ʿĀʾishah bint Abī Bakr
عائشة بنت أبي بكر
- Dates
- 614–678 CE / 9 BH–58 AH
- Relation to the Prophet ﷺ
- Wife of the Prophet ﷺ; daughter of Abū Bakr
- Hadith narrated
- 2,210
The most learned of the companions in matters of fiqh, the most prolific female narrator, and the primary source for the inner life of the Prophet ﷺ.
Life
ʿĀʾishah was the only virgin the Prophet ﷺ ever married. She was intellectually precocious from childhood, and the Prophet's ﷺ nine years with her produced a body of prophetic tradition unlike any other. She narrated 2,210 hadith — fourth among all companions, male or female. Major companions, including ʿUmar and Abū Hurayrah, sent questions to her door.
She outlived the Prophet ﷺ by nearly five decades. She corrected narrators, taught jurisprudence, memorised poetry, led a community of students, and, controversially, rode to the Battle of the Camel. She died in Madinah in 678 CE and was buried in al-Baqīʿ.
Passages that mention ʿĀʾishah
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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 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 warned against abandoning worship due to weariness, as Allah would despise such behavior."
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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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- Ḥafṣah bint ʿUmar
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