Al Sayeda Aicha (May Allah be pleased with her), daughter of Abu Bakr. She was one of Prophet Mohammad's wives (PBUH).
She left her family's household and joined Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) when she was 14 years old. Aicha later reported that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had told her that Jibril came to him and showed him a picture of her on a piece of green silk and said, "She is your wife in this world and in the next world."
Aicha (May Allah be pleased with her) was a very intelligent and observant young girl with a very good memory. 'Aicha (may Allah be pleased with her) spent the next nine years of her life with the Prophet (PBUH), she remembered all that she saw and heard with great clarity, for to be the wife of the Prophet was even more than extraordinary. So much happened around him - the Qur'an continued to be revealed, verses after verses, and people's hearts were constantly being turned over and transformed. She was a witness of so much of all that took place. It is not surprising, therefore, that a great deal of the knowledge that we still have today, about how our beloved Prophet (PBUH) lived and behaved, was first remembered and then taught to others by 'Aicha. It is thanks to this exceptional marriage, between an old man and a woman still near the beginning of hers, that we get to learn so much about Islam and about the Prophet's life, and this is what makes it so much easier for those who wish to follow in their footsteps to try and follow their example. This was difficult to happen if Al Sayeda Aicha (May Allah be pleased with her) was old. Being young, gave her the chance to memorise and transfer all she learned about Islam from prophet Mohammad (PBUH) from age to age, she spent her life for the sake of delivering Prophet Mohammad's message.
Aicha was a spirited woman, who still had a great deal to learn when she married the Prophet, (PBUH) she was very quick to learn, however, for she had a clear heart, and a quick mind and a sharp memory. She was one of the four people who have transmitted more than two thousand Hadiths of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). She was not afraid to talk back in order to find out the truth or make it known, and whenever she beat someone else in argument, the Prophet (PBUH) would smile and say, "She is the daughter of Abu Bakr!" Musa ibn Talha once said, "I have not seen anyone more eloquent than Aicha". Aicha (may Allah be pleased with her) became so wise that one of her contemporaries used to say that if the knowledge of Aicha were placed on one side of the scales that of all other women on the other, Aicha's side would outweigh the other. She used to sit with the other women and pass on the knowledge that she had received from Prophet Mohammad ( PBUH) and long after he had died, and as long as she lived, she was a source of knowledge and wisdom for both women and men at her time, and up till now. Abu Musa once said, "Whenever a report appeared doubtful to us, the Companions of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), and we asked Aicha about it, we always learned something from her about it."
When Aicha first came to live in the Prophet's household as a young woman, a strong and lasting friendship grew up between her and Sawda (another wife of Prophet Mohammad 'PBUH'), and Sawda took care of her along with the rest of the household. When Aicha grew up, Sawda, who was by then an old woman, gave up her share of the Prophet's time in favor of Aicha and was content to manage his household and be Umm al Mu'minin - 'The Mother of the Believers' - a title of respect that was given to all of the wives of the Prophet, (may Allah be pleased with them), which confirmed what the Qur'an clearly states that no man could marry any of them after they had been married to the Prophet for:
Allah says in the Qur'an:
"The Prophet is closer to the believers than their ownselves, and his wives are as their mothers." (Qur'an: 33:6)
"O you wives of the Prophet, if any of you is openly indecent, the punishment for her will be doubled - and that is easy for Allah. And whoever of you submits to Allah and His Messenger has right action, We shall give her a reward twice over and We have prepared a generous provision for her. O you wives of the Prophet, you are not like any other women. If you are fearful of Allah then do not be soft in your speech, lest someone whose heart is sick is attracted to you, but speak words that are wise. And stay quietly in your houses, do not make a dazzling display like that of the time of ignorance before and establish prayer and pay the Zakat and obey Allah and His Messenger. Surely Allah wishes to remove impurity far from you, O People of the House, and to purify you completely. And remember that ayahs of Allah that are recited in your houses and the wisdom. Surely Allah is All- Pervading, All-Aware." (Qur'an 33:30-34)
During the nine years of Aicha's marriage to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) she witnessed most of the major events that shaped the destiny of the first Muslim community of Al Madinah: It was during the course of their marriage that the direction of the Qibla took place, the direction in which Muslims pray was changed from Jerusalem to Mecca. Thereby more clearly distinguishing the Muslims from the Jews and the Christians, and it was during the course of their marriage that she must have listened to many of the Jews and the Christians an the idol worshippers who came not to listen to the Prophet (PBUH) but also to argue with him, in the hope that they could find a plausible excuse to justify their rejection of him.
