr.m .n1 .f th1 n.bl1st famili1s .f th1 ,uraish: and 161ry.n1 1891/t1d h1r t. 161ntually marry a man with th1 sam1 hi7h s./ial status. 0h1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< was w1ll awar1 that it is a 91rs.n's standin7 in th1 1y1s .f Allah that is im9.rtant: rath1r than his .r h1r status in th1 1y1s .f th1 91.9l1. H1 want1d h1r t. marry a y.un7 man /all1d Zayd ibn Harith: wh.s1 ba/k7r.und was 61ry diff1r1nt t. that .f Zaynab bint %ahsh. Zayd had b11n tak1n 9ris.n1r whil1 h1 was still a /hild durin7 .n1 .f th1 int1r'tribal wars that had b11n /.mm.n b1f.r1 th1 /.min7 .f -slam. H1 had b11n s.ld as a sla61 t. a n19h1w .f Khadijah ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r< wh. had 7i61n Zayd t. h1r as a 7ift. -n turn: Khadijah had 7i61n him t. th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< in th1 days b1f.r1 th1 r161lati.n .f th1 ,ur'an had b17un: and th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had 7i61n him his fr11d.m and ad.9t1d him as his .wn s.n: at th1 a71 .f 1i7ht. 0h1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had wat/h1d b.th Zayd and Zaynab 7r.w u9: and th.u7ht th1y w.uld mak1 a 7..d /.u9l1: and that th1ir marria71 w.uld d1m.nstrat1 that it was n.t wh. th1ir an/1st.rs w1r1: but rath1r th1ir standin7 in th1 si7ht .f Allah: that matt1r1d. 4h1n th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< ask1d f.r h1r hand .n b1half .f Zayd: Zaynab had h1r family w1r1 sh./k1d at th1 id1a .f h1r marryin7 a man wh. in th1ir 1y1s was .nly a fr11d sla61. +.r1.61r: Zaynab had want1d t. marry th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< hims1lf and in fa/t h1 had alr1ady b11n ask1d by h1r family wh1th1r .r n.t h1 w.uld lik1 t. marry h1r. At first b.th sh1 and h1r br.th1r r1fus1d: but th1n th1 f.ll.win7 ayat was r161al1d? 't is not for a +elie.ing man or a +elie.ing woman, when a matter has +een decided +y (llah and -is Messenger, to ha.e any say in their decision= and whoe.er diso+eys (llah and -is Messenger has most clearly gone astray. (Quran 22"2!& 4h1n Zayd: wh. had als. had mis7i6in7s ab.ut th1 9r.9.s1d mat/h: and Zaynab r1ali"1d that th1r1 was n. diff1r1n/1 b1tw11n what th1 2r.9h1t want1d and what Allah want1d: th1y b.th a7r11d t. th1 marria71: th1 2r.9h1t 9r.6idin7 a hands.m1 d.wry f.r Zaynab .n Zayd's b1half. 0h1 marria71: h.w161r: was n.t a su//1ss. Alth.u7h b.th Zaynab and Zayd w1r1 th1 b1st .f 91.9l1: wh. l.61d Allah and His +1ss1n71r: th1y w1r1 61ry diff1r1nt and in th1 1nd th1y /.uld n.t .61r/.m1 th1ir in/.m9atibility. Zayd ask1d th1 2r.9h1t's 91rmissi.n t. di6.r/1 Zaynab m.r1 than .n/1: and alth.u7h h1 was /.uns1l1d t. h.ld .nt. his wif1 and t. f1ar Allah: in th1 1nd th1 di6.r/1 t..k 9la/1. 0h1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< th1n was .rd1r1d by Allah t. marry Zaynab bint %ahsh: whil1 h1 did in ! AH: wh1n h1 was fifty'1i7ht y1ars .ld: and sh1 was thirty'fi61 y1ars .ld. -n d.in7 s.: h1 d1m.nstrat1d b1y.nd d.ubt that in -slam an ad.9t1d s.n is n.t r17ard1d in th1 sam1 li7ht as a natural s.n: and that alth.u7h a fath1r may n161r marry a w.man wh.m his natural s.n has marri1d and th1n di6.r/1d: th1 fath1r .f an ad.9t1d s.n is 91rmitt1d t. marry a w.man wh. was .n/1: but is n. l.n71r: marri1d t. that ad.9t1d s.n. Aurth1rm.r1: by marryin7 Zaynab: th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< als. /.nfirm1d that it is 91rmissibl1 f.r /.usins t. marry: and : at th1 sam1 tim1: Zaynab was 7i61n h1r h1art's d1sir1 t. b1

marri1d t. th1 B1st .f 3r1ati.n. 0h1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< r1/1i61d th1 /.mmand t. marry Zaynab whil1 h1 was with A'isha. Aft1r h1 had r1/1i61d th1 r161lati.n: h1 smil1d and said: =4h. will 7. and 7i61 Zaynab th1 7..d n1ws5= and h1 r1/it1d th1 ayat that h1 had r1/1i61d. S.m1 say that it was Zayd hims1lf wh. t.ld h1r th1 7..d n1ws. 4h1n Zaynab h1ard th1 n1ws: sh1 st.991d what sh1 was d.in7 and 9ray1d t. thank Allah. Aft1rwards: sh1 was f.nd .f 9.intin7 .ut that h1r marria71 had b11n arran71d by Allah. -t was at this 9.int that th1 2r.9h1t /han71d h1r nam1 fr.m Barra t. Zaynab. Zaynab's w1ddin7 f1ast was als. th1 .//asi.n f.r an.th1r ayat .f ,ur'an t. b1 s1nt d.wn. 0h1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< sa/rifi/1d a sh119 and th1n /.mmand1d his s1r6ant: Anas: t. in6it1 th1 91.9l1 t. 9artak1 .f it. Aft1r th1y had 1at1n: tw. m1n r1main1d th1r1 aft1r th1 m1al /hattin7. 0h1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah w1nt .ut and said 7..dni7ht t. his .th1r wi61s and th1n /am1 ba/k and th1 tw. m1n w1r1 still th1r1 /hattin7. -t was 61ry hard .n th1 2r.9h1t wh. did n.t lik1 t. /riti/i"1 91.9l1 dir1/tly: and s. h1 wait1d 9ati1ntly until th1y l1ft. 0h1n Allah s1nt d.wn th1 f.ll.win7 ayat whi/h is kn.wn as =0h1 Ayat .f Hijab=? 7 you who +elie.e> /o not go into the 5rophet6s rooms eCcept after +eing gi.en permission to come and eat, not waiting for the food to +e prepared, -owe.er, when you are called, then go in and when you ha.e eaten, then disperse, and do not remain wanting to chat together. 'f you do that, it causes in?ury to the 5rophet though he is too reticent to tell you. *ut (llah is not reticent with the truth. When you ask his wi.es for something, ask them from +ehind a screen. 4hat is purer for your hearts and their hearts. 't is not for you to cause in?ury to the Messenger of (llah nor e.er to marry his wi.es after him. 47 do that would +e something dreadful in the sight of (llah. Whether you make something known or conceal it, (llah has knowledge of all things. 4here is no +lame on them regarding their fathers or their sons or their +rothers or their +rothers6 s sons or their sisters6 s sons or their women or those their right hands own. -a.e fear of (llah. (llah is witness o.er e.erything. (llah and -is angels pray +lessings of the 5rophet. 7 you who +elie.e> 5ray +lessings on him and ask for peace for him. (Quran 22"%2$%!& Zaynab was a w.man wh. was /.nstantly imm1rs1d in th1 w.rshi9 .f Allah. -t is r1lat1d by Anas ibn +alik that .n/1 th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< 1nt1r1d th1 m.squ1 and f.und a r.91 han7in7 d.wn b1tw11n tw. .f th1 9illars: and s. h1 said: =4hat is this5= H1 was t.ld: =-t is f.r Zaynab. Sh1 9rays: and wh1n sh1 l.s1s /.n/1ntrati.n .r f11ls tir1d: sh1 h.lds .nt. it.= At this tim1 th1 2r.9h1t said: = nti1 it. 2ray as l.n7 as y.u f11l fr1sh: but wh1n y.u l.s1 /.n/1ntrati.n .r b1/.m1 tir1d: y.u sh.uld st.9.= Zaynab bint %ahsh ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r< was with th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< f.r si8 y1ars: and li61d f.r an.th1r nin1 y1ars aft1r his d1ath: dyin7 at th1 a71 .f fifty: in 2* AH: and thus fulfillin7 th1 2r.9h1t's indi/ati.n that sh1 w.uld b1 th1 first .f his wi61s t. di1 aft1him. Zaynab bint %ahsh: lik1 Zaynab bint Khu"ayma b1f.r1 h1r: was 61ry 71n1r.us t. th1 9..r: and ind11d th1 2r.9h1t said: wh1n s91akin7 .f h1r t. his .th1r wi61s: =Sh1 is th1 m.st 71n1r.us am.n7 y.u.= -t has b11n r1lat1d by A'isha that th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< .n/1 said t. his wi61s: =0h1 .n1 wh. has th1 l.n71st hands am.n7 y.u will m11t m1 a7ain th1 s..n1st.= A'isha add1d: =0h1y us1 t. m1asur1 1a/h .th1r's hands t. s11 wh.s1 as l.n71st: and it was th1 hand .f Zaynab that was th1 l.n71st: b1/aus1 sh1 us1d t. w.rk by hand and 7i61 away ;what sh1 1arn1d< in /harity.= 0h1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah said t. mar: =Zaynab bint %ahsh is .n1 wh. is full .f 9ray1r.= A man said: =+1ss1n71r .f Allah: what is that5= H1 said: =0h1 .n1 wh. is humbl1 and 1arn1st in 9ray1r.= A'isha als. said that Zaynab: =- ha61 n161r s11n a w.man s. 9ur1 as Zaynab: s. H.d'

f1arin7: s. truthful: s. att1nti61 t. family ti1s: s. 71n1r.us: s. s1lf'sa/rifi/in7 in 161ryday lif1: s. /haritabl1: and thus s. /l.s1 t. Allah: th1 D8alt1d.= S161ral y1ars aft1r th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had di1d: wh1n mar was th1 khalif: 7r1at w1alth /am1 t. th1 +uslims as a r1sult .f th1ir 6i/t.ri1s in fi7htin7 th1 21rsians. 0h1 imm1ns1 tr1asur1s .f 3h.sr.1s: th1 21rsian Dm91r.r: f1ll int. th1ir hands: and wh1n mar ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with him< s1nt Zaynab a 9il1 .f 7.ld as h1r shar1 .f th1 tr1asur1: sh1 /all1d h1r maid s1r6ant and t.ld h1r t. tak1 a handful .f it t. s.'and's.: namin7 .n1 .f th1 9..r 91.9l1 .f +1dina. >n1 aft1r an.th1r: sh1 nam1d all th1 9..r 91.9l1 wh.m sh1 kn1w: until th1y had all r1/1i61d a shar1 .f th1 tr1asur1. 0h1n sh1 t.ld h1r maids1r6ant t. s11 what was l1ft. All that r1main1d .f th1 lar71 9il1 .f 7.ld was 1i7hty dinars: and this sh1 a//19t1d as h1r shar1: thankin7 Allah f.r it@ but: b1/aus1 sh1 b1li161d s. mu/h m.n1y was a t1m9tati.n: sh1 ask1d Allah that sh1 w.uld n161r witn1ss su/h a lar71 distributi.n .f w1alth a7ain. By th1 tim1 a y1ar had 9ass1d: wh1n mar a7ain /am1 t. distribut1 m.n1y am.n7st th.s1 wi61s .f th1 2r.9h1t wh. w1r1 still ali61: h1r 9ray1r had b11n 7rant1d f.r sh1 had alr1ady 9ass1d away: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r.

