1 00:00:01,419 --> 00:00:07,419 The story of the Hajj of our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her. 2 00:00:07,419 --> 00:00:17,710 The weeping of our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, before the Day of ‘Arafah. 3 00:00:17,710 --> 00:00:21,710 When the Day of Tarwiyah arrived, the people entered into the state of ihram for Hajj. 4 00:00:21,710 --> 00:00:24,710 They set out toward Mina. 5 00:00:24,710 --> 00:00:29,710 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, waited throughout the duration of her menses. 6 00:00:29,710 --> 00:00:32,710 Hoping that she might become pure before the Day of ‘Arafah. 7 00:00:32,710 --> 00:00:37,710 However, she did not become pure, so she wept a second time. 8 00:00:37,710 --> 00:00:42,710 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, entered upon her while she was weeping. 9 00:00:42,710 --> 00:00:45,710 She complained to him about her situation. 10 00:00:45,710 --> 00:00:48,710 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says: 11 00:00:48,710 --> 00:00:54,710 "The Day of ‘Arafah overtook me while I was menstruating, and I had not yet completed my ‘Umrah." 12 00:00:54,710 --> 00:00:59,710 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, entered upon me while I was weeping. 13 00:00:59,710 --> 00:01:06,709 He asked, "What makes you weep?" I replied, "I wish I had not set out this year." 14 00:01:06,709 --> 00:01:11,709 I complained of that to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 15 00:01:11,709 --> 00:01:18,709 He said, "Leave your ‘Umrah, undo your hair, comb it, and enter into the state of ihram for Hajj." 16 00:01:18,709 --> 00:01:22,709 "And do what the Muslims do in their Hajj." 17 00:01:22,709 --> 00:01:27,900 She did so. Jabir Ibn ‘Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: 18 00:01:27,900 --> 00:01:30,900 "Then we entered into the state of ihram on the Day of Tarwiyah." 19 00:01:30,900 --> 00:01:36,900 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, entered upon ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her. 20 00:01:36,900 --> 00:01:38,900 He found her weeping. 21 00:01:38,900 --> 00:01:41,900 He asked, "What is the matter with you?" 22 00:01:41,900 --> 00:01:46,030 She said, "The matter is that I have begun menstruating." 23 00:01:46,030 --> 00:01:51,030 "The people have completed their rites, but I have not, and I have not circumambulated the House." 24 00:01:51,030 --> 00:01:54,030 "And the people are going to Hajj now." 25 00:01:55,030 --> 00:02:00,030 He said, "This is a matter that Allah has decreed for the daughters of Adam." 26 00:02:00,030 --> 00:02:04,030 "So perform ghusl, then enter into the state of ihram for Hajj." 27 00:02:04,030 --> 00:02:07,030 She did so and stood at the stations [of Hajj]. 28 00:02:07,030 --> 00:02:13,030 Once she became pure, she performed Tawaf around the Ka‘bah and Sa‘i between Safa and Marwah. 29 00:02:13,030 --> 00:02:17,699 This second weeping was different from the first. 30 00:02:17,699 --> 00:02:23,699 The first weeping was due to the onset of her menses before performing the ‘Umrah. 31 00:02:23,699 --> 00:02:29,699 The second weeping was due to the commencement of Hajj while she was not yet pure. 32 00:02:29,699 --> 00:02:33,699 In this, there is a reminder for husbands and the guardians of women. 33 00:02:33,699 --> 00:02:38,699 That they should be mindful of a woman’s psychological state if she menstruates during Hajj or otherwise. 34 00:02:38,699 --> 00:02:44,699 And that they should strive to resolve the difficulty she faces due to her menses. 35 00:02:44,699 --> 00:02:49,759 How should one who has not become pure before ‘Arafah act? 36 00:02:49,759 --> 00:02:56,460 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, continued waiting until the night of ‘Arafah. 37 00:02:56,460 --> 00:03:02,500 She did not rush to abandon her ‘Umrah at the beginning of the day of Tarwiyah. 38 00:03:02,500 --> 00:03:05,500 Rather, she waited until time grew short. 39 00:03:05,500 --> 00:03:09,530 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: 40 00:03:09,530 --> 00:03:12,530 "When the night of ‘Arafah arrived," 41 00:03:12,530 --> 00:03:14,530 "I said, 'O Messenger of Allah,'" 42 00:03:14,530 --> 00:03:17,530 "'I had entered into the state of ihram for ‘Umrah,'" 43 00:03:17,530 --> 00:03:19,530 "'So what should I do regarding my Hajj?'" 44 00:03:19,530 --> 00:03:20,560 He said: 45 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,560 "Undo your hair and comb it." 46 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:27,750 "Refrain from the ‘Umrah and enter into the state of ihram for Hajj." 47 00:03:27,750 --> 00:03:32,750 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, commanded her to perform ghusl for ihram. 48 00:03:32,750 --> 00:03:35,750 To enter into the state of ihram for Hajj and to postpone the ‘Umrah. 