Aicha used to listen to such arguments, and that's how she learned to distinguish what was true from what was false. As the prophetic guidance continued to be revealed through Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), Aicha's way of life - along with that of all the Muslims - was gradually reshaped and refined: It was during the course of their marriage that drinking alcohol was totally forbidden, that it was made clear what food was halal (lawful) and what food was haram (unlawful). Also it was during the course of her marriage to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) that Muslim women were ordered to wear Hijab (Muslim veil) in public and in praying, also the guidance as to how to fast was revealed. Also paying the Zakat became obligatory on all Muslims at that time, and that all rites of the hajj were clarified.
As a matter of fact each and every aspect of life, from birth to death and everything that happens in between, was lightened up through the way in which the Prophet (PBUH) behaved - and it was this way of behavior, the Sunnah, that Aicha helped to preserve and protect, and thus delivering it to the rest of the Muslims at her time, and up till now.
Usually when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went to war, he took one of his wives with him. When he went to fight the Banu al-Mustaliq, he took Aicha with him.
At that time Aicha was small, slim, and graceful, so that it was difficult for the men who carried her litter to know for certain whether or not she was actually inside it when they lifted it up. On the way back to Medina, Aicha had stepped out of her litter for a few minutes and had left the camp, seeking some privacy. When she came back she found out that her necklace was missing and so she retraced her steps to try and find it. When she had at last found it finally returned to the camp, it was to find that everyone had gone and left her. The men who had been carrying her litter had thought she was still in it, and had picked it up, strapped it to the camel and marched on. 'A'isha, who trusted completely in Allah, sat down, and waited, hoping that someone would notice her absence and come back for her. Fortunately she did not have long to wait, for a young Muslim man named Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal, who had fallen behind the army after taking a rest, reached the camp during the night and found her. Safwan immediately recognizing her, because he had seen her in the early days before Allah had commanded Muslim women to wear the Hijab.
"Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un!" - "Surely we come from Allah and surely to Him we return!" he exclaimed in surprise. He did not say anything else, Safwan made his camel kneel down close to her so that she could climb up on to it; and then, leading the camel with his hand, he set off on foot after the army, hoping that they would soon catch up with it which they eventually did later the next morning, since the army had halted for a rest during the hottest part of the day.
Unfortunately, some hypocrites who had seen Safwan and 'A'isha arrive alone together began to gossip and spread slanderous lies about them and this was (Hadethat Al Ifk 'or the incident of slander) mentioned in the Qur'an). Eventually the story reached the Prophet himself (PBUH) and by then the whole community was talking about what might or might now have happened before the two young Muslims. Naturally good Muslims were certain that nothing bad had happened, but the hypocrites used the incident to spread gossips.
The Prophet (PBUH) then came to Abu Bakr's house, where A'isha had been crying her heart out not feeling guilty of course but rather sad at what has been told about her, and in the presence of her parents said:
"If you are innocent, then Allah Himself will protect your honor, and if by accident there has been a lapse on your part, then seek the forgiveness of Allah and He will pardon you, for when a slave admits a fault and turns to Him in repentance, then Allah also turns and accepts that repentance."
Aicha (May Allah be pleased with her) said, "When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) finished what he was saying, my tears stopped so that I was not aware of a single tear. I said to my father, 'Answer the Messenger of Allah for me regarding what he has said.' He said, 'By Allah, I do not know what to say to the Messenger of Allah,' I said to my mother, 'Answer the Messenger of Allah for me regarding what he has said.' She said, 'By Allah, I do not know what to say to the Messenger of Allah."