J(WA)-I))A bint a".Harith

%uwayriyya bint Harith: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r: marri1d th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< in ! AH: wh1n th1 2r.9h1t was fifty'1i7ht y1ars .ld and sh1 was tw1nty: n.t l.n7 aft1r his marria71 t. Zaynab bint %ahsh: and as a r1sult .f th1 +uslims ' su//1ssful /am9ai7n a7ainst th1 Banu +ustaliq wh. w1r1 swiftly d1f1at1d aft1r th1 2r.9h1t's sur9ris1 atta/k. Am.n7 th1 /a9ti61s tak1n in this /am9ai7n was th1 b1autiful %uwayriyya: th1 dau7ht1r .f al'Harith: wh. was th1 /hi1f .f th1 Banu +ustaliq. Sh1 was afraid that .n/1 th1 +uslims r1ali"1d wh. sh1 was: th1y w.uld d1mand an 18.rbitant rans.m f.r h1r saf1 r1l1as1. Aft1r th1 +uslims had r1turn1d t. +1dina with th1ir b..ty and 9ris.n1rs: sh1 d1mand1d t. s11 th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< h.9in7 that h1 w.uld h1l9 t. 9r161nt what sh1 f1ar1d. S11in7 h.w b1autiful sh1 was: A'isha was n.t k11n .n h1r s11in7 th1 2r.9h1t. But sh1 91rsist1d: and 161ntually sh1 was 91rmitt1d t. s11 th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and was tak1n t. him whil1 h1 was with A'isha. Aft1r sh1 had finish1d s91akin7: th1 2r.9h1t th.u7ht f.r a m.m1nt: and th1n said: =Shall - t1ll y.u what w.uld b1 b1tt1r than this5= H1 th1n ask1d h1r t. marry him: and sh1 imm1diat1ly a//19t1d. Alth.u7h %uwayriyya was y.un7 and b1autiful and .f n.bl1 lin1a71: th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< was thinkin7 .f h.w t. sa61 h1r and all h1r trib1 fr.m an i7n.bl1 fat1. By marryin7 %uwayriyya: th1 Banu +ustaliq w.uld b1 abl1 t. 1nt1r -slam with h.n.r: and with th1 humiliati.n .f th1ir r1/1nt d1f1at r1m.61d: s. that it w.uld n. l.n71r b1 f1lt n1/1ssary by th1m t. 1mbark .n a war .f 61n71an/1 that w.uld ha61 /.ntinu1d until .n1 .f th1 tw. 9arti1s had b11n annihilat1d. As s..n as th1 marria71 was ann.un/1d: all th1 b..ty that had b11n tak1n fr.m th1 Banu +ustaliq was r1turn1d: and all th1 /a9ti61s w1r1 s1t fr11: f.r th1y w1r1 n.w th1 in laws .f th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<. 0hus A'isha .n/1 said .f %uwayriyya: =kn.w .f n. w.man wh. was m.r1 .f a bl1ssin7 t. h1r 91.9l1 than %uwayriyya bint al'Harith.= Aft1r th1y w1r1 marri1d: th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< /han71d h1r nam1 was Barra t. %uwayriyya. -t has b11n r1lat1d by %uwayriyya that 1arly .n1 m.rnin7 th1 +1ss1n71r ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f

Allah b1 u9.n him< l1ft h1r r..m whil1 sh1 was d.in7 th1 dawn 9ray1r. H1 r1turn1d lat1r that m.rnin7 and sh1 was still sittin7 in th1 sam1 9la/1. =ha61 y.u b11n sittin7 in th1 sam1 9la/1 sin/1 l1ft y.u5= h1 ask1d. =G1s:= sh1 r19li1d. 4h1r1u9.n th1 2r.9h1t said: =- r1/it1d f.ur 9hras1s thr11 tim1s aft1r - l1ft y.u: and if th1s1 w1r1 t. b1 w1i7h1d a7ainst what y.u ha61 b11n r1/itin7 sin/1 dawn: th1y w.uld still .utw1i7h th1m. 0h1y ar1? 'Hl.ry b1 t. Allah and 2rais1 b1 t. Him as mu/h as th1 numb1r .f his /r1ati.ns: and His 9l1asur1: and th1 w1i7ht .f His 0hr.n1: and th1 ink .f His w.rds.'= 4hi/h r1minds us .f th1 f.ll.win7 ayat .f th1 ,ur'an? 1ay" 6'f the sea were the ink for the words of My Lord, truly the sea would +e used up +efore the words of my Lord were completed, and e.en if We used the same again to assist. (Qur6an #A"#; & %uwayriyya was marri1d t. th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< f.r si8 y1ars: and li61d f.r an.th1r thirty'nin1 y1ars aft1r his d1ath: dyin7 in !* AH at th1 a71 .f si8ty'fi61: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r.

(MM HA%I%A -am"a bint Abu Suf!an

mm Habiba )amla bint Abu Sufyan: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r: in fa/t marri1d th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< in 1 AH: alth.u7h sh1 did n.t a/tually /.m1 t. li61 with him in +1dina until $ AH: wh1n th1 2r.9h1t was si8ty y1ars .ld and sh1 was thirty'fi61. mm Habiba was th1 dau7ht1r .f Abu Sufyan: wh. f.r s.m1 .f his lif1 was .n1 .f th1 m.st r1s.lut1 1n1mi1s .f th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< s91ndin7 mu/h .f his 7r1at w1alth in .99.sin7 th1 +uslims: and l1adin7 th1 armi1s .f th1 kafirun a7ainst th1 +uslims in all th1 1arly maj.r battl1s: in/ludin7 th1 battl1s .f Badr: hud and al'Khandaq. -nd11d it was n.t until th1 /.nqu1st .f +1//a: wh1n th1 2r.9h1t 71n1r.usly 9ard.n1d him: that Abu Sufyan 1mbra/1d -slam and b17an t. fi7ht with th1 +uslims inst1ad .f a7ainst th1m. mm Habiba and h1r first husband: wh. was /all1d baydullah ibn %ahsh: th1 br.th1r .f Zaynab bint %ahsh: w1r1 am.n7 th1 first 91.9l1 t. 1mbra/1 -slam in +1//a: and th1y w1r1 am.n7 th.s1 1arly +uslims wh. 1mi7rat1d t. Abyssinia in .rd1r t. b1 saf1. >n/1 in Abyssinia: h.w161r: baydullah aband.n1d -slam and b1/am1 a 3hristian. H1 tri1d t. mak1 h1r b1/.m1 3hristian: but sh1 st..d fast. 0his 9ut mm Habiba in a diffi/ult 9.siti.n: sin/1 a +uslim w.man /an .nly b1 marri1d t. b1 a +uslim man. Sh1 /.uld n. l.n71r li61 with h1r husband: and .n/1 th1y had b11n di6.r/1d: sh1 /.uld n.t r1turn t. h1r fath1r: wh. was still busy fi7htin7 th1 +uslims. S. sh1 r1main1d with h1r dau7ht1r in Abyssinia: li6in7 a 61ry sim9l1 lif1 in is.lati.n: waitin7 t. s11 what Allah w.uld d1/r11 f.r h1r. >n1 day: as mm Habiba sat in h1r s.litary r..m: a stran71r in a stran71 land far fr.m h1r h.m1: a maids1r6ant kn./k1d .n h1r d..r and said that sh1 had b11n s1nt by th1 B17us wh. had a m1ssa71 f.r h1r. 0h1 m1ssa71 was that th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had ask1d f.r h1r hand in marria71: and that if sh1 a//19t1d this 9r.9.sal that sh1 was t. nam1 .n1 .f th1 a//19t1d this 9r.9.sal th1n sh1 was t. nam1 .n1 .f th1 +uslims in Abyssinia as h1r wakil: s. that th1 marria71 /1r1m.ny /.uld tak1 9la/1 in Abyssinia 161n th.u7h sh1 was n.t in th1 sam1 9la/1 as th1 2r.9h1t. Baturally mm Habiba was .61rj.y1d and a//19t1d imm1diat1ly. =Allah has 7i61n y.u 7..d n1wsE Allah has 7i61 y.u 7..d n1wsE= sh1 /ri1d: 9ullin7 .ff what littl1 j1w1lry sh1 had and 7i6in7 it t. th1 smilin7 7irl. Sh1 ask1d h1r t. r191at th1 m1ssa71 thr11 tim1s sin/1 sh1 /.uld hardly b1li161 h1r 1ars. S..n aft1r this: all th1 +uslims wh. had s.u7ht r1fu71 in Abyssinia w1r1 summ.n1d t. th1 9ala/1 .f th1 B17us t. witn1ss th1 sim9l1 marria71 /1r1m.ny in whi/h th1 .n th1 2r.9h1t's b1half and h1r wakil: Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al'As: a/tin7 .n h1r b1half. 4h1n th1 marria71 was finali"1d: th1 B17us addr1ss1d th1 7ath1rin7 with th1s1 w.rds?