49 00:03:35,750 --> 00:03:42,330 Meaning, to leave the actions of ‘Umrah—such as Tawaf and Sa‘i—and enter into the state of ihram for Hajj. 50 00:03:42,330 --> 00:03:46,330 What is beautiful in the biography of our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 51 00:03:46,330 --> 00:03:52,330 Is that as soon as she heard the command from our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 52 00:03:52,330 --> 00:03:56,330 She would hasten to implement it without argument. 53 00:03:56,330 --> 00:04:00,360 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says: 54 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:04,360 "I remained menstruating until it was the Day of ‘Arafah." 55 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,360 "And I had only entered into the state of ihram for ‘Umrah." 56 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:12,360 "The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, commanded me to undo my hair and comb it." 57 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:15,360 "And to enter into the state of ihram for Hajj and leave the ‘Umrah." 58 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:17,360 "So I did that." 59 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:21,360 This is the way of all the Mothers of the Believers. 60 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:24,360 And the way of the Companions and the female Companions. 61 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:30,360 That they respond to the command of Allah and the command of His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 62 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:35,360 They do not evade the performance of the rites, nor do they seek out dispensations. 63 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:39,360 Rather, their eyes were fixed upon the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 64 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:41,360 They would watch what he did. 65 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,360 And they would do the same. 66 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,490 In this, there is a reminder for you, my sister pilgrim: 67 00:04:46,490 --> 00:04:49,490 That your motto during Hajj should be: 68 00:04:49,490 --> 00:04:52,490 The statement of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 69 00:04:52,490 --> 00:04:55,490 "Take your rites from me." 70 00:04:55,490 --> 00:04:59,490 Perhaps you will not perform Hajj after this Hajj of yours. 71 00:04:59,490 --> 00:05:03,490 So let this Hajj be your only Hajj. 72 00:05:03,490 --> 00:05:06,490 And let it be the accepted Hajj (Hajj Mabrur). 73 00:05:06,490 --> 00:05:11,089 Do as the pilgrim does. 74 00:05:11,089 --> 00:05:15,730 Except that you do not circumambulate the House until you are pure. 75 00:05:15,730 --> 00:05:19,730 This is the guidance of our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 76 00:05:19,730 --> 00:05:22,730 To our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 77 00:05:22,730 --> 00:05:24,730 When she menstruated during Hajj. 78 00:05:24,730 --> 00:05:29,759 So the menstruating woman was forbidden from circumambulating the House while in her state of ihram. 79 00:05:29,759 --> 00:05:32,759 But she was not forbidden from witnessing the rest of the sacred sites. 80 00:05:32,759 --> 00:05:36,759 Rather, she was commanded to do as the pilgrim does. 81 00:05:36,759 --> 00:05:38,759 And the acts of Hajj, 82 00:05:38,759 --> 00:05:42,759 Are comprised of dhikr, talbiyah, and supplication. 83 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:46,759 And the menstruating woman was not forbidden from any of that. 84 00:05:46,759 --> 00:05:50,339 And dhikr includes the recitation of the Qur'an. 85 00:05:50,339 --> 00:05:53,339 Which is among the greatest of the pilgrim's deeds. 86 00:05:53,339 --> 00:05:58,339 So the woman in ihram who is menstruating is not forbidden from reciting the Qur'an. 87 00:05:58,339 --> 00:06:01,339 Nor from the talbiyah, nor from the tahlil. 88 00:06:01,339 --> 00:06:04,339 Nor from supplication, nor from anything else. 89 00:06:04,339 --> 00:06:06,339 Except for circumambulating the House. 90 00:06:07,339 --> 00:06:12,339 So do not deprive yourself, my sister pilgrim, of reciting the Qur'an, 91 00:06:12,339 --> 00:06:14,339 On the pretext that you are menstruating. 92 00:06:14,339 --> 00:06:18,339 Not in Hajj, nor in Ramadan, nor at any other time. 93 00:06:18,339 --> 00:06:21,339 Rather, increase your recitation of the Qur'an and your dhikr. 94 00:06:21,339 --> 00:06:25,339 Seize the virtuous times and days. 95 00:06:25,339 --> 00:06:27,339 And comply with the command of your Lord, 96 00:06:27,339 --> 00:06:31,339 By abstaining from prayer, fasting, and circumambulating the House while menstruating. 97 00:06:31,339 --> 00:06:37,129 A wise action from our Mother Maymunah, may Allah be pleased with her, 98 00:06:38,129 --> 00:06:40,829 On the Day of ‘Arafah. 99 00:06:40,829 --> 00:06:43,829 After the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had prayed, 100 00:06:43,829 --> 00:06:45,829 Dhuhr and ‘Asr. 101 00:06:45,829 --> 00:06:47,829 He headed toward the rocks, 102 00:06:47,829 --> 00:06:50,829 And placed them between himself and the Qiblah. 