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{{Quote|{{Bukhari|5|58|245}}|Rapporté par Aisha : (l'épouse du Prophète) '''Je ne me souviens pas que mes parents aient suivi une autre religion que la vraie religion (c'est-à-dire l'Islam),''' et (je ne me souviens pas) d'un seul jour où nous n'avons pas été visités matin et soir par l'Apôtre d'Allah.}} | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|5|58|245}}|Rapporté par Aisha : (l'épouse du Prophète) '''Je ne me souviens pas que mes parents aient suivi une autre religion que la vraie religion (c'est-à-dire l'Islam),''' et (je ne me souviens pas) d'un seul jour où nous n'avons pas été visités matin et soir par l'Apôtre d'Allah.}} | ||
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'''Je n'ai connu mes parents que pratiquant la religion (de l'Islam),''' et pas un seul jour ne passait sans que le Messager d'Allah (paix et bénédictions sur lui) ne vienne nous rendre visite, matin et soir. Puis, il vint à l’esprit d'Abu Bakr de construire une mosquée dans la cour de sa maison. Il y priait et récitait le Coran, ce qui attira l'attention des femmes et des enfants des polythéistes, qui s’étonnaient de lui et l'observaient. Or, Abu Bakr était un homme au cœur tendre, qui ne pouvait retenir ses larmes lorsqu’il récitait le Coran. Cela effraya alors les notables de Quraysh parmi les polythéistes."}} | |||
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Aisha était la femme préférée du prophète Mahomet. Il l'a épousée alors qu'elle avait six ou sept ans et a consommé le mariage lorsqu'elle avait neuf années lunaires, selon la tradition (voir "L'âge d'Aisha à la consommation et au mariage"), faisant d'elle la plus jeune épouse de Mahomet. Son jeune âge est également vu dans la tradition comme une preuve de sa virginité intacte au moment de son mariage avec le prophète. Mahomet préférait dormir avec et avoir des relations avec Aisha plus que toutes ses autres épouses, et selon la tradition, il est mort dans ses bras. En tant qu'épouse favorite du prophète, elle occupait une place prééminente parmi les compagnons du prophète et dans les isnads des hadith, où elle joue un rôle central en tant qu'origine de nombreuses traditions. Si l'on croit au récit historique islamique, elle a joué un rôle clé dans la lutte pour le pouvoir au sein du califat après les conquêtes arabes ; lors de la Première Fitna, elle a mené une armée contre Ali pour revendiquer le califat, mais a été vaincue à la bataille du Chameau.
Raisons du Mariage
Ordres Divins
Rapporté par 'Aisha : Le Prophète m'a dit : "Tu m'as été montrée deux fois en rêve. Je t'ai vue représentée sur un morceau de soie et quelqu'un m'a dit : 'Voici ta femme.' Lorsque j'ai découvert l'image, j'ai vu que c'était toi. J'ai dit : 'Si cela vient d'Allah, cela se fera."
Sahih Bukhari 5:58:235, Voir aussi Sahih Bukhari 9:87:140
Rapporté par 'Aisha : L'Apôtre d'Allah m'a dit : "Tu m'as été montrée deux fois (en rêve) avant que je ne t'épouse. J'ai vu un ange te porter dans un morceau de soie et j'ai dit : 'Découvre-la,' et voilà, c'était toi. J'ai dit (à moi-même) : 'Si cela vient d'Allah, alors cela doit arriver.'"
Mahomet aimait caresser les vierges
Rapporté par Jabir bin 'Abdullah : J'accompagnais le Prophète lors d'un voyage et je montais un chameau lent qui traînait derrière les autres. Le Prophète passa près de moi et demanda : "Qui est-ce ?" Je répondis : "Jabir bin 'Abdullah." Il demanda : "Qu'y a-t-il, pourquoi es-tu en retard ?" Je répondis : "Je monte un chameau lent." Il demanda : "As-tu un bâton ?" Je répondis par l'affirmative. Il dit : "Donne-le-moi." Quand je le lui ai donné, il frappa le chameau et le réprimanda. Ensuite, ce chameau dépassa les autres. Le Prophète dit : "Vends-le-moi." Je répondis : "C'est (un cadeau) pour toi, ô Apôtre d'Allah." Il dit : "Vends-le-moi. Je l'ai acheté pour quatre dinars (pièces d'or) et tu peux continuer à le monter jusqu'à Médine." Lorsque nous approchâmes de Médine, je commençai à partir vers ma maison. Le Prophète dit : "Où vas-tu ?" Je dis : "Je me suis marié avec une veuve." Il dit : "Pourquoi n'as-tu pas épousé une vierge pour vous caresser l'un l'autre ?" Je dis : "Mon père est mort et a laissé des filles, alors j'ai décidé d'épouser une veuve (une femme expérimentée) pour s'occuper d'elles." Il dit : "Bien joué." Lorsque nous sommes arrivés à Médine, l'Apôtre d'Allah dit : "Ô Bilal, paie-lui (le prix du chameau) et donne-lui de l'argent supplémentaire." Bilal me donna quatre dinars et un qirat en plus. (Un sous-narrateur dit) : Jabir ajouta : "Le qirat supplémentaire de l'Apôtre d'Allah ne m'a jamais quitté." Le qirat était toujours dans la bourse de Jabir bin 'Abdullah.
Abus
Abu Bakr frappa Aisha
Rapporté par Aisha : Abu Bakr s'approcha de moi et me frappa violemment avec son poing et dit : "Tu as retenu les gens à cause de ton collier." Mais je restai immobile comme si j'étais morte de peur de réveiller l'Apôtre d'Allah bien que ce coup fût très douloureux.
Rapporté par 'Aisha : (l'épouse du Prophète) Nous partîmes avec l'Apôtre d'Allah lors de l'un de ses voyages jusqu'à ce que nous atteignîmes Al-Baida' ou Dhatul-Jaish, un de mes colliers se cassa (et fut perdu). L'Apôtre d'Allah s'arrêta là pour le chercher, et ainsi firent les gens avec lui. Il n'y avait pas d'eau à cet endroit, alors les gens allèrent voir Abu Bakr As-Siddiq et dirent : "Ne vois-tu pas ce qu'Aisha a fait ? Elle a fait rester l'Apôtre d'Allah et les gens là où il n'y a pas d'eau et ils n'ont pas d'eau avec eux." Abu Bakr vint pendant que l'Apôtre d'Allah dormait la tête sur ma cuisse. Il me dit : "Tu as retenu l'Apôtre d'Allah et les gens là où il n'y a pas d'eau et ils n'ont pas d'eau avec eux." Il m'admonesta et dit ce qu'Allah voulut qu'il dise et me frappa sur le flanc avec sa main. Rien ne m'empêcha de bouger (à cause de la douleur) sauf la position de l'Apôtre d'Allah sur ma cuisse. L'Apôtre d'Allah se leva lorsque l'aube se leva et il n'y avait pas d'eau. Alors Allah révéla les Versets du Tayammum. Ils effectuèrent tous le Tayammum. Usaid bin Hudair dit : "Ô la famille d'Abu Bakr ! Ce n'est pas votre première bénédiction." Ensuite, le chameau sur lequel j'étais monté bougea et le collier fut retrouvé en dessous.