=- 9rais1 Allah: th1 H.ly: and - d1/lar1 that th1r1 is n. 7.d but Allah and that +uhammad is His s1r6ant and His m1ss1n71r and that H1 7a61 th1 7..d n1ws t. %1sus th1 s.n .f +ary. =0h1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< r1qu1st1d m1 t. /.n/lud1 th1 marria71 /.ntra/t b1tw11n him and mm Habiba: th1 dau7ht1r .f Abu Sufyan. - a7r11d t. d. what h1 r1qu1st1d: and .n his b1half - 7i61 h1r a d.wry .f f.ur hundr1d 7.ld dinars.= 0h1 B17us hand1d .61r th1 am.unt t. Khalid ibn Sa'id wh. st..d u9 and said? =All 9rais1 is du1 t. Allah. - 9rais1 Him and - s11k His h1l9 and f.r7i61n1ss and - turn t. Him in r191ntan/1. - b1ar witn1ss that +uhammad is His s1r6ant and His +1ss1n71r wh.m H1 has s1nt with th1 d11n .f 7uidan/1 and truth s. that it may 9r16ail .61r all .th1r r1li7i.ns: h.w161r mu/h th.s1 wh. r1j1/t dislik1 this. =- a7r11d t. d. what th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< r1qu1st1d and a/t1d as th1 wakil .n b1half .f mm Habiba: th1 dau7ht1r .f Abu Sufyan. +ay Allah bl1ss His +1ss1n71r and his wif1. 3.n7ratulati.ns t. mm Habiba f.r th1 7..dn1ss whi/h Allah has d1/r11d f.r h1r.= Khalid t..k th1 d.wry and hand1d it .61r t. mm Habiba. 0hus alth.u7h sh1 /.uld n.t tra61l t. Arabia strai7ht away: sh1 was 9r.6id1d f.r by th1 2r.9h1t: ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< fr.m th1 m.m1nt and that th1y w1r1 marri1d. 0h1 +uslims wh. had witn1ss1d th1 marria71 /.ntra/t w1r1 just ab.ut t. l1a61: wh1n th1 B17us said t. th1m: =Sit d.wn: f.r it is th1 9ra/ti/1 .f th1 2r.9h1ts t. s1r61 f..d at marria71s.= %.yfully 161ry.n1 sat d.wn a7ain t. 1at and /1l1brat1 th1 ha99y .//asi.n. mm Habiba 1s91/ially /.uld hardly b1li161 h1r 7..d f.rtun1: and sh1 lat1r d1s/rib1d h.w 1a71r sh1 was t. shar1 h1r ha99in1ss: sayin7? =4h1n - r1/1i61d th1 m.n1y as my d.wry: - s1nt fifty mithqals .f 7.ld t. th1 s1r6ant 7irl wh. had first br.u7ht m1 th1 7..d n1ws: and - said t. h1r: '- 7a61 y.u what - did wh1n y.u 7a61 m1 th1 7..d n1ws b1/aus1 at that tim1 - did n.t ha61 any m.n1y at all.' =Sh.rtly aft1rwards: sh1 /am1 t. m1 and r1turn1d th1 7.ld. Sh1 als. 9r.du/1d a /as1 whi/h /.ntain1d th1 n1/kla/1 - had 7i61n t. h1r and 7a61 it t. m1: sayin7: '0h1 B17us has instru/t1d m1 n.t t. tak1 anythin7 fr.m y.u: and h1 has /.mmand1d th1 w.m1n in his h.us1h.ld t. 9r1s1nt y.u with 7ifts .f 91rfum1.' =>n th1 f.ll.win7 day: sh1 br.u7ht m1 amb1r7ris: saffr.n and al.1s w..d .il and said: '- ha61 a fa6.r t. ask .f y.u.' '=4hat is it5' - ask1d. '=- ha61 a//19t1d -slam:' sh1 r19li1d: 'and n.w - f.ll.w1d th1 d11n .f +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<. 2l1as1 /.n61y my 7r11tin7s .f 91a/1 t. him: and l1t him kn.w that - b1li161 in Allah and His 2r.9h1t. 2l1as1 d. n.t f.r71t.'= Si8 y1ars lat1r: in $ AH: wh1n th1 1mi7rant +uslims in Abyssinia w1r1 finally abl1 t. r1turn t. Arabia: mm Habiba /am1 t. +1dina and th1r1 th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<: wh. had just r1turn1d 6i/t.ri.us fr.m Khaybar: warmly w1l/.m1d h1r. mm Habiba r1lat1s? =4h1n - m1t th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<: - t.ld him all ab.ut th1 arran71m1nts that had b11n mad1 f.r th1 marria71: and ab.ut my r1lati.nshi9 with th1 7irl. - t.ld him that sh1 had b1/.m1 a +uslim and /.n61y1d h1r 7r11tin7s .f 91a/1 t. him. H1 was fill1d with j.y at th1 n1ws and said: '4a alayha as salam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh' ' 'And .n h1r b1 th1 91a/1 and th1 m1r/y .f Allah and His bl1ssin7.'= 0h1 str1n7th .f mm Habiba' s /hara/t1r /an b1 m1asur1d by what ha991n1d sh.rtly b1f.r1 th1 /.nqu1st .f +1//a: wh1n h1r fath1r: Abu Sufyan: /am1 t. +1dina aft1r th1 ,uraish had br.k1n th1

tr1aty .f Hudaybiyya: in .rd1r t. try and r1'n17.tiat1 a fr1sh s1ttl1m1nt with th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad and th1 +uslims. H1 first w1nt t. mm Habiba's r..m and was ab.ut t. sit d.wn .n th1 blank1t .n whi/h th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< sl19t wh1n mm Habiba: wh. had n.t s11n h1r fath1r f.r .61r si8 y1ars: ask1d him n.t t. sit .n it and qui/kly f.ld1d it u9 and 9ut it away. =Am - t.. 7..d f.r th1 b1d: .r it is th1 b1d t.. 7..d f.r m15= h1 ask1d. =h.w /an th1 1n1my .f -slam sit .n th1 b1d .f th1 H.ly 2r.9h1t5= sh1 r19li1d. -t was .nly aft1r Abu Sufyan had 1mbra/1d -slam: aft1r th1 /.nqu1st .f +1//a: and had b1/.m1 th1 1n1my .f th1 1n1mi1s .f -slam: that mm Habiba a//19t1d and l.61d him a7ain as h1r fath1r. 4h1n sh1 r1/1i61d th1 n1ws that h1r fath1r and br.th1r +u'awiya: wh. lat1r b1/am1 th1 Khalif .f th1 +uslims: had b1/.m1 +uslims aft1r th1 /.nqu1st: sh1 f1ll d.wn in 9r.strati.n t. Allah .ut .f thankfuln1ss. mm Habiba s91nt f.ur y1ars .f h1r lif1 with th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and li61d f.r an.th1r thirty'thr11 y1ars aft1r h1 had di1d: dyin7 at th1 a71 .f s161nty'tw. in 44 AH: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r. Cik1 all th1 wi61s .f th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< mm Habiba s91nt mu/h .f h1r tim1 r1m1mb1rin7 Allah and w.rshi99in7 Him. Sh1 has r1lat1d that .n/1 th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< said t. h1r: =A h.us1 will b1 built in th1 Hard1n f.r any.n1 wh.: in th1 s9a/1 .f a day and a ni7ht: 9rays tw1l61 6.luntary rak'ats@= and sh1 add1d: =ha61 n161r st.991d d.in7 this sin/1 - it fr.m th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin.f Allah b1 u9.n him<.

SA'I))A bint Hu!a!!

Safiyya bint Huyayy: ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r< marri1d th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< in $ AH: wh1n th1 2r.9h1t was si8ty y1ars .ld and sh1 was s161nt11n y1ars .ld. As in th1 /as1 .f juwayriyya bint Harith: this marria71 .//urr1d aft1r .n1 .f th1 +uslims' d1/isi61 battl1s: in this /as1: th1 battl1 .f Khaybar. Aft1r th1 battl1 .f Khaybar in whi/h th1 +uslims d1f1at1d th1 %1ws: tw. w.m1n w1r1 br.u7ht b1f.r1 th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< by Bilal: th1 bla/k mu'adhdhin .f +1dina wh.s1 b1autifully 9i1r/in7 6.i/1 /.nstantly /all1d th1 +uslims t. 9ray1r ri7ht u9 until th1 2r.9h1t's d1ath' aft1r whi/h h1 /.uld n.t brin7 hims1lf t. /all th1 adhan anym.r1: until h1 was 9r1s1nt at th1 surr1nd1r .f %1rusal1m t. th1 khalif mar in 1$ AH. 0h1y had 9ass1d by th.s1 wh. had b11n kill1d in th1 fi7htin7. >n1 .f th1 tw. w.m1n was shri1kin7 and s/r1amin7: and rubbin7 dust in h1r hair: whil1 th1 .th1r was mut1 with sh./k. 0h1 sil1nt .n1 was Safiyya: th1 dau7ht1r .f Huyayy ibn Akhtab: th1 /hi1f .f th1 Banu Badir wh. had all b11n 1891ll1d fr.m +1dina in 4 AH aft1r 9l.ttin7 t. kill th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah by dr.99in7 a st.n1 .n his h1ad as h1 sat talkin7 with th1ir l1ad1rs. 0h1 n.isy .n1 was Safiyya's /.usin. Safiyya /.uld tra/1 h1r lin1a71 dir1/tly ba/k t. Harun: th1 br.th1r .f th1 2r.9h1t +.s1s ;91a/1 b1 u9.n th1m<. 0h1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< ask1d s.m1.n1 t. l..k aft1r th1 w.man wh. was s/r1amin7 and th1n t..k .ff his /l.ak and 9la/1d it .61r th1 sh.uld1rs .f Safiyya: wh.s1 husband had b11n kill1d in th1 battl1. -t was a 71stur1 .f 9ity: but fr.m that m.m1nt sh1 was t. b1 h.n.r1d and 7i61n 7r1at r1s91/t in th1 +uslim /.mmunity. 0h1n th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< turn1d t. Bilal and said: =Bilal: has Allah 9lu/k1d m1r/y fr.m y.ur h1art that y.u l1t th1s1 tw. w.m1n 9ass by th.s1 .f th1ir m1nf.lk wh. ha61 b11n kill1d5= 0his was /.nsid1r1d a s161r1 r19rimand: f.r th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< rar1ly /riti/i"1d th1 b1ha6i.r .f th.s1 wh. s1r61d him. Anas ibn +alik: f.r 18am9l1 .n/1 said: =- s1r61d th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< f.r 1i7ht y1ars. H1 n161r .n/1 s/.ld1d m1 f.r s.m1thin7 that - had d.n1 .r f.r