Aicha said, "I am a young girl who does not yet recite much of the Qur'an. By Allah, I know that you have heard this story that people are saying and it has become fixed in yourself and you have believed it. If I were to say to you that I am innocent, you would not believe me. If I were to confess to something to you and Allah knows that I am innocent you would believe me. By Allah, I can only say what the father of Prophet Youssuf said: "Patience is beautiful, and Allah is my protection against what you describe. (Qur'an 12:18)"
She then narrated, "Then I turned over on her bed, "Allah knowing that I was innocent and hoping that Allah would proclaim me innocent. However, by Allah, I did not think that any relation would be sent down regarding me. I thought too little of myself that something would be said in the Qur'an just for me; however I hoped that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) would have a dream in which Allah would exonerate me. She had hardly finished speaking when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) received a direct revelation of some more ayahs (verses) of the Qur'an, and when it was over, he smiled and said, "Do not worry, 'A'isha, for Allah has revealed proof of your innocence."
"Surely those who fabricate the lie are a group from among you. Do not think it is bad thing for you; no it is good for you. Every man will receive what he has earned for this sin, and whoever had the greater part in it will have a great punishment. Why did the men and women believers, when they heard it, not think good in their selves and say: 'This is clearly a lie?' Why did they not produce four witnesses? Since they did not produce witnesses, they are certainly liars in the sight of Allah. If it were not for the grace of Allah, and His mercy on you in this world and in the next world, an awful doom would have overtaken you for what you repeated. Since you received it with your tongues, and repeated what you did not know anything about with your mouths, you thought it was a trifle, but in the sight of Allah it is serious. Why, when you heard it, did you not say: 'It is not for us to repeat this, Glory be to You (O Allah), this is a serious rumor.' Allah warns you to never repeat anything like this again, if you are indeed believers and Allah makes the signs clear to you; and Allah is Knowing, Wise. Surely those who love to spread around slander about those who believe will have a painful punishment in this world and in the next world; and Allah knows and you do not know. (Qur'an 24:11-19).
However, Aicha forgave those who had participated in the slander and in later years would not hear anything bad said about them. The fact that Aicha's honor and reputation had been protected by a clear revelation from Allah could not be ignored by anyone, and ever since that incident everyone was more aware of her high station with Allah.
Source: anwary-islam.comShe left her family's household and joined Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) when she was 14 years old. Aicha later reported that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had told her that Jibril came to him and showed him a picture of her on a piece of green silk and said, "She is your wife in this world and in the next world."
Aicha (May Allah be pleased with her) was a very intelligent and observant young girl with a very good memory. 'Aicha (may Allah be pleased with her) spent the next nine years of her life with the Prophet (PBUH), she remembered all that she saw and heard with great clarity, for to be the wife of the Prophet was even more than extraordinary. So much happened around him - the Qur'an continued to be revealed, verses after verses, and people's hearts were constantly being turned over and transformed. She was a witness of so much of all that took place. It is not surprising, therefore, that a great deal of the knowledge that we still have today, about how our beloved Prophet (PBUH) lived and behaved, was first remembered and then taught to others by 'Aicha. It is thanks to this exceptional marriage, between an old man and a woman still near the beginning of hers, that we get to learn so much about Islam and about the Prophet's life, and this is what makes it so much easier for those who wish to follow in their footsteps to try and follow their example. This was difficult to happen if Al Sayeda Aicha (May Allah be pleased with her) was old. Being young, gave her the chance to memorise and transfer all she learned about Islam from prophet Mohammad (PBUH) from age to age, she spent her life for the sake of delivering Prophet Mohammad's message.
Aicha was a spirited woman, who still had a great deal to learn when she married the Prophet, (PBUH) she was very quick to learn, however, for she had a clear heart, and a quick mind and a sharp memory. She was one of the four people who have transmitted more than two thousand Hadiths of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). She was not afraid to talk back in order to find out the truth or make it known, and whenever she beat someone else in argument, the Prophet (PBUH) would smile and say, "She is the daughter of Abu Bakr!" Musa ibn Talha once said, "I have not seen anyone more eloquent than Aicha". Aicha (may Allah be pleased with her) became so wise that one of her contemporaries used to say that if the knowledge of Aicha were placed on one side of the scales that of all other women on the other, Aicha's side would outweigh the other. She used to sit with the other women and pass on the knowledge that she had received from Prophet Mohammad ( PBUH) and long after he had died, and as long as she lived, she was a source of knowledge and wisdom for both women and men at her time, and up till now. Abu Musa once said, "Whenever a report appeared doubtful to us, the Companions of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), and we asked Aicha about it, we always learned something from her about it."