Jabir b. 'Abdullah (qu'Allah soit satisfait de lui) rapporta : Abu Bakr (qu'Allah soit satisfait de lui) vint et demanda la permission de voir l'Apôtre d'Allah (paix et bénédiction sur lui). Il trouva des gens assis à sa porte et aucun d'eux n'avait été autorisé, mais la permission fut accordée à Abu Bakr et il entra... Abu Bakr (qu'Allah soit satisfait de lui) se leva alors et alla vers 'A'isha (qu'Allah soit satisfait d'elle) et la frappa au cou, et 'Umar se leva devant Hafsa et la frappa en disant : "Vous demandez à l'Apôtre d'Allah (paix et bénédiction sur lui) ce qu'il ne possède pas."
L'Âge d'Aisha à la Consommation et au Mariage
Hadith
Sahih Bukhari
Rapporté par le père de Hisham : Khadija est décédée trois ans avant que le Prophète ne parte pour Médine. Il y resta environ deux ans, puis il épousa Aisha alors qu'elle avait six ans et consomma ce mariage lorsqu'elle en avait neuf.
Rapporté par Aisha : Le Prophète m'a épousée alors que j'avais six ans et a consommé le mariage lorsque j'avais neuf ans, puis je suis restée avec lui pendant neuf ans (jusqu'à sa mort).
Rapporté par Aisha : Le Prophète m'a épousée alors que j'avais six ans et a consommé son mariage avec moi lorsque j'avais neuf ans. Hisham a dit : On m'a informé qu'Aisha est restée avec le Prophète pendant neuf ans (jusqu'à sa mort).
Rapporté par 'Ursa : Le Prophète a rédigé le contrat de mariage avec Aisha alors qu'elle avait six ans et a consommé son mariage avec elle alors qu'elle en avait neuf, et elle est restée avec lui pendant neuf ans (jusqu'à sa mort).
Rapporté par Aisha : Je jouais avec des poupées en présence du Prophète, et mes amies jouaient aussi avec moi. Lorsque l'Apôtre d'Allah entrait chez moi, elles se cachaient, mais le Prophète les appelait pour jouer avec moi. (Jouer avec des poupées et des images similaires est interdit, mais cela était permis pour Aisha à cette époque, car elle était une petite fille qui n'avait pas encore atteint la puberté.) (Fateh-al-Bari, page 143, Vol.13)
L'Incident de la Calomnie (al-ifk)
L'incident de la calomnie (al-ifk) a failli conduire Muhammad à divorcer d'Aisha et est largement rapporté dans Sahih Bukhari et Muslim, ainsi que dans des sources chiites. Aisha fut accusée d'adultère après avoir été laissée derrière par la caravane. Dans les narrations de cet incident, Aisha est décrite comme une jeune fille (jariyatun hadithatu s-sinni جَارِيَةٌ حَدِيثَةُ السِّنِّ), à deux reprises par elle-même, et une fois par sa servante Buraira. Aisha déclare : "À cette époque, j'étais une jeune fille" et "J'étais une jeune fille et je ne connaissais pas grand-chose du Coran" (les deux utilisant la même phrase arabe mentionnée ci-dessus).
Rapporté par Urwa bin Al-Musayyab, Alqama bin Waqqas et Ubaidullah bin Abdullah : Concernant l'histoire d'Aisha et leurs narrations similaires se confirmant mutuellement, lorsque les menteurs dirent ce qu'ils avaient inventé sur Aisha, et que l'Inspiration Divine fut retardée, l'Apôtre d'Allah envoya chercher 'Ali et Usama pour les consulter sur le divorce avec sa femme (c'est-à-dire Aisha). Usama dit : "Garde ta femme, car nous ne savons rien d'elle si ce n'est du bien." Buraira dit : "Je ne peux l'accuser d'aucun défaut si ce n'est qu'elle est encore une jeune fille, qui dort et néglige la pâte de sa famille que les chèvres domestiques viennent manger (c'est-à-dire qu'elle était trop simple pour tromper son mari)." L'Apôtre d'Allah dit : "Qui peut m'aider à me venger de l'homme qui m'a causé du tort en diffamant la réputation de ma famille ? Par Allah, je n'ai rien su de ma famille si ce n'est du bien, et ils ont mentionné (c'est-à-dire accusé) un homme dont je ne connaissais rien d'autre que du bien."
Rapporté par Aisha :
. . . Cette nuit-là, je continuai à pleurer et ne pus dormir jusqu'au matin. Au matin, l'Apôtre d'Allah appela Ali bin Abu Talib et Usama bin Zaid quand il vit que l'Inspiration Divine tardait, pour les consulter au sujet du divorce de sa femme (c'est-à-dire Aisha). Usama bin Zaid parla de la bonne réputation de ses femmes et ajouta : "Ô Apôtre d'Allah ! Garde ta femme, car, par Allah, nous ne savons rien d'elle si ce n'est du bien." Ali bin Abu Talib dit : "Ô Apôtre d'Allah ! Allah ne t'a imposé aucune restriction, et il y a beaucoup d'autres femmes qu'elle. Cependant, si tu interroges sa servante, elle te dira la vérité." Alors, l'Apôtre d'Allah appela Buraira et lui dit : "Ô Buraira ! As-tu jamais vu quelque chose qui ait éveillé tes soupçons à son sujet ?" Buraira dit : "Non, par Allah, Qui t'a envoyé avec la vérité, je n'ai jamais vu en elle quoi que ce soit de répréhensible si ce n'est qu'elle est une fille d'âge immature, qui dort parfois et laisse la pâte à la portée des chèvres." . . . J'étais une jeune fille et je ne connaissais pas grand-chose du Coran.
Le même terme arabe signifiant "jeune fille" apparaît dans les narrations décrivant Muhammad couvrant Aisha avec son vêtement pendant que des Éthiopiens jouaient :
Rapporté par Aisha : Le Prophète me couvrait de son Rida' (vêtement couvrant le haut du corps) pendant que je regardais les Éthiopiens jouer dans la cour de la mosquée. (Je continuai à regarder) jusqu'à ce que je sois satisfaite. Vous pouvez ainsi déduire de cet événement comment une petite fille (qui n'a pas encore atteint l'âge de la puberté) avide de divertissement doit être traitée à cet égard.