s.m1thin7 that - had n.t d.n1.= Cik1 mm Habiba: Safiyya was th1 dau7ht1r .f a 7r1at /hi1f. 0h1 .nly 91rs.n wh. /.uld sa61 h1r fr.m b1/.min7 a sla61 aft1r ha6in7 1nj.y1d su/h a hi7h 9.siti.n was th1 2r.9h1t. Alth.u7h h1r fath1r had 9lann1d t. assassinat1 +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< aft1r th1 battl1 .f hud: and had /.ns9ir1d with th1 Banu ,uray"a t. 18t1rminat1 all th1 +uslims durin7 th1 battl1 .f al'Khandaq: it was /hara/t1risti/ .f th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< that h1 did n.t b1ar any 7rud71s. A.r th.s1 wh. did wr.n7: h1 f1lt 9ity rath1r than an71r: and f.r th.s1 wh. had d.n1 n. wr.n7: h1 had 161n 7r1at1r /.m9assi.n. 0h1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< in6it1d Safiyya t. 1mbra/1 -slam: whi/h sh1 did: and ha6in7 7i61n h1r: h1r fr11d.m: h1 th1n marri1d h1r. S.m1 91.9l1 may ha61 w.nd1r1d h.w it was that Safiyya /.uld a//19t -slam and marry th1 2r.9h1t wh1n h1r fath1r had b11n his bitt1r 1n1my: and wh1n bl..dy battl1s had tak1n 9la/1 b1tw11n th1 %1ws and th1 +uslims. 0h1 answ1r may b1 f.und in what sh1 has r1lat1d .f h1r 1arly lif1 as th1 dau7ht1r .f th1 /hi1f .f th1 Banu Badir. Sh1 said: ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r<? =- was my fath1r's fa6.rit1 and als. a fa6.rit1 with my un/l1 Gasir. 0h1y /.uld n161r s11 m1 with .n1 .f th1ir /hildr1n with.ut 9i/kin7 m1 u9. 4h1n th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< /am1 t. +1dina: my fath1r and my un/l1 w1nt t. s11 him. -t was 61ry 1arly in th1 m.rnin7 and b1tw11n dawn and sunris1. 0h1y did n.t r1turn until th1 sun was s1ttin7. 0h1y /am1 ba/k w.rn .ut and d19r1ss1d: walkin7 with sl.w: h1a6y st19s. - smil1d t. th1m as - always did: but n1ith1r .f th1m t..k any n.ti/1 .f m1 b1/aus1 th1y w1r1 s. mis1rabl1. - h1ad Abu Gasir ask my fath1r: '-s it him5' 'G1s: it is.' '3an y.u r1/.7ni"1 him5 3an y.u 61rify it5' 'G1s: - /an r1/.7ni"1 him t.. w1ll.' '4hat d. y.u f11l t.wards him5' 'Dnmity: 1nmity as l.n7 as - li61.' 0h1 si7nifi/an/1 .f this /.n61rsati.n is 16id1nt wh1n w1 r1/all that in th1 0.rah .f th1 %1ws: it was writt1n that a 2r.9h1t w.uld /.m1 wh. w.uld l1ad th.s1 wh. f.ll.w1d him t. 6i/t.ry. -nd11d b1f.r1 th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< /am1 t. +1dina: th1 %1ws us1d t. thr1at1n th1 id.l w.rshi991rs .f Gathrib: as it was th1n /all1d: that wh1n th1 n18t 2r.9h1t /am1 t. th1 b1li161rs w1r1 7.in7 t. 18t1rminat1 th1m: just as th1 %1ws had 18t1rminat1d .th1r trib1s wh. r1fus1d t. w.rshi9 H.d in th1 9ast. As in any /as1: .f th1 2r.9h1t %1sus: ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< wh. had b11n /l1arly d1s/rib1d in th1 0.rah ' but r1j1/t1d by many .f th1 %1ws wh1n h1 a/tually /am1 ' th1 n18t and last 2r.9h1t was a//urat1ly d1s/rib1d in th1 0.rah: whi/h als. /.ntain1d si7ns by whi/h th1 %1ws /.uld 1asily r1/.7ni"1 him. 0hus Ka'b al' Ahbar: .n1 .f th1 %1ws .f that tim1 wh. 1mbra/1d -slam: r1lat1s that this 2r.9h1t is d1s/rib1d in th1 0.rah as f.ll.ws? '+y sla61: Ahmad: th1 3h.s1n: b.rn in +1//a: wh. will 1mi7rat1 t. +1dina ;.r h1 said 0ayyiba ' an.th1r nam1 7i61n t. Gathrib<@ his /.mmunity will b1 th.s1 wh. 9rais1 Allah in 161ry stat1.' And 'Amr ibn al''As said that it als. says in th1 0.rah? '> 2r.9h1t: 41 ha61 s1nt y.u as a witn1ss: a brin71r .f 7..d n1ws and a warn1r and a r1fu71 f.r th1 illit1rat1. G.u ar1 +y sla61 and +y m1ss1n71r. - ha61 /all1d y.u th1 .n1 .n wh.m 91.9l1 r1ly: .n1 wh. is n1ith1r /.ars1 n.r 6ul7ar: and wh. n1ith1r sh.uts in th1 mark1ts n.r r19ays 16il with 16il: but rath1r 9ard.ns and f.r7i61s. Allah will n.t tak1 him ba/k t. Hims1lf until th1 /r..k1d /.mmunity has b11n strai7ht1n1d .ut by him and th1y say: =0h1r1 is n. 7.d but Allah.= 0hr.u7h him: blind 1y1s: d1af 1ars and /.61r1d h1arts will b1 .91n1d.' -t was thanks t. th1s1 d1s/ri9ti.ns in th1 0.rah: that th1 m.st l1arn1d rabbi .f th1 %1ws: 'Abdullah ibn Salam: had 1mbra/1d -slam .n s11in7 +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<

and it was b1/aus1 .f th1s1 d1s/ri9ti.ns that Huyayy ibn Akhtab was als. abl1 t. r1/.7ni"1 him. H.w161r Huyayy: lik1 m.st .f th1 .th1r %1ws: was d119ly disa99.int1d that th1 last 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< was a d1s/1ndant .f -sma'il and n.t .f -shaq: ;th1 tw. s.ns .f th1 2r.9h1t -brahim: 91a/1 b1 u9.n th1m<: sin/1 th1 %1ws .f that tim1 /laim1d 18/lusi61 d1s/1nt fr.m -shaq: thr.u7h th1 tw1l61 s.ns .f his s.n Ga'qub ;wh. was als. kn.wn as -sra1l<: fr.m wh.m th1 tw1l61 trib1s .f -sra1l had .ri7inat1d. B.t .nly did Huyayy r1s1nt th1 fa/t that th1 last 2r.9h1t had a991ar1d am.n7st th1 Arabs: but als. h1 did n.t want t. l.s1 his 9.siti.n .f 9.w1r and l1ad1rshi9 .61r his 91.9l1. -t was f.r th1s1 r1as.ns that Huyayy s1/r1tly d1/id1d t. .99.s1 and fi7ht th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< whil1 in 9ubli/ h1 and th1 .th1r l1ad1rs .f th1 %1ws mad1 91a/1 tr1ati1s with th1 +uslims and th1 %1ws br.k1 as s..n as it s11m1d a fa6.rabl1 tim1 t. d. s.. Alth.u7h Safiyya was Huyayy's dau7ht1r: sh1 had a 9ur1 h1art and had always want1d t. w.rshi9 h1r 3r1at.r and C.rd: th1 >n1 wh. had s1nt +.s1s: t. wh.m sh1 was r1lat1d: and %1sus: and finally +uhammad: may Allah b1 9l1as1d with all .f th1m. 0hus as s..n as th1 .99.rtunity ar.s1: n.t .nly t. f.ll.w th1 last 2r.9h1t: but als. t. b1 marri1d t. him: sh1 t..k it. Alth.u7h Safiyya had in +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< a m.st kind and /.nsid1rat1 husband: sh1 was n.t always fa6.rably a//19t1d by s.m1 .f his .th1r wi61s: 1s91/ially wh1n sh1 had first j.in1d th1 2r.9h1t's h.us1h.ld. -t is r1lat1d by Anas that .n .n1 .//asi.n: th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< f.und Safiyya w119in7. 4h1n h1 ask1d h1r what th1 matt1r was: sh1 r19li1d that sh1 h1ard thHafsa had dis9ara7in7ly d1s/rib1d h1r as 'th1 dau7ht1r .f a %1w'. 0h1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< r1s9.nd1d by sayin7: =G.u ar1 /1rtainly th1 dau7ht1r .f a 2r.9h1t ;Harun<: and /1rtainly y.ur un/l1 was a 2r.9h1t ;+.s1s<: and y.u ar1 /1rtainly th1 wif1 .f a 2r.9h1t ;+uhammad<: s. what is th1r1 in that t. b1 s/.rnful t.wards y.u5= 0h1n h1 said t. Hafsa: => Hafsa: f1ar AllahE= >n/1 th1 2r.9h1t was a//.m9ani1d .n a j.urn1y by Safiyya and Zaynab bint %ahsh wh1n Safiyya' s /am1l w1nt lam1. Zaynab had an 18tra /am1l and th1 2r.9h1t ask1d h1r if sh1 w.uld 7i61 it t. Safiyya. Zaynab r1t.rt1d: =Sh.uld - 7i61 t. that %1w1ssE= 0h1 2r.9h1t turn1d away fr.m h1r in an71r and w.uld n.t ha61 anythin7 t. d. with h1r f.r tw. .r thr11 m.nths n.t t. sh.w his disa99r.6al .f what sh1 had said. S.m1 thr11 y1ars lat1r: wh1n +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< was in his final illn1ss: Safiyya f1lt f.r him d119ly and sin/1r1ly. => +1ss1n71r .f Allah:= sh1 said: =- wish it was - wh. was suff1rin7 inst1ad .f y.u.= S.m1 .f th1 wi61s wink1d at 1a/h .th1r whi/h mad1 th1 2r.9h1t /r.ss and h1 18/laim1d: =By Allah: sh1 s9.k1 th1 truthE= Sh1 still und1rw1nt diffi/ulti1s aft1r th1 d1ath .f th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<. >n/1 a sla617irl sh1 .wn1d w1nt t. th1 Amir al +uminin mar and said: =Amir al +umininE Safiyya l.61s th1 Sabbath and maintains ti1s with th1 %1wsE= mar ask1d Safiyya ab.ut that and sh1 said: =- ha61 n.t l.61d th1 Sabbath sin/1 Allah r19la/1d it with Ariday f.r m1: and - .nly maintain ti1s with th.s1 %1ws t. wh.m - am r1lat1d by kinshi9.= Sh1 ask1d h1r sla617irl what had 9.ss1ss1d h1r t. /arri1s li1 t. mar and th1 7irl r19li1d: =ShaytanE= Safiyya said: =H.: y.u ar1 fr11.= Safiyya was with th1 2r.9h1t f.r n1arly f.ur y1ars: Sh1 was .nly tw1nty'.n1 wh1n th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< di1d: and li61d as a wid.w f.r th1 n18t thirty'nin1 y1ars: dyin7 in !* AH: at th1 a71 .f si8ty ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r<.