When Aicha first came to live in the Prophet's household as a young woman, a strong and lasting friendship grew up between her and Sawda (another wife of Prophet Mohammad 'PBUH'), and Sawda took care of her along with the rest of the household. When Aicha grew up, Sawda, who was by then an old woman, gave up her share of the Prophet's time in favor of Aicha and was content to manage his household and be Umm al Mu'minin - 'The Mother of the Believers' - a title of respect that was given to all of the wives of the Prophet, (may Allah be pleased with them), which confirmed what the Qur'an clearly states that no man could marry any of them after they had been married to the Prophet for:
Allah says in the Qur'an:
"The Prophet is closer to the believers than their ownselves, and his wives are as their mothers." (Qur'an: 33:6)
"O you wives of the Prophet, if any of you is openly indecent, the punishment for her will be doubled - and that is easy for Allah. And whoever of you submits to Allah and His Messenger has right action, We shall give her a reward twice over and We have prepared a generous provision for her. O you wives of the Prophet, you are not like any other women. If you are fearful of Allah then do not be soft in your speech, lest someone whose heart is sick is attracted to you, but speak words that are wise. And stay quietly in your houses, do not make a dazzling display like that of the time of ignorance before and establish prayer and pay the Zakat and obey Allah and His Messenger. Surely Allah wishes to remove impurity far from you, O People of the House, and to purify you completely. And remember that ayahs of Allah that are recited in your houses and the wisdom. Surely Allah is All- Pervading, All-Aware." (Qur'an 33:30-34)
During the nine years of Aicha's marriage to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) she witnessed most of the major events that shaped the destiny of the first Muslim community of Al Madinah: It was during the course of their marriage that the direction of the Qibla took place, the direction in which Muslims pray was changed from Jerusalem to Mecca. Thereby more clearly distinguishing the Muslims from the Jews and the Christians, and it was during the course of their marriage that she must have listened to many of the Jews and the Christians an the idol worshippers who came not to listen to the Prophet (PBUH) but also to argue with him, in the hope that they could find a plausible excuse to justify their rejection of him.
Aicha used to listen to such arguments, and that's how she learned to distinguish what was true from what was false. As the prophetic guidance continued to be revealed through Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), Aicha's way of life - along with that of all the Muslims - was gradually reshaped and refined: It was during the course of their marriage that drinking alcohol was totally forbidden, that it was made clear what food was halal (lawful) and what food was haram (unlawful). Also it was during the course of her marriage to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) that Muslim women were ordered to wear Hijab (Muslim veil) in public and in praying, also the guidance as to how to fast was revealed. Also paying the Zakat became obligatory on all Muslims at that time, and that all rites of the hajj were clarified.
As a matter of fact each and every aspect of life, from birth to death and everything that happens in between, was lightened up through the way in which the Prophet (PBUH) behaved - and it was this way of behavior, the Sunnah, that Aicha helped to preserve and protect, and thus delivering it to the rest of the Muslims at her time, and up till now.
Usually when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went to war, he took one of his wives with him. When he went to fight the Banu al-Mustaliq, he took Aicha with him.
At that time Aicha was small, slim, and graceful, so that it was difficult for the men who carried her litter to know for certain whether or not she was actually inside it when they lifted it up. On the way back to Medina, Aicha had stepped out of her litter for a few minutes and had left the camp, seeking some privacy. When she came back she found out that her necklace was missing and so she retraced her steps to try and find it. When she had at last found it finally returned to the camp, it was to find that everyone had gone and left her. The men who had been carrying her litter had thought she was still in it, and had picked it up, strapped it to the camel and marched on. 'A'isha, who trusted completely in Allah, sat down, and waited, hoping that someone would notice her absence and come back for her. Fortunately she did not have long to wait, for a young Muslim man named Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal, who had fallen behind the army after taking a rest, reached the camp during the night and found her. Safwan immediately recognizing her, because he had seen her in the early days before Allah had commanded Muslim women to wear the Hijab.
"Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un!" - "Surely we come from Allah and surely to Him we return!" he exclaimed in surprise. He did not say anything else, Safwan made his camel kneel down close to her so that she could climb up on to it; and then, leading the camel with his hand, he set off on foot after the army, hoping that they would soon catch up with it which they eventually did later the next morning, since the army had halted for a rest during the hottest part of the day.
Unfortunately, some hypocrites who had seen Safwan and 'A'isha arrive alone together began to gossip and spread slanderous lies about them and this was (Hadethat Al Ifk 'or the incident of slander) mentioned in the Qur'an). Eventually the story reached the Prophet himself (PBUH) and by then the whole community was talking about what might or might now have happened before the two young Muslims. Naturally good Muslims were certain that nothing bad had happened, but the hypocrites used the incident to spread gossips.
The Prophet (PBUH) then came to Abu Bakr's house, where A'isha had been crying her heart out not feeling guilty of course but rather sad at what has been told about her, and in the presence of her parents said:
"If you are innocent, then Allah Himself will protect your honor, and if by accident there has been a lapse on your part, then seek the forgiveness of Allah and He will pardon you, for when a slave admits a fault and turns to Him in repentance, then Allah also turns and accepts that repentance."
Aicha (May Allah be pleased with her) said, "When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) finished what he was saying, my tears stopped so that I was not aware of a single tear. I said to my father, 'Answer the Messenger of Allah for me regarding what he has said.' He said, 'By Allah, I do not know what to say to the Messenger of Allah,' I said to my mother, 'Answer the Messenger of Allah for me regarding what he has said.' She said, 'By Allah, I do not know what to say to the Messenger of Allah."
Aicha said, "I am a young girl who does not yet recite much of the Qur'an. By Allah, I know that you have heard this story that people are saying and it has become fixed in yourself and you have believed it. If I were to say to you that I am innocent, you would not believe me. If I were to confess to something to you and Allah knows that I am innocent you would believe me. By Allah, I can only say what the father of Prophet Youssuf said: "Patience is beautiful, and Allah is my protection against what you describe. (Qur'an 12:18)"
She then narrated, "Then I turned over on her bed, "Allah knowing that I was innocent and hoping that Allah would proclaim me innocent. However, by Allah, I did not think that any relation would be sent down regarding me. I thought too little of myself that something would be said in the Qur'an just for me; however I hoped that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) would have a dream in which Allah would exonerate me. She had hardly finished speaking when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) received a direct revelation of some more ayahs (verses) of the Qur'an, and when it was over, he smiled and said, "Do not worry, 'A'isha, for Allah has revealed proof of your innocence."
"Surely those who fabricate the lie are a group from among you. Do not think it is bad thing for you; no it is good for you. Every man will receive what he has earned for this sin, and whoever had the greater part in it will have a great punishment. Why did the men and women believers, when they heard it, not think good in their selves and say: 'This is clearly a lie?' Why did they not produce four witnesses? Since they did not produce witnesses, they are certainly liars in the sight of Allah. If it were not for the grace of Allah, and His mercy on you in this world and in the next world, an awful doom would have overtaken you for what you repeated. Since you received it with your tongues, and repeated what you did not know anything about with your mouths, you thought it was a trifle, but in the sight of Allah it is serious. Why, when you heard it, did you not say: 'It is not for us to repeat this, Glory be to You (O Allah), this is a serious rumor.' Allah warns you to never repeat anything like this again, if you are indeed believers and Allah makes the signs clear to you; and Allah is Knowing, Wise. Surely those who love to spread around slander about those who believe will have a painful punishment in this world and in the next world; and Allah knows and you do not know. (Qur'an 24:11-19).
However, Aicha forgave those who had participated in the slander and in later years would not hear anything bad said about them. The fact that Aicha's honor and reputation had been protected by a clear revelation from Allah could not be ignored by anyone, and ever since that incident everyone was more aware of her high station with Allah.
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