Une version d'un hadith relatant Aisha ayant ses menstruations lors d'un pèlerinage à La Mecque utilise également cette expression (Sahih Muslim 2:2773), bien que d'autres versions de ce hadith ne la contiennent pas (l'une d'elles signale explicitement son absence : Sahih Muslim 7:2774).
Elle ne se souvenait pas d'une époque avant l'Islam
Rapporté par Aisha : (l'épouse du Prophète) Je ne me souviens pas que mes parents aient suivi une autre religion que la vraie religion (c'est-à-dire l'Islam), et (je ne me souviens pas) d'un seul jour où nous n'avons pas été visités matin et soir par l'Apôtre d'Allah.
À noter que la même expression arabe apparaît dans un autre hadith:
Rapporté par Aisha :
Je n'ai connu mes parents que pratiquant la religion (de l'Islam), et pas un seul jour ne passait sans que le Messager d'Allah (paix et bénédictions sur lui) ne vienne nous rendre visite, matin et soir. Puis, il vint à l’esprit d'Abu Bakr de construire une mosquée dans la cour de sa maison. Il y priait et récitait le Coran, ce qui attira l'attention des femmes et des enfants des polythéistes, qui s’étonnaient de lui et l'observaient. Or, Abu Bakr était un homme au cœur tendre, qui ne pouvait retenir ses larmes lorsqu’il récitait le Coran. Cela effraya alors les notables de Quraysh parmi les polythéistes."
Why Muhammad Waited Three Years
Narrated Aisha: The Prophet engaged me when I was a girl of six (years). We went to Medina and stayed at the home of Bani-al-Harith bin Khazraj. Then I got ill and my hair fell down. Later on my hair grew (again) and my mother, Um Ruman, came to me while I was playing in a swing with some of my girl friends. She called me, and I went to her, not knowing what she wanted to do to me. She caught me by the hand and made me stand at the door of the house. I was breathless then, and when my breathing became Allright, she took some water and rubbed my face and head with it. Then she took me into the house. There in the house I saw some Ansari women who said, "Best wishes and Allah's Blessing and a good luck." Then she entrusted me to them and they prepared me (for the marriage). Unexpectedly Allah's Apostle came to me in the forenoon and my mother handed me over to him, and at that time I was a girl of nine years of age.
Sahih Muslim
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) married me when I was six years old, and I was admitted to his house at the age of nine. She further said: We went to Medina and I had an attack of fever for a month, and my hair had come down to the earlobes. Umm Ruman (my mother) came to me and I was at that time on a swing along with my playmates. She called me loudly and I went to her and I did not know what she had wanted of me. She took hold of my hand and took me to the door, and I was saying: Ha, ha (as if I was gasping), until the agitation of my heart was over. She took me to a house, where had gathered the women of the Ansar. They all blessed me and wished me good luck and said: May you have share in good. She (my mother) entrusted me to them. They washed my head and embellished me and nothing frightened me. Allah's Messenger (, may peace be upon him) came there in the morning, and I was entrusted to him.
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported: Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) married me when I was six years old, and I was admitted to his house when I was nine years old.
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) married her when she was seven years old, and he was taken to his house as a bride when she was nine, and her dolls were with her; and when he (the Holy Prophet) died she was eighteen years old.
'A'isha reported that she used to play with dolls in the presence of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and when her playmates came to her they left (the house) because they felt shy of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), whereas Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) sent them to her.
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters with a slight variation of wording."
Sa'id b. Musayyib, 'Urwa b. Zubair, 'Alqama b. Waqqas and 'Ubaidullah b. Abdullah b. 'Utba b. Mas'ud--all of them reported the story of the false allegation against 'A'isha, the wife of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him).
. . . So, Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) called Bailra and said: Barira, did you see anything in 'A'isha which can cause doubt about her? Barira said: By Him Who sent thee with the truth, I have seen nothing objectionable in her but only this much that she is a young girl and she goes to sleep while kneading the flour and the lamb eats that. . . .
When Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) talked, my tears dried up and not even a single drop of tear was perceived by me (rolling out of my eyes). I said to my father: You give a reply to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) on my behalf. He said: By Allah, I do not know what I should say to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). I then said to my mother: Give a reply to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) on my behalf, but she said: By Allah, I do not know what I should say to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). I was a small girl at that time and I had not read much of the Qur'an (but I said): By Allah, I perceive that you have heard about this and it has settled down in your mind and you have taken it to be true, so if I say to you that I am quite innocent, and Allah knows that I am innocent, you would never believe me to be true, and if I confess to (the alleged) lapse before you, whereas Allah knows that I am completely innocent (and I have not committed this sin at all), in that case You will take me to be true and, by Allah, I, therefore, find no other alternative for me and for you except that what the father of Yousuf said:, (My course is) comely patience.Abu Dawud
Aisha said, "The Apostle of Allah married me when I was seven years old." (The narrator Sulaiman said: "Or six years."). "He had intercourse with me when I was 9 years old.
A’ishah said : I used to play with dolls. Sometimes the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) entered upon me when the girls were with me. When he came in, they went out, and when he went out, they came in."
This is not saying Muhammad had intercourse with Aisha while her playmates were watching. Rather it says the playmates played with her, and they went out when Muhammad came by, and could come back after he left.
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: "The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) married me when I was seven or six. When we came to Medina, some women came. according to Bishr's version: Umm Ruman came to me when I was swinging. They took me, made me prepared and decorated me. I was then brought to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him), and he took up cohabitation with me when I was nine. She halted me at the door, and I burst into laughter."
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Usamah in a similar manner through a different chain of narrators. This version has: ‘With good fortune.’ She (Umm Ruman) entrusted me to them. They washed my head and redressed me. No one came to me suddenly except the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) in the forenoon. So they entrusted me to him.
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: When we came to Medina, the women came to me when I was playing on the swing, and my hair was up to my ears. They brought me, prepared me, and decorated me. Then they brought me to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) and he took up cohabitation with me, when I was nine.
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Hisham b. ‘Urwah through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: I was swinging and I had my friends. They brought me to a house ; there were some women of the Ansar (Helpers). They said : With good luck and blessing.
‘A’ishah said : We came to Medina and stayed with Banu al-Harith b. al-Khazraj. She said : I swear by Allah, I was swinging between two date-palms. Then my mother came, and made me come down; and I had my hair up to the ears. The transmitter then mentioned the rest of the tradition."