MA)M(*A bint a".Harith

+aymuna bint al'Harith: ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r<: marri1d th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< in $ AH: wh1n th1 2r.9h1t was si8ty y1ars .ld and sh1 was thirty si8 y1ars .ld. +aymuna's sist1r: mm al'Aadl Cubaba: was th1 m.th1r .f Abdullah ibn Abbas: th1 s.n .f .n1 .f th1 un/l1s .f th1 2r.9h1t and th1 .n1 .f th1 wis1st .f his 3.m9ani.ns. mm al'Aadl was .n1 .f th1 1arli1st 3.m9ani.ns .f th1 2r.9h1t. >n/1 Abu Cahab: th1 1n1my .f Allah and th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah: 1nt1r1d th1 h.us1 .f his br.th1r: al'Abbas: and 9r./11d1d t. atta/k Abbas /li1nt: Abu )afi: b1/aus1 h1 had 1mbra/1d -slam. Abu Cahab kn./k1d him t. th1 7r.und and kn1lt .n him: /.ntinuin7 t. b1at him. mm al Aadl 7rabb1d a 9.st that was th1r1 and /ra/k1d it a/r.ss Abu Cahab's h1ad: sayin7: =4ill y.u 6i/timi"1 him b1/aus1 his mast1r is abs1nt5= H1 tr1at1d in sham1 and di1d a w11k lat1r. Zaynab bint Khu"ayma: mm al +uminin: was als. h1r half'sist1r. H1r .th1r sist1rs in/lud1d Asma bint mays: th1 wif1 .f %a'far ibn Abi 0alib: wh. lat1r marri1d Abu Bakr: and Salma bint mays: th1 wif1 .f Ham"a: th1 =Ci.n .f Allah=. H1r full sist1rs w1r1 Cubaba: Asma and -""a. +aymuna was thus .n1 .f th1 'Ahlul' Bayt' : 'th1 91.9l1 .f th1 H.us1': n.t .nly by 6irtu1 .f b1in7 a wif1 .f th1 2r.9h1t: ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< but als. b1/aus1 sh1 was r1lat1d t. him. Zayd bin Arqam r1lat1d that th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< said: =- im9l.r1 y.u by AllahE 0h1 21.9l1 .f my H.us1E= thr11 tim1s. Zayd was ask1d wh. w1r1 th1 21.9l1 .f th1 H.us1: and h1 said: =0h1 family .f Ali ibn Abi 0alib: th1 family .f %afar ibn Abi 0alib: th1 family Aqil ibn Abi 0alib: and th1 family .f Al Abbas ibn Abdal +uttalib.= +aymuna .r Barra as sh1 was th1n /all1d: y1arn1d t. marry th1 2r.9h1t. Sh1 w1nt t. h1r sist1r: mm al Aadl t. talk t. h1r ab.ut that and sh1: in turn: s9.k1 t. h1r husband: al'Abbas. Al'Abbas imm1diat1ly w1nt t. th1 +1ss1n71r ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< with +aymuna's .ff1r .f marria71 t. him and h1r 9r.9.sal was a//19t1d. 4h1n th1 7..d n1ws r1a/h1d h1r: sh1 was .n a /am1l: and sh1 imm1diat1ly 7.t .ff th1 /am1l and said: =0h1 /am1l and what is .n it is f.r th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<.= 0h1y w1r1 marri1d in th1 m.nth .f Shawwal in $ AH just aft1r th1 +uslims .f +1dina w1r1 91rmitt1d t. 6isit +1//a und1r th1 t1rms .f th1 tr1aty .f Hudaybiyya t. 91rf.rm umra. Allah Almi7hty s1nt th1 f.ll.win7 ayat ab.ut this? (ny +elie.ing woman who dedicates herself to the 5rophet if the 5rophet wishes to wed her, that is only for thee and not for the +elie.ers. (Quran 22"%;& 0h1 2r.9h1t 7a61 h1r th1 nam1: +aymuna: m1anin7 =bl1ss1d=: and +aymuna li61d with th1 2r.9h1t f.r just .61r thr11 y1ars: until his d1ath. Sh1 was .b6i.usly 61ry 7..d natur1d and 7.t .n w1ll with 161ry.n1: and n. quarr1l .r disa7r11m1nt with any .f th1 2r.9h1t's .th1r wi61s has b11n r1lat1d ab.ut h1r. 'A'isha said ab.ut h1r: =Am.n7 us: sh1 had th1 m.st f1ar .f Allah and did th1 m.st t. maintain ti1s .f kinshi9.= -t was in h1r r..m that th1 2r.9h1t first b17an t. f11l th1 1ff1/ts .f what b1/am1 his final illn1ss and ask1d th1 91rmissi.n .f his wi61s t. stay in A'isha's r..m whil1 it last1d. Aft1r th1 2r.9h1t's d1ath: ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< +aymuna /.ntinu1d t. li61 in +1dina f.r an.th1r f.rty y1ars: dyin7 at th1 a71 .f 1i7hty: in !1 AH: ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r<: b1in7 th1 last .f th1 2r.9h1t's wi61s t. di1. Sh1 ask1d t. b1 buri1d wh1r1 had marri1d th1 2r.9h1t at Saraf and h1r r1qu1st was /arri1d .ut. -t is r1lat1d that at th1 fun1ral .f +aymuna: -bn Abbas said: =0his is th1 wif1 .f Allah's +1ss1n71r: ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< s. wh1n y.u lift h1r bi1r: d. n.t shak1 h1r .r disturb h1r: but b1 71ntl1.= -t is als. r1lat1d by -bn Abbas that h1 .n/1 stay1d th1 ni7ht as a 7u1st .f +aymuna: wh. was his aunt: and th1 2r.9h1t: ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< 0h1y sl19t .n th1ir blank1t l1n7thways and h1 sl19t at th1 1nd:

/r.ssways. Aft1r th1y had all sl19t f.r awhil1: th1 2r.9h1t r.s1 in th1 middl1 .f th1 ni7ht t. 9ray th1 tahajjud 9ray1r: and -bn Abbas j.in1d him. 0h1y b.th did wudu: and h1 9ray1d 1l161n rakats with th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<. 0h1n th1y b.th w1nt ba/k t. sl119 a7ain until dawn. Bilal /all1d th1 adhan: and th1 2r.9h1t did an.th1r tw. sh.rt rakats: b1f.r1 7.in7 int. th1 m.squ1 t. l1ad th1 Fawn 2ray1r. -bn Abbas said that .n1 .f th1 dua'ahs that th1 2r.9h1t mad1 durin7 this ni7ht was ? => Allah: 9la/1 li7ht in my h1art: li7ht in my t.n7u1: li7ht in my h1arin7: li7ht .n my si7ht: li7ht b1hind m1: li7ht in fr.nt .f m1: li7ht .n my ri7ht: li7ht .n my l1ft: li7ht ab.61 m1 and li7ht b1l.w m1@ 9la/1 li7ht in my sin1w: in my fl1sh: in my bl..d: in my hair and in my skin@ 9la/1 li7ht in my s.ul and mak1 li7ht abundant f.r m1@ mak1 m1 li7ht and 7rant m1 li7ht.= -t is /.mm.nly a7r11d that it was aft1r th1 2r.9h1t had marri1d +aymuna: 7i6in7 him n.w nin1 wi61s ;A'isha: Sawda: Hafsa: mm Salama: Zainab bint %ahsh: %uwayriyya: mm Habiba: Safiyya and +aymuna<: that th1 f.ll.win7 ayat was r161al1d? 't is not lawful for you (7 Muhammad, to marry more& women after this, nor to eCchange them for other wi.es, e.en though their +eauty is pleasing to you, eCcept those whom your right hand possesses (as maid ser.ants&= and (llah is always watching o.er e.erything. (Quran 22"%@& Aft1r this: th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< did n.t marry a7ain. 4h1n h.w161r: th1 3hristian rul1r: .r +uqawqis: .f D7y9t: s1nt him tw. 3hristian sla61 7irls * wh. w1r1 sist1rs as a 7ift ;in r1s9.ns1 t. th1 2r.9h1t's l1tt1r in6itin7 him t. 1mbra/1 -slam<: al.n7 with a fin1 r.b1 and s.m1 m1di/in1 th1 2r.9h1t: a//19t1d .n1 .f th1 sla61 7irls: +aria: int. his h.us1h.ld@ h1 7a61 h1r sist1r S1r1n1: t. a man wh.m h1 wish1d t. h.n.r: nam1ly Hassan ibn 0habit@ h1 a//19t1d th1 r.b1@ and h1 r1turn1d th1 m1di/in1 with th1 m1ssa71: =+y Sunna is my m1di/in1E= 0his .//urr1d in $ AH: wh1n th1 2r.9h1t wassi8ty y1ars .ld and +aria was tw1nty y1ars .ld.

