Who was ʿĀʾisha bint Abī Bakr?
The scholar among the Prophet's ﷺ wives, the narrator of over two thousand hadith, the woman the Prophet ﷺ said was 'above all women as tharīd is above all foods.'
10 passages from 3 books in the library
The classical approach.
These passages are drawn from 3 books by Imam al-Ghazali — part of the classical Sunni tradition that carries over a thousand years of reflection on the Qurʾān, the authentic Sunnah, and the consensus of the early community. Nothing below is a paraphrase. The words are the scholars' own, translated from the original Arabic manuscripts.
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, shared that if the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was unable to perform his night prayer due to sleep or illness, he would make up for it by praying 12 units at the start of the day."
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"Aisha's Hadith, narrated by Muslim, states that if the Prophet, peace be upon him, was overcome by sleep or illness and missed his night prayer, he would make it up during the day."
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"Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, narrated that the Prophet warned against abandoning worship due to weariness, as Allah would despise such behavior."
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"The Hadith, the most beloved deeds to Allah are those done consistently, even if they are few, is also narrated by Aisha."
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
More on Imam al-Ghazali →
· Provenance →
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"Aisha reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, married her in Shawwal and consummated the marriage with her in Shawwal, as reported by Muslim."
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"Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, married me in Shawwal and consummated the marriage with me in Shawwal."
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"Aisha may Allah be pleased with her narrated that the Prophet would sleep while in a state of major ritual impurity without water"
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
More on Imam al-Ghazali →
· Provenance →
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"Aisha took something from a dish and smeared it on Sada's face while the messenger of God peace be upon him was sitting between them"
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"Aisha further narrated an incident with Saudah bint Zama. She made some harira and brought it to Saudah telling her to eat"
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"The Prophet then lowered his knee for Sada to retaliate and she took something from the dish and wiped it on Aisha's face"
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