Al Nasa'i
Narrated 'Urwah:
It was narrated from 'Urwah, that 'Aishah said: "The Messenger of Allah married me in Shawwal and my marriage was consummated in Shawwal." --'Aishah liked for her women's marriages to be consummated in Shawwal --"and which of his wives was more beloved to him than me?" (Sahih)
It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah married her when she was six years old, and consummated the marriage with her when she was nine. (Sahih)
It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "The Messenger of Allah married me when I was seven years old, and he consummated the marriage with me when I was nine." (Sahih)
It was narrated that Abu 'Ubaidah said:
"Aishah said: 'The Messenger of Allah married me when I was nine and I lived with him for nine years.'" (Sahih)
It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah married her when she was nine and he died when she was eighteen years old. (Sahih)
It was narrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Prophet married me in Shawwal, and he consummated the marriage with me in Shawwal, and which of his wives find more favor with him than me?" (Sahih)
It was narrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Messenger of Allah married me when I was six, and consummated the marriage with me when I was nine, and I used to play with dolls." (Sahih)
It was narrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Messenger of Allah married me when I was six, and consummated the marriage with me when I was nine." (Sahih)
Ibn Majah
‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with her) is reported to have said: Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) contracted marriage with me while I was (yet) a six years [sic] old girl. Then we arrived at Medina and stayed with Banu Harith b. Khazraj. I fell victim to fever; then my hair (of the head fell off (and became scattered). Then they became plenty and hanged down upto [sic] the earlobes. My mother ‘Umm Ruman came to me while I was (playing) in a swing alongwith [sic] my play-mates. She (the mother) called me loudly. I went to her and I did not know what he [sic] wanted. She seized my hand and stopped me at the door of the house and I was hearing [sic] violently until the agitation of my heart was over. Then she took some water and wiped it over my face and head. Then she admitted me to the house when some woman [sic] of Ansar were present in the house. They said, "You have entered with blessings and good fortune." Then she (the mother) entrusted me to them. So they embellished me and nothing frightened me but Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) (when he came there) in the morning and they (the women) entrusted me to him. On that day, I was a nine years old girl."[1]
Ibn-i-Majah vol.3:1876
It was narrated that:
Abdullah said: “The Prophet married Aishah when she was seven years old, and consummated the marriage with her when she was nine, and he passed away when she was eighteen.” (Sahih)
It was narrated that 'Aishah said:
"I used to play with dolls when I was with the Messenger of Allah, and he used to bring my friends to me to play with me." (Sahih)
Mishkat al-Masabih
Aisha said she was nine years old when the act of consummation took place and she had her dolls with her.
Mishkat al-Masabih, Vol. 2, p 77
Other Islamic Sources
Al Tabari
According to Abd al-Hamid b. Bayan al-Sukkari - Muhammad b. Yazid - Ismai'il (that is Ibn Abi Khalid) - Abd al-Rahman b. Abi al- Dahhak - a man from Quraysh - Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad: "Abd Allah b. Safwan together with another person came to Aishah and Aishah said (to the latter), "O so and so, have you heard what Hafsah has been saying?" He said, "Yes, o Mother of the Faithful." Abd Allah b. Safwan asked her, "What is that?" She replied, "There are nine special features in me that have not been in any woman, except for what God bestowed on Maryam bt. Imran. By God, I do not say this to exalt myself over any of my companions." "What are these?" he asked. She replied, "The angel brought down my likeness; the Messenger of God married me when I was seven; my marriage was consummated when I was nine; he married me when I was a virgin,no other man having shared me with him; inspiration came to him when he and I were in a single blanket; I was one of the dearest people to him, a verse of the Qur’an was revealed concerning me when the community was almost destroyed; I saw Gabriel when none of his other wives saw him; and he was taken (that is, died) in his house when there was nobody with him but the angel and myself."
According to Abu Ja‘far (Al-Tabari): The Messenger of God married her, so it is said, in Shawwal, and consummated his marriage to her in a later year, also in Shawwal.
According to Abu Ja‘far (Al-Tabari): The Messenger of God married her, so it is said, in Shawwal, and consummated his marriage to her in a later year, also in Shawwal.
al-Tabari (d. 923), W. Montgomery Watt; M. V. McDonald, eds, Modèle:Citation/make link, vol. VII, SUNY Press, p. 7, Modèle:Citation/identifier, https://archive.org/details/HistoryAlTabari40Vol/History_Al-Tabari_10_Vol/page/n1805/mode/2up
أبو جعفر الطبري, Modèle:Citation/make link, vol.2, al-Maktabah al-Shamilah, p. 297, https://app.turath.io/book/9783
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The Messenger of God did not marry another woman during the life of Khadijah until she passed away. When she died, the Messenger of God got married, but opinions differ as to whom he married first after Khadijah. Some say that it was 'A'ishah bt. Abi Bakr al-Siddiq, while others say that it was Sawdah bt. Zam'ah b. Qays b. 'Abd Shams b. 'Abd Wudd b. Nagr. As for 'A'ishah, when he married her she was very young and not yet ready for consummation,(note:877) whereas Sawdah was already married before.
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Sa‘id b. Yahya b. Sa‘id al-Umawi- his father- Muhammad b. ‘Amr- Yahya b. ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Hatib- ‘A’isha: When Khadijah died, Khawlah bt. Hakim b. Umayyah b. al-Awqas, wife of ‘Uthman b. Maz‘un, who was in Mecca, said [to the Messenger of God], "O Messenger of God, will you not marry?" He replied, "Whom?" "A maiden," she said, "if you like, or a non-maiden." He replied, "Who is the maiden?" "The daughter of the dearest creature of God to you," she answered, "‘A’ishah bt. Abi Bakr." He asked, "And who is the non-maiden?" "Sawdah bt. Zam‘ah b. Qays," she replied, "she has [long] believed in you and has followed you." [So the Prophet] asked her to go and propose to them on his behalf.
She went to Abu Bakr’s house, where she found Umm Ruman, mother of ‘A’ishah, and said, "O Umm Ruman, what a good thing and a blessing has God brought to you!" She said, "What is that?" Khawlah replied, "The Messenger of God has sent me to ask for ‘A’ishah’s hand in marriage on his behalf." She answered, "I ask that you wait for Abu Bakr, for he should be on his way." When Abu Bakr came, Khawlah repeated what she had said. He replied, "She is [like] his brother’s daughter. Would she be appropriate for him?" When Khawlah returned to the Messenger of God and told him about it he said, "Go back to him and say that he is my brother in Islam and that I am his brother [in Islam], so his daughter is good for me." She came to Abu Bakr and told him what the Messenger of God had said. Then he asked her to wait until he returned.
Umm Ruman said that al-Mut‘im b. ‘Adi had asked ‘A’ishah’s hand for his son, but Abu Bakr had not promised anything. Abu Bakr left and went to Mut‘im while his wife, mother of the son for whom he had asked ‘A’ishah’s hand, was with him. She said, "O son of Abu Quhafah, perhaps we could marry our son to your daughter if you could make him leave his religion and bring him in to the religion which you practice." He turned to her husband al-Mut‘im and said, "What is she saying?" He replied, "She says [what you have heard]." Abu Bakr left, [realizing that] God had [just] removed the problem he had in his mind. He said to Khawlah, "Call the Messenger of God." She called him and he came. Abu Bakr married [‘A’ishah] to him when she was [only] six years old.