MA-IA a"./ibti!!a
+aria al',ibtiyya ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r< is said t. ha61 marri1d th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and /1rtainly 161ry.n1 7a61 h1r th1 sam1 titl1 .f r1s91/t as th1 2r.9h1t's wi61s: ' mm al +uminin' '+.th1r .f th1 B1li161rs'. +aria was b.rn in u991r D7y9t .f a 3.9ti/ fath1r and Hr11k m.th1r and m.61d t. th1 /.urt .f th1 +uqawqis wh1n sh1 was still 61ry y.un7. Sh1 arri61d in +1dina t. j.in th1 2r.9h1t's h.us1h.ld just aft1r th1 2r.9h1t r1turn1d fr.m th1 tr1aty with ,uraish whi/h was /.ntra/t1d at al'Hudaybiyya. +aria 7a61 birth t. a h1althy s.n in ( AH: th1 sam1 y1ar that his dau7ht1r Zaynab di1d: and th1 2r.9h1t nam1d his n1w s.n -brahim: aft1r th1 an/1st.r .f b.th th1 %1ws and th1 3hristians: th1 2r.9h1t fr.m wh.m all th1 2r.9h1ts wh. /am1 aft1r him w1r1 d1s/1nd1d. nf.rtunat1ly: wh1n h1 was .nly 1i7ht11n m.nths .ld: -brahim b1/am1 s1ri.usly ill and di1d. D61n th.u7h h1 kn1w that his small s.n w.uld 7. t. th1 Hard1n: th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< /.uld n.t h1l9 sh1ddin7 s.m1 t1ars. 4h1n s.m1 .f his 3.m9ani.ns ask1d him why h1 was w119in7: h1 r19li1d: =-t is my humann1ss.= As -brahim's b.dy was b1in7 buri1d: th1 sun was 1/li9s1d and it 7r1w dark and 7l..my. S.m1 91.9l1 th.u7ht this was /.nn1/t1d with -brahim's d1ath: but th1 2r.9h1t s..n /larifi1d this. =0h1 sun and th1 m..n ar1 tw. .f Allah's si7ns:= h1 said: =th1y ar1 n.t 1/li9s1d b1/aus1 .f any.n1's birth .r d1ath. 4h1n y.u s11 th1s1 si7ns: mak1 hast1 t. r1m1mb1r Allah in 9ray1r.= Alth.u7h th1 kafirun us1d t. m./k th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad b1/aus1 h1 had n. s.ns: and say that h1 was '/ut .ff' : Allah

mad1 it /l1ar in th1 f.ll.win7 surah that th1 stati.n .f th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad was far ab.61 that .f any .th1r man@ 'n the name of (llah, 4he Merciful, the )ompassionate" 1urely We ha.e gi.en you (L Dhawthar, so pray to your Lord and offer sacrifice. 1urely he who mocks you is the one cut off. (Quran #;A"#$2& Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, +ut he is the Messenger of (llah and the 1eal of the 5rophets, and (llah has knowledge of all things. (Quran 22"<;& +aria was h.n.r1d and r1s91/t1d by th1 2r.9h1t and his family and 3.m9ani.ns. Sh1 s91nt thr11 y1ars .f h1r lif1 with th1 2r.9h1t: until his d1ath: and di1d fi61 y1ars lat1r in 1# AH: ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r< A.r th1 last fi61 y1ars .f h1r lif1: sh1 r1main1d a r1/lus1 and alm.st n161r w1nt .ut 18/19t t. 6isit th1 7ra61 .f th1 2r.9h1t .r h1r s.n's 7ra61. Aft1r h1r d1ath: mar ibn al Khattab l1d th1 9ray1r .61r h1r and sh1 was buri1d in al Baqi.

The Position of $A$isha

>f th1 2r.9h1t's wi61s in +1dina: ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with all .f th1m<: it is /l1ar that it was A'isha that h1 l.61d th1 m.st? Ar.m tim1 t. tim1: .n1 .r an.th1r .f his 3.m9ani.ns w.uld ask him wh. it was that h1 l.61d th1 m.st: and th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< did n.t always 7i61 th1 sam1 answ1r t. this qu1sti.n: f.r h1 f1lt 7r1at l.61 f.r many ' f.r his wi61s: f.r his dau7ht1rs by Khadijah: f.r th1ir /hildr1n: f.r Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna mar and Sayyiduna thman and Sayyiduna Ali: and f.r many .f his 3.m9ani.ns and /.mmunity ' but .f his wi61s th1 .nly .n1 wh.m h1 nam1d in this /.nn1/ti.n was A'isha. Sh1 t.. l.61d him 7r1atly in r1turn and .ft1n w.uld s11k r1assuran/1 fr.m him that h1 l.61d h1r. =h.w is y.ur l.61 f.r m15= sh1 .n/1 ask1d. =Cik1 th1 r.91's kn.t:= h1 r19li1d: m1anin7 that it was str.n7 and s1/ur1. +any tim1s aft1r that sh1 w.uld ask: =h.w is th1 kn.t5= and h1 w.uld r19ly? =Ala haliha= =0h1 sam1 as 161rE= Sin/1 A'isha l.61d th1 2r.9h1t s. mu/h: sh1 /.uld n.t h1l9 b1in7 j1al.us if his att1nti.n w1r1 dir1/t1d t.wards .th1rs m.r1 than what s11m1d 1n.u7h t. h1r. Sh1 .n/1 ask1d him: => +1ss1n71r .f Allah: t1ll m1 ab.ut y.urs1lf. -f y.u w1r1 b1tw11n th1 tw. sl.91s .f a 6all1y: .n1 .f whi/h had b11n 7ra"1d: whil1 th1 .th1r had b11n 7ra"1d: .n whi/h sl.91 w.uld y.u 9astur1 y.ur fl./ks5= =>n th1 .n1 that had n.t b11n 7ra"1d:= r19li1d th1 2r.9h1t. =D61n s.:= sh1 said: =and - am n.t lik1 any .f y.ur .th1r wi61s. D61ry .n1 .f th1m had a husband b1f.r1 y.u: 18/19t mys1lf.= 0h1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< smil1d and said n.thin7. -t is /l1ar that in s9it1 .f his wi61s' hi7h stati.n with Allah: ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with th1m< th1y w1r1 still human: and at tim1s rath1r j1al.us .f 1a/h .th1r. 0hus: f.r 18am9l1: it had b11n r1lat1d by A'isha that th1 2r.9h1t usually 6isit1d his wi61s 161ry aft1rn..n: aft1r th1 Asr 9ray1r. >n .n1 .//asi.n h1 stay1d l.n71r than usual in th1 r..m .f Zaynab bint %ahsh: f.r s.m1.n1 had 7i61n h1r s.m1 h.n1y: .f whi/h th1 2r.9h1t was 61ry f.nd. =At this:= said A'isha: =- f1lt j1al.us: and -: Hafsa: Sawda: and Safiyya a7r11d b1tw11n .urs1l61s that as h1 6isit1d 1a/h .f us: w1 w.uld t1ll him that th1r1 was a funny sm1ll /.min7 fr.m his m.uth fr.m what h1 had 1at1n: f.r w1 kn1w that h1 was 9arti/ularly s1nsiti61 t. .ff1nsi61 sm1lls.= D61rythin7 w1nt as 9lann1d: and as a r1sult: th1 2r.9h1t 6.w1d that h1 w.uld n161r 1at h.n1y a7ain: .nly t. b1 r19rimand1d by th1 r161lati.n .f th1 f.ll.win7 ayat? 7 5rophet, why do you for+id what (llah has made lawful for you, in seeking to please your wi.es0 (nd (llah is Forgi.ing, )ompassionate. (Quran !!"#& Allah mad1 th1 wh.l1 matt1r kn.wn t. th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< and h1 /.nfr.nt1d th1 .n1 wh.s1 id1a it had b11n with th1 truth?

1o when he told her a+out it, she said, 6Who told you this06 -e said, 6' was told +y the Dnowing, the (ware.6 (Quran !!"2& 0his in/id1nt indi/at1s th1 18t1nt .f th1 2r.9h1t's submissi.n t. Allah. 0h1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< was th1 m1ans by whi/h Allah tau7ht th1 +uslims th1ir d11n in 161ry m.m1nt and situati.n. 4hat mi7ht ha61 s11m1d an inn./1nt bit .f fun t. his wi61s: ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with th1m<: was n.t 91rmitt1d by Allah t. r1sult in any alt1rati.n t. th1 hudud .f Allah: t. what is 91rmitt1d and what is f.rbidd1n by Allah: f.r if th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had n161r 1at1n h.n1y a7ain: th1n many .f his 3.m9ani.ns and f.ll.w1rs mi7ht ha61 d.n1 lik1wis1. >n an.th1r .//asi.n: wh1n .n1 .f th1 2r.9h1t's .th1r wi61s: mm Salama ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r< /.m9lain1d .n th1ir b1half ab.ut th1 fa/t that m.r1 9r1s1nts w1r1 b1in7 7i61n t. th1 2r.9h1t .n th1 day that h1 was with A'isha than .n th1 days wh1n h1 was with his .th1r wi61s: h1 r19li1d: => mm Salama: d. n.t tr.ubl1 m1 by harmin7 A'isha: f.r by Allah: th1 Fi6in1 ins9irati.n n161r /am1 t. m1 whil1 - was und1r th1 blank1t .f any w.man am.n7st y.u 18/19t h1r.= =- turn t. Allah fr.m tr.ublin7 y.u: > +1ss1n71r .f Allah:= sh1 said. H.w161r th1 2r.9h1t's .th1r wi61s w1r1 still n.t /.nt1nt: and ask1d Aatima t. s91ak t. th1 2r.9h1t .n th1ir b1half. 4h1n sh1 rais1d th1 subj1/t: h1 said: ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< => my dau7ht1r: d. y.u n.t l.61 th.s1 - l.615= =G1s.= Sh1 said. =0h1n l.61 h1r.= H1 r19li1d. >n an.th1r .//asi.n: A'isha was .n a j.urn1y with th1 2r.9h1t and s.m1 .f his 3.m9ani.ns. Sh1 had b.rr.w1d a n1/kla/1 fr.m h1r sist1r Asma and durin7 th1 j.urn1y sh1 dis/.61r1d that sh1 had mislaid it. 0h1 j.urn1y wa d1lay1d whil1 s.m1 .f th1 3.m9ani.ns l..k1d f.r it: and aft1r a whil1 th1 tim1 f.r th1 9ray1r /am1. 0h1r1 was n. wat1r with whi/h t. d. wudu: s. th1y b1/am1 61ry a7itat1d ab.ut that. 0h1y w1nt t. Abu Bakr and said: =F. y.u s11 what A'isha has d.n1E Sh1 has /aus1d th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< t. st.9 at a 9la/1 wh1r1 th1r1 is n. wat1rE= +1anwhil1: th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had fall1n asl119 with his h1ad r1stin7 a7ainst A'isha's l17. Abu Bakr w1nt u9 t. A'isha and start1d t. 9.k1 h1r and u9braid h1r f.r h.ldin7 u9 th1 91.9l1 wh1n th1y did n.t ha61 any wat1r. Sh1 did n.t m.61 b1/aus1 sh1 did n.t want t. disturb th1 2r.9h1t's sl119. 0h1 2r.9h1t s..n w.k1 u9 and th1 ayats ab.ut tayammum w1r1 r161al1d: makin7 it /l1ar t. 161ry.n1 what sh.uld b1 d.n1 wh1n a +uslim .n a j.urn1y n11ds t. d. wudu: but has n. wat1r. sayd ibn Hudayr said t. Abu Bakr: =0his is n.t th1 first bl1ssin7 t. ha61 /.m1 fr.m y.ur family.= And t. A'isha: =+ay Allah r1ward y.u with 7..dE By Allah: wh1n161r y.u ha61 diffi/ulty: Allah r1li161s y.u .f it and 7i61s a bl1ssin7 t. th1 +uslims by it as w1llE= 4h1n th1y w1r1 ab.ut t. r1sum1 th1ir j.urn1y: A'isha' s /am1l r.s1 t. its f11t: and th1r1 was th1 n1/kla/1. 0h1 /am1l had b11n lyin7 .n it all th1 tim1E B1in7 th1 dau7ht1r .f Sayyiduna Abu Bakr: wh. .n .n1 .//asi.n had 7i61n away all his w1alth t. b1 s91nt in th1 way .f Allah: and th1 wif1 .f +uhammad ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r< wh. k19t n.thin7 f.r hims1lf: A'isha was 61ry 71n1r.us. >n .n1 .//asi.n: th1 2r.9h1t had sa/rifi/1d an animal: and A'isha was s. 71n1r.us in sharin7 th1 m1at .ut am.n7st th1 9..r: that sh1 f.und that sh1 had l1ft n.thin7 f.r th1 +1ss1n71r's lar71 h.us1h.ld 18/19t th1 sh.uld1r .f th1 animal. A11lin7 a littl1 distr1ss1d: sh1 w1nt t. th1 2r.9h1t: and said: =-'61 .nly b11n abl1 t. sa61 this.= =0hat is th1 .nly 9art that y.u ha61 n.t sa61d:= smil1d th1 2r.9h1t: =f.r what161r y.u 7i61 away in th1 nam1 .f Allah: y.u sa61: and what161r y.u k119 f.r y.urs1lf: y.u l.s1.= -t is s.m1tim1 f.r7.tt1n that th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad and his wi61s and 3.m9ani.ns: may th1 bl1ssin7s 91a/1 .f Allah b1 .n him and his family and his 3.m9ani.ns: l1d 61ry sim9l1 li61s. -t has

