THE MERITS OF ‘A’ISHA (ALLAH BE PLEASED WITH HER)(SAHIH HADITH MUSLIM)
Saturday, April 26th, 2008Chapter# 13, Book 31, Number 5977:
‘A’isha reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) having said: I saw you in a dream for three nights when an angel brought you to me in a silk cloth and he said: Here is your wife, and when I removed (the cloth) from your face, lo, it was yourself, so I said: If this is from Allah, let Him carry it out.
Book 31, Number 5978:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 31, Number 5979:
‘A’isha reported: Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said to me: I can well discern when you are pleased with me and when you are annoyed with me. I said: How do you discern it? Thereupon be said: When you are pleased with me you say;” No, by the Lord of Muhammad,” and when you are annoyed with me, you say:” No, by the Lord of Ibrahim.” I said: Allah’s Messenger, by Allah, I in fact leave your name (when I am annoyed with you).
Book 31, Number 5980:
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Hishim b. ‘Urwa with the same chain of transmitters up to the words:” No, by the Lord of Ibrahim,” and he did not make mention of what follows subsequently.
Book 31, Number 5981:
‘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.
Book 31, Number 5982:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters with a slight variation of wording.
Book 31, Number 5983:
‘A’isha reported that people sent their gifts when it was the turn of ‘A’isha seeking thereby the pleasure of Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him).
Book 31, Number 5984:
‘A’isha, the wife of Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him), said: The wives of Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him) sent Fatima, the daughter of Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him), to Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him). She ouaht permission to get in as he had been lying with me in my mantle. He gave her permission and she said: Allah’s Messenger, verily, your wives have sent me to you in order to ask you to observe equity in case of the daughter of Abu Quhafa. She (‘A’isha) said: I kept quiet. Thereupon Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said to her (Fatima): 0 daughter, don’t you love whom I love? She said: Yes, (I do). Thereupon he said: I love this one. Fatima then stood up as she heard this from Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) and went to the wives of Allatt’s Apostle (may peace be upon him) and informed them of what she had said to him and what Allah’s messenger (may peace be upon him) had said to her. Thereupon they said to her: We think that you have been of no avail to us. You may again go to Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) and tell him that his wives seek equity in case of the daughter of Abu Quhafa. Fitima said: By Allah, I will never talk to him about this matter. ‘A’isha (further) reported: The wives of Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him) then sent Zainab b. jahsh, the wife of Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him), and she was one who was somewhat equal in rank with me in the eyes of Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) and I have never seen a woman more advanced in religious piety than Zainab, more God-conscious, more truthful, more alive to the ties of blood, more generous and having more. sense of self-sacrifice in practical life and having more charitable disposition and thus more close to God, the Exalted, than her. She, however, lost temper very soon but was soon calm. Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) permitted her to enter as she (‘A’isha) was along with Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) in her mantle, in the same very state when Fatima had entered. She said: Allah’s Messenger, your wives have sent me to you seeking equity in case of the daughter of Abu Quhafa. She then came to me and showed harshness to me and I was seeing the eyes of Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) whether he would permit me. Zainab went on until I came to know that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) would not disapprove if I retorted. Then I exchanged hot words until I made her quiet. Thereupon Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) smiled and said: She is the daughter of Abu Bakr. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters, but with a slight variation of wording.
Book 31, Number 5985:
‘A’isha reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) during his last illness) inquired: Where I would be tomorrow, where I would be tomorrow (thinking, that the turn of ‘A’isha was not very near) and when it was my turn, Allah called him to his Heavenly Home and his head was between my neck and chest.
Book 31, Number 5986:
A’isha reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) at the time of breathing his last was reclining against her chest and she was leaning over him and listening to him as he was saying: O Allah, grant me pardon, show mercy to me, enjoin me to companions (on High).
Book 31, Number 5987:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham through another chain of transmitters.
Book 31, Number 5988:
‘A’isha reported: I heard that never a prophet dies until he is given an option to opt the life of (this) world or that of the Hereafter. She further said: I heard Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) say in his last illness in which he’ died. I heard him saying in gruffness of the voice: Along with those persons upon whom Allah bestowed favours from amongst the Apostles, the testifiers of truth, the martyrs, the pious and goodly company are they (iv. 69). (It was on bearing these words) that I thought that he had been given choice (and he opted to live with these pious persons in the Paradise).
Book 31, Number 5989:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sa’d with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 31, Number 5990:
‘A’isha, the wife of Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him), reported that he used to say: Never a prophet dies in a state that he is not made to see his abode in Paradise, and then given a choice. ‘A’isha said that when Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) was about to leave the world, his head was over her thigh and he had fallen into swoon three times. When he felt relief his eyes were fixed at the ceiling. He then said: O Allah, along with the high companions (i. e. along with the Apostles who live in the most elevated place of the Paradise). (On hearing these words), I then said (to myself) He is not going to opt us and I remembered a hadith which he had narrated to us as he was healthy and in which he said: No prophet dies until he sees his abode in Paradise, he is then given a choice. ‘A’isha said: These were the last words which Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) spoke (the words are): O Allah, with companions on High.
Book 31, Number 5991:
‘A’isha reported that when Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) set ont on a journey, he used to cast lots amongst his wives. Once this lot came out in my favour and that of Hafsa. They (Hafsi, and ‘A’isha) both went along with him and Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) used to travel (on camel) when it was night along with ‘A’isha and talked with her. Hafsa said to ‘A’isha: Would you like to ride upon my camel tonight and allow me to ride upon your camel and you would see (what you do not generally see) and I would see (what I do not see) generally? She said: Yes. So ‘A’isha rode upon the camel of Hafsa and Hafsa rode upon the camel of ‘A’isha and Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) came near the camel of ‘A’isha. (whereas) Hafsa had been riding over that. He greeted her and then rode with her until they came down. She (‘A’isha) thus missed (the company of the Holy Prophet) and when they sat down, ‘A’isha felt jealous. She put her foot in the grass and said: O Allah, let the scorpion sting me or the serpent bite me. And so far as thy Messenger is concerned, I cannot say anything about him.
Book 31, Number 5992:
Anas b. Malik reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The excellence of ‘A’isha over women is like the excellence of Tharid over all other foods.
Book 31, Number 5993:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik through other chains of transmitters.
Book 31, Number 5994:
‘A’isha reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said to her: Gabriel offered you greetings and I said: So there should be peace and mercy of Allah upon him.
Book 31, Number 5995:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of ‘A’isha through another chain of transmitters.
Book 31, Number 5996:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zakriyya’ through another chain of transmitters.
Book 31, Number 5997:
‘A’isha, the wife of Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him), reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: ‘A’isha, here is Gabriel offering you greetings. She said: 1 made a reply: Let there be peace and blessings of Allah upon him, and added: He sees what I do not see.