She went to Abu Bakr’s house, where she found Umm Ruman, mother of ‘A’ishah, and said, "O Umm Ruman, what a good thing and a blessing has God brought to you!" She said, "What is that?" Khawlah replied, "The Messenger of God has sent me to ask for ‘A’ishah’s hand in marriage on his behalf." She answered, "I ask that you wait for Abu Bakr, for he should be on his way." When Abu Bakr came, Khawlah repeated what she had said. He replied, "She is [like] his brother’s daughter. Would she be appropriate for him?" When Khawlah returned to the Messenger of God and told him about it he said, "Go back to him and say that he is my brother in Islam and that I am his brother [in Islam], so his daughter is good for me." She came to Abu Bakr and told him what the Messenger of God had said. Then he asked her to wait until he returned.
Umm Ruman said that al-Mut‘im b. ‘Adi had asked ‘A’ishah’s hand for his son, but Abu Bakr had not promised anything. Abu Bakr left and went to Mut‘im while his wife, mother of the son for whom he had asked ‘A’ishah’s hand, was with him. She said, "O son of Abu Quhafah, perhaps we could marry our son to your daughter if you could make him leave his religion and bring him in to the religion which you practice." He turned to her husband al-Mut‘im and said, "What is she saying?" He replied, "She says [what you have heard]." Abu Bakr left, [realizing that] God had [just] removed the problem he had in his mind. He said to Khawlah, "Call the Messenger of God." She called him and he came. Abu Bakr married [‘A’ishah] to him when she was [only] six years old.
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‘A’ishah states: We came to Medina and Abu Bakr took up quarters in al-Sunh among the Banu al-Harith b. al-Khazraj. The Messenger of God came to our house and men and women of the Ansar gathered around him. My mother came to me while I was being swung on a swing between two branches and got me down. Jumaymah, my nurse, took over and wiped my face with some water and started leading me. When I was at the door, she stopped so I could catch my breath. I was then brought [in] while the Messenger of God was sitting on a bed in our house. [My mother] made me sit on his lap and said, "These are your relatives. May God bless you with them and bless them with you!" Then the men and women got up and left. The Messenger of God consummated his marriage with me in my house when I was nine years old. Neither a camel nor a sheep was slaughtered on behalf of me. Only Sa‘d b. ‘Ubaidah sent a bowl of food which he used to send to the Messenger of God.
‘Ali b. Nasr- ‘Abd al-Samad b. ‘Abd al-Warith- ‘Abd al-Warith b. ‘Abd al-Samad- his father- Aban al-‘Attar- Hisham b. ‘Urwah- ‘Urwah: He wrote to ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan stating that he had written to him about Khadijah bt. Khuwaylid, asking him about when she died. She died three years or close to that before the Messenger of God’s departure from Mecca, and he married ‘A’ishah after Khadijah’s death. The Messenger of God saw ‘A’ishah twice- [first when] it was said to him that she was his wife (she was six years old at that time), and later [when] he consummated she was nine years old.
(The report goes back to Hisham b. Muhammad. See above, I, 1766). Then the Messenger of God married ‘A’ishah bt. Abi Bakr, whose name is ‘Atiq b. Abi Quhafah, who is ‘Uthman, and is called ‘Abd al-Rahman b. ‘Uthman b. ‘Amir b. ‘Amir b. Ka‘b b. Sa‘d b. Taym b. Murrah: [The Prophet] married her three years before the Emigration, when she was seven years old, and consummated the marriage when she was nine years old, after he had emigrated to Medina in Shawwal. She was eighteen years old when he died. The Messenger of God did not marry any maiden except her.
‘Ali b. Nasr- ‘Abd al-Samad b. ‘Abd al-Warith- ‘Abd al-Warith b. ‘Abd al-Samad- his father- Aban al-‘Attar- Hisham b. ‘Urwah- ‘Urwah: He wrote to ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan stating that he had written to him about Khadijah bt. Khuwaylid, asking him about when she died. She died three years or close to that before the Messenger of God’s departure from Mecca, and he married ‘A’ishah after Khadijah’s death. The Messenger of God saw ‘A’ishah twice- [first when] it was said to him that she was his wife (she was six years old at that time), and later [when] he consummated she was nine years old.
(The report goes back to Hisham b. Muhammad. See above, I, 1766). Then the Messenger of God married ‘A’ishah bt. Abi Bakr, whose name is ‘Atiq b. Abi Quhafah, who is ‘Uthman, and is called ‘Abd al-Rahman b. ‘Uthman b. ‘Amir b. ‘Amir b. Ka‘b b. Sa‘d b. Taym b. Murrah: [The Prophet] married her three years before the Emigration, when she was seven years old, and consummated the marriage when she was nine years old, after he had emigrated to Medina in Shawwal. She was eighteen years old when he died. The Messenger of God did not marry any maiden except her.
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‘A’ishah, daughter of Abu Bakr.
Her mother was Umm Ruman bt. ‘Umayr b. ‘Amr, of the Banu Duhman b. al-Harith b. Ghanm b. Malik b. Kinanah.
The Prophet married ‘A’ishah in Shawwal in the tenth year after the [beginning of his] prophethood, three years before Emigration. He consummated the marriage in Shawwal, eight months after Emigration. On the day he consummated the marriage with her she was nine years old.
According to Ibn ‘Umayr [al-Waqidi]- Musa b. Muhammad b. ‘Abd al-Rahman- Raytah- ‘Amrah [bt. ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Sa’d]: ‘A’ishah was asked when the Prophet consummated his marriage with her, and she said:
The Prophet left us and his daughters behind when he emigrated to Medina. Having arrived at Medina, he sent Zayd b. Harithah and his client Abu Rafi’ for us. He gave them two camels and 500 dirhams he had taken from Abu Bakr to buy [other] beasts they needed. Abu Bakr sent with them ‘Abdallah b. Urayqit al-Dili, with two or three camels. He wrote to [his son] ‘Abdallah b. Abi Bakr to take his wife Umm Ruman, together with me and my sister Asma’, al-Zubayr’s wife, [and leave for Medina]. They all left [Medina] together, and when they arrived at Qudayd Zayd b. Harithah bought three camels with those 500 dirhams. All of them then entered Mecca, where they met Talhah b. ‘Ubaydallah on his way to leave town, together with Abu Bakr’s family. So we all left: Zayd b. Harithah, Abu Rafi’, Fatimah, Umm Kulthum, and Sawdah bt. Zam‘ah. Ayd mounted Umm Ayman and [his son] Usamah b. Zayd on a riding beast; ‘Abdallah b. Abi Bakr took Umm Ruman and his two sisters, and Talhah b. ‘Ubaydallah came [too]. We all went together, and when we reached Bayd in Tamanni my camel broke loose. I was sitting in the litter together with my mother, and she started exclaiming "Alas, my daughter, alas [you] bride"; then they caught up with our camel, after it had safely descended the Lift. We then arrived at Medina, and I stayed with Abu Bakr’s children, and [Abu Bakr] went to the Prophet. The latter was then busy building the mosque and our homes around it, where he [later] housed his wives. We stayed in Abu Bakr’s house for a few days; then Abu Bakr asked [the Prophet] "O Messenger of God, what prevents you from consummating the marriage with your wife?" The Prophet said "The bridal gift (sadaq)." Abu Bakr gave him the bridal gift, twelve and a half ounces [of gold], and the Prophet sent for us. He consummated our marriage in my house, the one where I live now and where he passed away.