b11n r1lat1d that s.m1tim1s th1r1 was n. sm.k1 t. b1 s11n /.min7 fr.m th1 2r.9h1t's h.m1 f.r w11ks at a tim1 m1anin7 that th1r1 was n.t 161n fl.ur t. bak1 br1ad: l1t al.n1 m1at s. that all th1r1 was t. 1at was dat1s and wat1r: dat1s that /am1 fr.m 9alms wh.s1 r..ts th1 2r.9h1t said w1r1 in th1 Hard1n. >n an.th1r .//asi.n: a b177ar ask1d A'isha f.r s.m1 f..d whil1 sh1 was fastin7: and th1r1 was .nly a l.af .f br1ad in h1r h.us1. Sh1 said t. h1r maid s1r6ant: =Hi61 it t. him.= =But y.u will n.t ha61 anythin7 t. 1at wh1n y.u br1ak y.ur fast.= 2r.t1st1d th1 s1r6ant. =Hi61 it t. him:= r191at1d A'isha. S. sh1 did s.. 4h1n 161nin7 /am1: th1 91.9l1 .f th1 h.us1 .f a man wh. did n.t usually 7i61 t. th1m: 7a61 th1m a sh119 and s.m1 f..d t. 7. with it. A'isha /all1d h1r s1r6ant and said: =Dat fr.m this. 0his is b1tt1r than y.ur l.af .f br1adE= -t has b11n r1lat1d by A'isha: that .n/1 wh1n it was th1 2r.9h1t's turn t. s91nd th1 ni7ht with h1r: h1 qui1tly 7.t u9 t.wards th1 1nd .f th1 ni7ht and sli991d .ut .f th1 r..m: /l.sin7 th1 d..r qui1tly b1hind him. A'isha was /uri.us t. s11 wh1r1 h1 was 7.in7: thinkin7 that h1 had wait1d until h1 th.u7ht sh1 was asl119. ,ui/kly sh1 7.t u9: /.61r1d h1r h1ad and sil1ntly f.ll.w1d him until h1 /am1 t. th1 7ra61yard .fal Baqi. =H1 st..d th1r1:= said A'isha: 'and h1 st..d f.r a 61ry l.n7 tim1. 0h1n h1 lift1d his hands ;in 9ray1r< thr11 tim1s: and th1n turn1d t. 7.: s. - turn1d: H1 qui/k1n1d his st19: s. - qui/k1n1d my st19. H1 b17an t. run: s. - b17an t. run. - 7.t ba/k b1f.r1 h1 did: and 1nt1r1d my r..m and lay d.wn. H1 /am1 in and said: =4hy ar1 y.u .ut .f br1ath: A'isha5= =-t's n.thin7.= - said. =01ll m1: .r th1 >n1 4h. is All 21r6adin7 and All 4ar1 will t1ll m1.= =+1ss1n71r .f Allah:= - said: =+ay my fath1r and m.th1r b1 a rans.m f.r y.u.= And th1n - t.ld him. =4as it y.u wh. - saw runnin7 in fr.nt .f m15= h1 said. =G1s.= - r19li1d: and h1 hit m1 .n th1 /h1st and it hurt. =Fid y.u think that Allah and His +1ss1n71r w.uld tr1at y.u unjustly5= h1 ask1d. =4hat161r any.n1 /.n/1als: Allah kn.ws it.= - r19li1d. =4h1n y.u saw m1 l1a6in7:= th1 2r.9h1t 189lain1d: =it was b1/aus1 %ibril had /.m1 t. m1. H1 /all1d m1 with.ut y.u kn.win7 it and r19li1d: but with.ut y.u kn.win7 it: b1/aus1 y.u w1r1 n.t fully dr1ss1d. - th.u7ht that y.u w1r1 asl119: and did n.t want t. awak1n y.u in /as1 y.u w1r1 fri7ht1n1d. H1 ;%ibril< said: =G.ur C.rd has /.mmand1d y.u t. 7. t. th1 91.9l1 .f Al Baqi and t. ask f.r7i61n1ss .f th1m.= =- said: =H.w sh.uld - 9ray f.r th1m5= =Say@ 21a/1 b1 .n th1 91.9l1 .f this 9la/1 ;th1 7ra61yard<: fr.m am.n7 th1 b1li161rs and th1 +uslims: and may Allah ha61 m1r/y .n th.s1 wh. ha61 7.n1 ah1ad .f us: and .n th.s1 wh. will f.ll.w lat1r@ and inshAllah w1 will j.in y.u.= As th1 day .f his .wn d1ath a99r.a/h1d: it is /l1ar that th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< wish1d t. di1 in th1 /.m9any .f A'isha: f.r it is r19.rt1d that durin7 his final illn1ss: whi/h was 9r.bably th1 r1sult .f th1 9.is.n1d f..d that h1 had b11n 7i61n at Khaybar: h1 inquir1d: =4h1r1 will - b1 t.m.rr.w: wh1r1 will - b1 t.m.rr.w5= sin/1 h1 was h.9in7 it w.uld b1 A'isha's turn t. b1 with him. -n fa/t th1 2r.9h1t ask1d his wi61s ' 91rmissi.n t. r1main in A'isha 's r..m durin7 his illn1ss: and his .th1r wi61s: ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with th1m all<: a7r11d t. f.r17. th1ir turns. A.r mu/h .f th1 tim1 durin7 his last f1w days .n 1arth th1 2r.9h1t lay .n a /.u/h with his h1ad r1stin7 .n A'isha's br1ast .r la9. Sh1 it was wh. r191at1dly r1/it1d th1 last tw. surahs .f th1 ,ur'an: th1 tw. surahs .f s11kin7 9r.t1/ti.n: and th1n bl1w h1r br1ath .61r him: just as h1 had tau7ht h1r t. d. in th1 9ast: and th1n 9ass1d his hand .61r his b.dy. -t is r1lat1d by A'isha that sh1 us1d his hand rath1r than h1r .wn: b1/aus1 sh1 kn1w that his had had 7r1at1r h1alin7 in it than h1r hand. Sh1 was th1 .n1 wh. t..k a t..thsti/k fr.m h1r br.th1r /h1w1d it s.ft1n it and th1n 7a61 it t. th1 2r.9h1t. F1s9it1 his w1akn1ss: h1 rubb1d his t11th with it 6i7.r.usly. =S.:= said A'isha s.m1 tim1 lat1r: =Allah mad1 my sali6a mi8 with his sali6a .n his last day in this w.rld and his first day in th1 n18t w.rld.= B.t l.n7 aft1rwards: h1 l.st /.ns/i.usn1ss and A'isha th.u7ht it was .n th1 .ns1t .f d1ath: but aft1r a whil1: h1 .91n1d his 1y1s and murmur1d s.ftly: =0h1 Hi7h1st 3.m9any.= A'isha