103 00:06:50,829 --> 00:06:53,829 He stood upon his camel, supplicating for a long time. 104 00:06:53,829 --> 00:06:56,829 This long standing, 105 00:06:56,829 --> 00:06:58,829 Made the people wonder: 106 00:06:58,829 --> 00:07:01,829 Was the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 107 00:07:01,829 --> 00:07:03,829 Fasting or not? 108 00:07:03,829 --> 00:07:07,019 So our Mother Maymunah, may Allah be pleased with her, did nothing, 109 00:07:07,019 --> 00:07:10,019 But send him a vessel of milk. 110 00:07:10,019 --> 00:07:13,019 While he was standing at the station. 111 00:07:13,019 --> 00:07:16,019 He drank from it while the people were watching. 112 00:07:16,019 --> 00:07:18,120 By "the vessel" (al-hilab), she meant, 113 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,120 The milk that had been milked, 114 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:23,120 Or the container in which the milk is placed. 115 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,120 This action, 116 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:29,120 Occurred from her and from her sister, Umm al-Fadl bint al-Harith. 117 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,120 As she herself narrated, 118 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:34,120 That people differed in her presence on the Day of ‘Arafah, 119 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,120 Regarding the fasting of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 120 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,120 Some of them said, 121 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:39,120 "He is fasting." 122 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,120 And some of them said, 123 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,120 "He is not fasting." 124 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,120 So she sent him a cup of milk, 125 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,120 While he was standing on his camel. 126 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:49,120 He drank. 127 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:52,120 And perhaps it was a single incident, 128 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:55,220 That occurred in the presence of both of them. 129 00:07:55,220 --> 00:07:57,220 In this action, 130 00:07:57,220 --> 00:07:59,860 Is evidence of their sagacity, 131 00:07:59,860 --> 00:08:01,860 In discovering the legal ruling, 132 00:08:01,860 --> 00:08:03,860 Through this gentle means, 133 00:08:03,860 --> 00:08:05,860 Which was appropriate for the situation. 134 00:08:05,860 --> 00:08:08,860 Because that was on a hot day, 135 00:08:08,860 --> 00:08:10,860 After midday. 136 00:08:10,860 --> 00:08:14,980 The reason for the people’s disagreement regarding the fasting of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 137 00:08:14,980 --> 00:08:17,980 Or his breaking of the fast on the Day of ‘Arafah, 138 00:08:17,980 --> 00:08:19,980 Was the knowledge they already possessed, 139 00:08:19,980 --> 00:08:22,980 Which they had learned from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 140 00:08:22,980 --> 00:08:25,980 Regarding the virtue of fasting on the Day of ‘Arafah, 141 00:08:25,980 --> 00:08:28,980 And that it expiates for two years. 142 00:08:28,980 --> 00:08:29,980 So they doubted, 143 00:08:29,980 --> 00:08:31,980 Does this apply to the pilgrim, 144 00:08:31,980 --> 00:08:33,980 As well, or not? 145 00:08:33,980 --> 00:08:35,980 The cause of this doubt, 146 00:08:35,980 --> 00:08:39,980 Was that they did not see the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 147 00:08:39,980 --> 00:08:42,980 Eating or drinking from after the Dhuhr prayer, 148 00:08:42,980 --> 00:08:45,980 Until the middle of the ‘Asr prayer. 149 00:08:45,980 --> 00:08:48,980 So our Mother Maymunah settled the doubt, 150 00:08:48,980 --> 00:08:50,980 And arrived at the ruling, 151 00:08:50,980 --> 00:08:52,980 In a gentle way. 152 00:08:52,980 --> 00:08:55,980 She sent him the milk in the cup. 153 00:08:55,980 --> 00:08:57,980 When he drank it, 154 00:08:57,980 --> 00:08:59,980 The people knew that, 155 00:08:59,980 --> 00:09:02,980 He was not fasting. 156 00:09:02,980 --> 00:09:05,210 And so, my sister pilgrim, 157 00:09:05,210 --> 00:09:08,210 You can elicit the legal ruling, 158 00:09:08,210 --> 00:09:11,210 And end the debate circulating in Hajj, 159 00:09:11,210 --> 00:09:14,210 Or elsewhere, in a beautiful way. 160 00:09:14,210 --> 00:09:17,210 You convey the legal ruling to those around you, 161 00:09:17,210 --> 00:09:20,210 And instill tranquility in their hearts, 162 00:09:20,210 --> 00:09:22,210 Without provoking their resentment. 163 00:09:22,210 --> 00:09:25,240 A sincere woman will never be at a loss, 164 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:28,240 For a way to convey the truth to people. 165 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,240 It might be a question directed to a scholar, 166 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,240 Or a book that is distributed, 167 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:36,240 Or other such means.