Her mother was Umm Ruman bt. ‘Umayr b. ‘Amr, of the Banu Duhman b. al-Harith b. Ghanm b. Malik b. Kinanah.
The Prophet married ‘A’ishah in Shawwal in the tenth year after the [beginning of his] prophethood, three years before Emigration. He consummated the marriage in Shawwal, eight months after Emigration. On the day he consummated the marriage with her she was nine years old.
According to Ibn ‘Umayr [al-Waqidi]- Musa b. Muhammad b. ‘Abd al-Rahman- Raytah- ‘Amrah [bt. ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Sa’d]: ‘A’ishah was asked when the Prophet consummated his marriage with her, and she said:
The Prophet left us and his daughters behind when he emigrated to Medina. Having arrived at Medina, he sent Zayd b. Harithah and his client Abu Rafi’ for us. He gave them two camels and 500 dirhams he had taken from Abu Bakr to buy [other] beasts they needed. Abu Bakr sent with them ‘Abdallah b. Urayqit al-Dili, with two or three camels. He wrote to [his son] ‘Abdallah b. Abi Bakr to take his wife Umm Ruman, together with me and my sister Asma’, al-Zubayr’s wife, [and leave for Medina]. They all left [Medina] together, and when they arrived at Qudayd Zayd b. Harithah bought three camels with those 500 dirhams. All of them then entered Mecca, where they met Talhah b. ‘Ubaydallah on his way to leave town, together with Abu Bakr’s family. So we all left: Zayd b. Harithah, Abu Rafi’, Fatimah, Umm Kulthum, and Sawdah bt. Zam‘ah. Ayd mounted Umm Ayman and [his son] Usamah b. Zayd on a riding beast; ‘Abdallah b. Abi Bakr took Umm Ruman and his two sisters, and Talhah b. ‘Ubaydallah came [too]. We all went together, and when we reached Bayd in Tamanni my camel broke loose. I was sitting in the litter together with my mother, and she started exclaiming "Alas, my daughter, alas [you] bride"; then they caught up with our camel, after it had safely descended the Lift. We then arrived at Medina, and I stayed with Abu Bakr’s children, and [Abu Bakr] went to the Prophet. The latter was then busy building the mosque and our homes around it, where he [later] housed his wives. We stayed in Abu Bakr’s house for a few days; then Abu Bakr asked [the Prophet] "O Messenger of God, what prevents you from consummating the marriage with your wife?" The Prophet said "The bridal gift (sadaq)." Abu Bakr gave him the bridal gift, twelve and a half ounces [of gold], and the Prophet sent for us. He consummated our marriage in my house, the one where I live now and where he passed away.
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أبو جعفر الطبري, Modèle:Citation/make link, vol. 11, al-Maktabah al-Shamilah, p. 602, url=https://app.turath.io/book/9783 See also: Sahih Bukhari 5:58:234
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Ibn Ishaq
He married ‘A’isha in Mecca when she was a child of seven and lived with her in Medina when she was nine or ten. She was the only virgin that he married. Her father, Abu Bakr, married her to him and the apostle gave her four hundred dirhams
Ibn Ishaq (d. 768); Ibn Hisham (d. 833), A. Guillaume, ed, Modèle:Citation/make link, Oxford UP, p. 792, Modèle:Citation/identifier, 1955, https://archive.org/details/GuillaumeATheLifeOfMuhammad/page/n1/mode/2up
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Yahya b. Abbad b. Abdullah b. al-Zubayr from his father told me that he heard Aisha say: "The apostle died in my bosom during my turn: I had wronged none in regard to him. It was due to my ignorance and extreme youth that the apostle died in my arms.
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Ibn Kathir
Yunus b. Bukayr stated, from Hisham b. ‘Urwa, from his father who said, "The Messenger of God (SAAS) married ‘A’isha three years after (the death of) Khadija. At that time (of the contract) ‘A’isha had been a girl of six. When he married her she was nine. The Messenger of God (SAAS) died when ‘A’isha was a girl of eighteen. "[2]
Al-Bukhari had related, from ‘Ubayd b. Isma‘il, from Abu Usama, from Hisham b. ‘Urwa, from his father, who said, "Khadija died three years before the emigration of the Prophet (SAAS). He allowed a couple of years or so to pass after that, and then he contracted marriage with ‘A’isha when she was six, thereafter consummating marriage with her when she was nine years old."[2]
"Al-Hajjaj related to us, that Hammad related to him, from Hisham b. ‘Urwa, from his father, from ‘A’isha, who said, ‘The Messenger of God (SAAS), contracted marriage with me (after) Khadija’s death and before his emigration from Mecca, when I was six years old. After we arrived in Medina some women came to me while I was playing on a swing; my hair was like that of a boy. They dressed me up and put make-up on me, then took me to the Messenger of God (SAAS), and he consummated our marriage. I was a girl of nine.’"[2]
Ibn Qayyim
Next, the Prophet… married Um Abdallah, Aishah, as-Siddiqah (the truthful one), daughter of as-Siddiq (the truthful one) Abu Bakr ibn Abi Qu’hafah, whom Allah has exonerated from above the seven heavens. ‘Aishah bint Abu Bakr was the beloved wife of the Prophet… The angel showed Aishah… to the Prophet… while she was wrapped in a piece of silk cloth, before he married her, and said to him. "This is your wife." The Prophet… married Aishah… during the lunar month of Shawwal, when she was six, and consummated the marriage in the first year after the Hijrah, in the month of Shawwal, when she was nine. The Prophet… did not marry any virgin, except Aishah… and the revelation never came to him while he was under the blanket with any of his wives, except Aishah.[3]
Ibn Qayyim Al-Juaziyyah
Modern Scholars
Martin Lings
During the same year that followed Khadijah’s death, the Prophet dreamed that he saw a man who was carrying someone wrapped in a piece of silk. The man said to him: "This is thy wife, so uncover her." The Prophet lifted the silk and there was ‘A’ishah. But ‘A’ishah was only six years old, and he had passed his fiftieth year. Moreover Abu Bakr had promised her to Mut‘im for his son Jubayr. The Prophet simply said to himself: "If this be from God, He will bring it to pass."...