r1m1mb1r1d that wh1n th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had b11n in 7..d h1alth in th1 9ast: h1 had said: =B. 9r.9h1t is tak1n by d1ath until h1 has b11n sh.wn his 9la/1 in th1 Hard1n: and th1n .ff1r1d th1 /h.i/1: t. r1main in this w.rld .r 7. t. th1 B18t 4.rld.= )1m1mb1rin7 th1s1 w.rds: sh1 said t. h1rs1lf: =0h1n h1 will n.t stay with us.= 0h1n sh1 h1ard him murmur: => Allah: f.r7i61 m1 and ha61 m1r/y .n m1 and j.in m1 with th1 Hi7h1st 3.m9any: th1 91.9l1 wh.m Allah has bl1ss1d fr.m am.n7 th1 2r.9h1ts and th1 truthful .n1s: and th1 martyrs: and th1 ri7ht1.us .n1s and th1 b1st .f /.m9any ar1 th1y.= ;,uran 4?#(< -t was th1n that A'isha kn1w that h1 had b11n 7i61n th1 /h.i/1: and that h1 had mad1 it. A7ain sh1 h1ard him murmur: => Allah: with th1 Hi7h1st 3.m9any:= and th1s1 w1r1 th1 last w.rds sh1 h1ard him s91ak. Hradually his h1ad 7r1w h1a6i1r u9.n h1r br1ast: and 71ntly sh1 laid it .n th1 9ill.w. H1r b1l.61d husband: th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah: th1 S1al .f th1 2r.9h1ts: th1 B1st .f 3r1ati.n: had di1d in h1r arms. At th1 tim1 .f his d1ath: th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< was si8ty thr11 y1ars .ld: and A'isha was 1i7ht11n. At first th1 2r.9h1t' s 3.m9ani.ns w1r1 n.t sur1 wh1r1 h1 sh.uld b1 buri1d: but th1n Abu Bakr as Siddiq r1m1mb1r1d what wh1n h1 was ali61: th1 2r.9h1t had said that th1 2r.9h1ts w1r1 always buri1d wh1r1 th1y had di1d: s. th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< was buri1d in A'isha's r..m wh1r1 h1 had di1d. A'isha has r1lat1d that durin7 his final illn1ss: mm Habiba and mm Salama m1nti.n1d that wh1n th1y had b11n in Abyssinia th1y had s11n a /hur/h whi/h had 9i/tur1s in it. 0h1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< r19li1d: =4h1n .n1 .f th1ir ri7ht1.us 91.9l1 di1: th1y build a 9la/1 .f w.rshi9 .n his 7ra61 and th1n d1/.rat1 it with su/h 9i/tur1s. -n th1 si7ht .f Allah th1y will b1 th1 w.rst .f 91.9l1 .n th1 Fay .f %ud7m1nt.= A'isha has als. r1lat1d that th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< said: =Allah has /urs1d th1 %1ws and th1 3hristians b1/aus1 th1y mad1 th1 7ra61s .f th1ir 2r.9h1ts and ri7ht1.us .n1s 9la/1s .f w.rshi9.= A'isha /.ntinu1d: =-f it had n.t b11n f.r this: his 7ra61 w.uld ha61 b11n in an .91n 9la/1 :but it /.uld n.t b1 s.: du1 t. th1 fa/t that it mi7ht b1/.m1 a m.squ1.= -n th1 9assa71 .f tim1: th1 2r.9h1t's m.squ1 in +1dina was 1nlar71d a7ain and a7ain: s. that n.w his 7ra61 is n. l.n71r n18t t. th1 m.squ1: but insid1 it. H.w161r: alth.u7h th1 h1arts .f th1 milli.ns .f +uslims wh. 6isit +1dina 161ry y1ar ar1 fill1d with l.61: f.r th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< th1y ar1 always /ar1ful t. dir1/t th1ir w.rshi9 t.wards Allah al.n1: 91rha9s r1m1mb1rin7 th1 w.rds .f Sayyiduna Abu Bakr wh1n h1 first s9.k1 t. th1 +uslims wh. /.uld n.t b1li161 that th1ir b1l.61d 2r.9h1t had a/tually di1d? =4h.161r w.rshi91d +uhammad: +uhammad is d1ad: and wh.161r w.rshi991d Allah: Allah is th1 Ci6in7: and d.1s n.t di1.= 0h1n h1 qu.t1d th1 ayat@ Muhammad is only a Messenger, whom other Messengers ha.e preceded. Will it +e that when he dies or is killed, you will turn your +ack on your heels0 (nd whoe.er turns +ack on his heels will not harm (llah in the least, and (llah will reward the thankful. (Quran 2"#<<& 0hus it was that th1 family and 3.m9ani.ns .f th1 2r.9h1t +uhammad ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< had t. a//19t th1 in16itabl1: 161n th.u7h n. l.ss 161r had b11n .r 161r w.uld b1 as 7r1at as th1irs. -t has b11n r1lat1d by Anas ibn +alik that aft1r th1 d1ath .f th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< Sayyiduna Abu Bakr said t. Sayyiduna mar: =C1t us 6isit mm Ayman ;wh. had l..k1d aft1r th1 2r.9h1t wh1n h1 was a small b.y<: f.r th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< us1d t. 6isit h1r.= 4h1n th1y /am1 t. h1r: sh1 was w119in7: and th1y said t. h1r? =4hy ar1 y.u w119in75 4hat th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah: ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< has n.w a b1tt1r than this.= =- am n.t w119in7

b1/aus1 - am unawar1 .f th1 fa/t that what th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< has n.w a b1tt1r than this:= sh1 r19li1d: =but - am w119in7 b1/aus1 th1 r161lati.n that us1d t. /.m1 fr.m th1 h1a61ns has /1as1d.= 0his m.61d b.th .f th1m t. t1ars: and th1y b17an t. w119 with h1r. A'isha Siddiqa ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r< .n/1 said: => w.uld that - w1r1 a l1af .n a tr11E= li61d .n f.r an.th1r fifty y1ars aft1r him aft1r th1 2r.9h1t's d1ath: ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< dyin7 at th1 a71 .f si8ty 1i7ht: in !& AH ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with h1r< Furin7 that tim1 sh1 saw many /han71s: n.t all .f whi/h w1r1 9l1asant .n1s: f.r with th1 189ansi.n and th1 /.nqu1sts that th1 +uslims 1891ri1n/1d: th1r1 /am1 w1alth: and with th1 w1alth /am1 disa7r11m1nts and 9.w1r stru77l1s: and as w1 all kn.w: th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< said: =- d. n.t f1ar 9.61rty f.r my /.mmunity: but - f1ar w1alth f.r th1m: f.r it d1str.y th1m as it d1str.y th1 91.9l1 b1f.r1 th1m.= A'isha: h.w161r: lik1 all .f th1 2r.9h1t's wi61s: ;may Allah b1 9l1as1d with all .f th1m< r1main1d d1ta/h1d fr.m this w.rld and l.n71d t. b1 r1unit1d with th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< in th1 n18t@ but whil1 sh1 was ali61: sh1 9ass1d .n h1r kn.wl1d71 and wisd.m t. 161ry.n1 wh. /am1 t. h1r. +u/h .f what sh1 transmitt1d was r1/.rd1d in writt1n f.rm: and s. /.untl1ss +uslims ha61 /.ntinu1d t. b1n1fit f.rm it ri7ht u9 until t.day. Abu +usa r19.rt1d that Allah's +1ss1n71r ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< said: =0h1r1 ha61 b11n many m1n wh. ha61 r1a/h1d 91rf1/ti.n: but n. w.m1n: ha61 r1a/h1d 91rf1/ti.n 18/19t +ary: th1 dau7ht1r .f -mran: Asiyya: th1 wif1 .f 2hara.h: and th1 18/1ll1n/1 .f A'isha as /.m9ar1d t. th1 .th1r w.m1n in that .f tharid ;m1at .r 6171tabl1 st1w: whi/h was th1 2r.9h1t's fa6.rit1 f..d< .61r all .th1r f..ds.=

0onc"usion ,adi -yad r1lat1s that th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< said: =)1/.7niti.n .f th1 family .f +uhammad is fr11d.m fr.m th1 Air1. C.61 .f th1 family .f +uhammad is /r.ssin7 .61r Sirat. Ari1ndshi9 f.r th1 family .f +uhammad is saf1ty fr.m th1 Air1.= >n1 .f th1 ulama said: =)1/.7niti.n: in this /as1 m1ans r1/.7ni"in7 th1ir 9la/1 in r1lati.n t. th1 2r.9h1t. )1/.7niti.n .f that brin7s with it r1/.7niti.n .f th1 ri7hts and r1s91/t that ar1 du1 t. th1m b1/aus1 .f it.= ,adi -yad als. wr.t1: =3ursin7 th1 91.9l1 .f th1 2r.9h1t's h.us1: his wi61s and his 3.m9ani.ns: and dis9ara7in7 th1m is haram: and th1 .n1 wh. d.1s it is /urs1d.' Abdullah ibn +u7haffal said that th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah said: =Allah: Allah: my 3.m9ani.nsE F. n.t mak1 th1m a tar71t aft1r m1. 4h.161r l.61s th1m: it is by my l.61 that h1 l.61s th1m. 4h.161r hat1s th1m: in/urs my hat1 by d.in7 s.. 4h.161r harms th1m has harm1d m1. 4h.161r harms m1 has harm1d Allah. 4h.161r harms Allah is ab.ut t. b 1 s1i"1d.= ;At' 0irmidhi< 0h1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< said: =F. n.t /urs1 my 3.m9ani.ns. 4h.161r /urs1s th1m: th1 /urs1 .f Allah and th1 an71ls and all 91.9l1 is .n him. Allah will n.t a//19t any r1/.m91ns1 .r /.unt1rw1i7ht fr.m him.=

0h1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< said: =F. n.t /urs1 my 3.m9ani.ns. A 91.9l1 will /.m1 at th1 1nd .f tim1 wh. will /urs1 my 3.m9ani.ns. F. n.t j.in th1m and d. n.t j.in with th1m and d. n.t marry with th1m and d. n.t sit in th1ir ass1mbli1s and if th1y ar1 ill: d. n.t 6isit th1m.= 0h1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< said: =4h.161r /urs1s my 3.m9ani.ns: b1at him.= 0h 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< r19.rt1d that /ursin7 and harmin7 th1m harm1d him. -t is haram t. harm th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<. H1 said: =F. n.t harm m1 in r1s91/t .f A'isha.= HD said ab.ut Aatima: =Sh1 is 9art .f m1. 4hat harms h1r: harms m1.= 0h1 b1st kn.wn 9.siti.n with r1s91/t t. s91akin7 ill .f th1 3.m9ani.ns is that ad.9t1d by th1 s/h..l .f +alik. +alik said: =4h.161r r16il1s th1 2r.9h1t: ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< is kill1d. 4h.161r r16il1s his 3.m9ani.ns sh.uld b1 dis/i9lin1d.= ,adi -yad als. wr.t1? -t is r1lat1d fr.m +alik that any.n1 wh. /urs1s Abu Bakr is fl.771d wh1r1as any.n1 wh. /urs1s A'isha is kill1d. H1 was ask1d: =4hy is that5= H1 said: =4h.161r atta/ks h1r has .99.s1d th1 ,uran.= -bn Shaban r1lat1d this fr.m +alik b1/aus1 Allah has said: =(llah wishes that you should ne.er repeat the like of it again if you are +elie.ers.G (@<"#A& @ s. wh.161r d.1s r191at th1 lik1 .f it has disb1li161d. ,adi -yad als. wr.t1? 0h1r1 ar1 tw. 9.siti.ns r17ardin7 s.m1.n1 wh. /urs1s .n1 .f th1 wi61s .f th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< .th1r than A'isha. >n1 9.siti.n is that h1 is kill1d b1/aus1 h1 has /urs1d th1 2r.9h1t ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him< by /ursin7 his wif1. 0h1 .th1r is that sh1 is /.nsid1r1d t. b1 lik1 th1 .th1r 3.m9ani.ns. H1 is fl.771d with th1 hadd f.r sland1r. -bn Shaban tak1s th1 first 9.siti.n. Abu +usab r1lat1d fr.m +alik that s.m1.n1 wh. /urs1s s.m1.n1 wh. is /.nn1/t1d t. th1 H.us1 .f th1 2r.9h1t is 7i61n a 9ainful b1atin7 and im9ris.n1d f.r a l.n7 tim1 until his r191ntan/1 is /l1ar b1/aus1 h1 has mad1 li7ht .f what is du1 t. th1 +1ss1n71r .f Allah ;91a/1 and bl1ssin7s .f Allah b1 u9.n him<

And ma! the b"essin1s and peace of A""ah be upon the Prophet Muhammad2 and on his fami"! and on his 0ompanions2 and on a"" ho fo""o s him and them in hat the! are ab"e ith sincerit!2 unti" the ,ast Da!3 AM44*5