Meantime Abu Bakr approached Mut‘im, who was persuaded without difficulty to forgo the marriage of ‘A’ishah to his son; and, some months after the marriage of Sawdah, ‘A’ishah also became the Prophet’s wife, through a marriage contracted by him and her father, at which she herself was not present. She said afterwards, that she had her first inkling of her new status when one day she was playing with her friends outside, not far from their house, and her mother came and too her by the hand and led her indoors, telling her that henceforth she must not go out to play, and that her friends must come to her instead. ‘A’ishah dimly guessed the reason, though her mother did not immediately tell her that she was married; and apart from having to play in their courtyard instead of in the roads, her life continued as before. [4]
Meantime Abu Bakr approached Mut‘im, who was persuaded without difficulty to forgo the marriage of ‘A’ishah to his son; and, some months after the marriage of Sawdah, ‘A’ishah also became the Prophet’s wife, through a marriage contracted by him and her father, at which she herself was not present. She said afterwards, that she had her first inkling of her new status when one day she was playing with her friends outside, not far from their house, and her mother came and too her by the hand and led her indoors, telling her that henceforth she must not go out to play, and that her friends must come to her instead. ‘A’ishah dimly guessed the reason, though her mother did not immediately tell her that she was married; and apart from having to play in their courtyard instead of in the roads, her life continued as before. [4]
The Prophet and his daughters now went to live with Sawda in her new house; and after a month or two it was decided that ‘A’ishah’s wedding should take place. She was then only nine years old, a child of remarkable beauty, as might have been expected from her parentage…
Small preparations were made for the wedding- not enough, at any rate for ‘A’ishah to have had a sense of a great and solemn occasion, and shortly before they were due to leave the house she had slipped out into the courtyard to play with her passing friend. In her own words: "I was playing on a see-saw and my long streaming hair was disheveled. They came and took me from my play and made me ready."
Abu Bakr had bought some fine red-striped cloth from Bahrain and it had been made into a wedding-dress for her. In this they now clothed her. Then her mother took her to the newly built house where some women of the Helpers were waiting for her outside the door. They greeted her with the words "For good and for happiness- may all be well!" and led her into the presence of the Prophet. He stood their smiling and combed her hair and decked her with ornaments. Unlike his other marriages, at this there was no wedding feast… then they all went their ways, and the bridegroom and the bride were left together.
For the last three years scarcely a day had passed by without one or more of ‘A’ishah’s friends coming to play with her in the courtyard adjoining her father’s house. Her removal to the Prophet’s house changed nothing in this respect. Friends now came every day to visit her in her own apartment – new friends made since her arrival in Medina and also some of the old ones whose parents, like hers, had emigrated. "I would be playing with my dolls," she said, "with the girls who were my friends, and the Prophet would come in and they would steal out of the house and he would go out after them and bring them back, for he was pleased for my sake to have them there." Sometimes he would say "Stay where ye are" before they had time to move. He would also join in their games sometimes, for he loved children and had often played with his own daughters. The dolls of puppets had many different roles. "One day," said ‘A’ishah, "the Prophet came in when I was playing with the dolls and he said: ‘O ‘A’ishah, whatever game is this?’ I said: ‘It is Solomon’s horses,’ and he laughed." But sometimes as he came in he would simply screen himself with his cloak so as not to disturb them. [5]
Small preparations were made for the wedding- not enough, at any rate for ‘A’ishah to have had a sense of a great and solemn occasion, and shortly before they were due to leave the house she had slipped out into the courtyard to play with her passing friend. In her own words: "I was playing on a see-saw and my long streaming hair was disheveled. They came and took me from my play and made me ready."
Abu Bakr had bought some fine red-striped cloth from Bahrain and it had been made into a wedding-dress for her. In this they now clothed her. Then her mother took her to the newly built house where some women of the Helpers were waiting for her outside the door. They greeted her with the words "For good and for happiness- may all be well!" and led her into the presence of the Prophet. He stood their smiling and combed her hair and decked her with ornaments. Unlike his other marriages, at this there was no wedding feast… then they all went their ways, and the bridegroom and the bride were left together.
For the last three years scarcely a day had passed by without one or more of ‘A’ishah’s friends coming to play with her in the courtyard adjoining her father’s house. Her removal to the Prophet’s house changed nothing in this respect. Friends now came every day to visit her in her own apartment – new friends made since her arrival in Medina and also some of the old ones whose parents, like hers, had emigrated. "I would be playing with my dolls," she said, "with the girls who were my friends, and the Prophet would come in and they would steal out of the house and he would go out after them and bring them back, for he was pleased for my sake to have them there." Sometimes he would say "Stay where ye are" before they had time to move. He would also join in their games sometimes, for he loved children and had often played with his own daughters. The dolls of puppets had many different roles. "One day," said ‘A’ishah, "the Prophet came in when I was playing with the dolls and he said: ‘O ‘A’ishah, whatever game is this?’ I said: ‘It is Solomon’s horses,’ and he laughed." But sometimes as he came in he would simply screen himself with his cloak so as not to disturb them. [5]
William Montgomery Watt
Aisha was still a child when Muhammad married her, and she continued to play with her toys.[6]
Saifur Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
'Aishah bint Abu Bakr: He married her in the eleventh year of Prophethood, a year after his marriage to Sawdah, and two years and five months before Al-Hijra. She was six years old when he married her. However, he did not consummate the marriage with her till Shawwal seven months after Al-Hijra, and that was in Madinah. She was nine then. She was the only virgin he married, and the most beloved creature to him. As a woman she was the most learnèd woman in jurisprudence.[7]
Sexuality
Muhammad Surprises Aisha
Narrated Aisha: When the Prophet married me, my mother came to me and made me enter the house (of the Prophet) and nothing surprised me but the coming of Allah's Apostle to me in the forenoon.
Washing Off Muhammad's Semen
Narrated 'Aisha: I used to wash the semen off the clothes of the Prophet and even then I used to notice one or more spots on them.
Abdullah b. Shihab al-Khaulani reported: I stayed in the house of 'A'isha and had a wet dream (and perceived its effect on my garment), so (in the morning) I dipped both (the clothes) in water. This (act of mine) was watched by a maid-servant of A'isha and she informed her. She (Hadrat A'isha) sent me a message: What prompted you to act like this with your clothes? He (the narrator) said: I told that I saw in a dream what a sleeper sees. She said: Did you find (any mark of the fluid) on your clothes? I said: No. She said: Had you found anything you should have washed it. In case I found that (semen) on the garment of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) dried up, I scraped it off with my nails.
"Thighing" Aisha
Muhammad placed his penis between the thighs of Aisha and he massaged it to orgasm since he could not have sexual intercourse with her until she was nine.
Praise be to Allah and peace be upon the one after whom there is no [further] prophet.
After the permanent committee for the scientific research and fatwahs (religious decrees) reviewed the question presented to the grand Mufti Abu Abdullah Muhammad Al-Shemary, the question forwarded to the committee by the grand scholar of the committee with reference number 1809 issued on 3/8/1421 (Islamic calendar). The inquirer asked the following:
It has become wide spread these days, and especially during weddings, the habit of mufa’khathat of the children (mufa’khathat literally translated means "placing between the thighs" which means placing the male member between the thighs of a child). What is the opinion of scholars knowing full well that the prophet, the peace and prayer of Allah be upon him, also practiced the "thighing" of Aisha - the mother of believers - may Allah be please with her.
After the committee studied the issue, they gave the following reply:
It has not been the practice of the Muslims throughout the centuries to resort to this unlawful practice that has come to our countries from pornographic movies that the kufar (infidels) and enemies of Islam send. As for the prophet, peace and prayer of Allah be upon him, thighing his fiancée Aisha. She was six years of age and he could not have intercourse with her due to her small age. That is why [the prophet] peace and prayer of Allah be upon him placed his [male] member between her thighs and massaged it softly, as the apostle of Allah had control of his [male] member not like other believers.[8][9]Thighing menstruating wives
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.
The term Mufaakhathah means to have foreplay with the wife in between her thighs. It is reported in one narration that when the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) wanted to enjoy one of his wives who was in menstruation, he would put a piece of cloth on her vagina (i.e. cover it). [Ibn Maajah].
The author of Faydh Al-Qadeer interpreted the expression 'if he wanted to enjoy to mean having all permissible foreplay but avoiding the vagina [or the anus], like in between her thighs (i.e. Mufaakhathah).
Allaah Knows best.Muhammad fondles Aisha
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet and I used to take a bath from a single pot while we were Junub. During the menses, he used to order me to put on an Izar (dress worn below the waist) and used to fondle me.
Muhammad sucked Aisha's tongue
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to kiss her and suck her tongue when he was fasting.
Two days for Aisha
Due to her aging, Muhammad wanted to divorce his second wife, Sawda. To prevent this, Sawda gave up her turn to the young Aisha.
Narrated Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle wanted to go on a journey, he would draw lots as to which of his wives would accompany him. He would take her whose name came out. He used to fix for each of them a day and a night. But Sauda bint Zam'a gave up her (turn) day and night to 'Aisha, the wife of the Prophet in order to seek the pleasure of Allah's Apostle (by that action).
Whenever Allah's Apostle wanted to go on a journey, he would draw lots as to which of his wives would accompany him. He would take her whose name came out. He used to fix for each of them a day and a night. But Sauda bint Zam'a gave up her (turn) day and night to 'Aisha, the wife of the Prophet in order to seek the pleasure of Allah's Apostle (by that action).
Abu Dawud At-Tayalisi recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "Sawdah feared that the Messenger of Allah might divorce her and she said, `O Messenger of Allah! Do not divorce me; give my day to `A'ishah.' And he did, and later on Allah sent down,And if a woman fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part, there is no sin on them both." Ibn `Abbas said, "Whatever (legal agreement) the spouses mutually agree to is allowed." At-Tirmidhi recorded it and said, "Hasan Gharib." In the Two Sahihs, it is recorded that `A'ishah said that when Sawdah bint Zam`ah became old, she forfeited her day to `A'ishah, and the Prophet used to spend Sawdah's night with `A'ishah. There is a similar narration also collected by Al-Bukhari. Al-Bukhari also recorded that `A'ishah commented: And if a woman fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part, that it refers to, "A man who is married to an old woman, and he does not desire her and wants to divorce her. So she says, `I forfeit my right on you.' So this Ayah was revealed."
The Ruling Concerning Desertion on the Part of the Husband
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
'Urwah narrated from 'Aishah:
that when Saudah bint Zam'ah grew old, she gave her day to 'Aishah, and the Messenger of Allah went to 'Aishah on Saudah's day. (Sahih)
Miscellaneous
Aisha's dislike for Confrontin Muhammad
Narrated 'Aisha: The things which annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They said, "Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman (if they pass in front of the praying people)." I said, "You have made us (i.e. women) dogs. I saw the Prophet praying while I used to lie in my bed between him and the Qibla. Whenever I was in need of something, I would slip away for I disliked to face him."
See Also
References
- ↑ According to Al-Zawa‘id the verse is sahih but also munqata since Abu ‘Ubaida did not hear the Hadith from his father. Ref: Sunan Ibn-I-Majah, Imam Abdullah Muhammad B. Yazid Ibn-I-Maja Al-Qazwini, English version by Muhammad Tufail Ansari [Kazi Publications, 121-Zulqarnain Chambers, Gampat Road, Lahore Pakistan, first edition, 1995], volume III, pp. 133-134
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 et 2,2 Ibn Kathir, The Life of the Prophet Muhammad (Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya), Volume II, translated by professor Trevor Le Gassick, reviewed by Dr. Muneer Fareed [Garnet Publishing Limited, 8 Southern Court, south Street Reading RG1 4QS, UK; The Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization, first paper edition, 2000], pp. 93-94
- ↑ Ibn Qayyim Al-Juaziyyah, Zad-ul Ma’ad fi Hadyi Khairi-l ‘Ibad (Provisions for the Hereafter, From the Guidance of Allah’s Best Worshipper), translated by Jalal Abualrub, edited by Alaa Mencke & Shaheed M. Ali [Madinah Publishers & Distributors, Orlando, Fl: First edition, December 2000], Volume I, pp. 157-158
- ↑ Lings, Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources [Inner Traditions, International, Ltd.; Rochester Vermont, 1983], pp. 105-106
- ↑ Lings, Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources [Inner Traditions, International, Ltd.; Rochester Vermont, 1983], pp. 132-134
- ↑ W. Montgomery Watt - Muhammad At Medina (P. 323) - Oxford At The Clarendon Press, 1977, ISBN 9780195773071
- ↑ Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar) Biography of the Noble Prophet, [Maktaba Dar-us-Salam Publishers & Distributors, First Edition 1995], "The Prophetic Household", p. 485
- ↑ (Audio) http://www.sout-al-haqe.com/pal/musical/mofakhaza.ram
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