WEBVTT 00:00:01.419 --> 00:00:07.419 The story of the Hajj of our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her. 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. 00:00:17.710 --> 00:00:21.710 When the Day of Tarwiyah arrived, the people entered into the state of ihram for Hajj. 00:00:21.710 --> 00:00:24.710 They set out toward Mina. 00:00:24.710 --> 00:00:29.710 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, waited throughout the duration of her menses. 00:00:29.710 --> 00:00:32.710 Hoping that she might become pure before the Day of ‘Arafah. 00:00:32.710 --> 00:00:37.710 However, she did not become pure, so she wept a second time. 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. 00:00:42.710 --> 00:00:45.710 She complained to him about her situation. 00:00:45.710 --> 00:00:48.710 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says: 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." 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. 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." 00:01:06.709 --> 00:01:11.709 I complained of that to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 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." 00:01:18.709 --> 00:01:22.709 "And do what the Muslims do in their Hajj." 00:01:22.709 --> 00:01:27.900 She did so. Jabir Ibn ‘Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: 00:01:27.900 --> 00:01:30.900 "Then we entered into the state of ihram on the Day of Tarwiyah." 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. 00:01:36.900 --> 00:01:38.900 He found her weeping. 00:01:38.900 --> 00:01:41.900 He asked, "What is the matter with you?" 00:01:41.900 --> 00:01:46.030 She said, "The matter is that I have begun menstruating." 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." 00:01:51.030 --> 00:01:54.030 "And the people are going to Hajj now." 00:01:55.030 --> 00:02:00.030 He said, "This is a matter that Allah has decreed for the daughters of Adam." 00:02:00.030 --> 00:02:04.030 "So perform ghusl, then enter into the state of ihram for Hajj." 00:02:04.030 --> 00:02:07.030 She did so and stood at the stations [of Hajj]. 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. 00:02:13.030 --> 00:02:17.699 This second weeping was different from the first. 00:02:17.699 --> 00:02:23.699 The first weeping was due to the onset of her menses before performing the ‘Umrah. 00:02:23.699 --> 00:02:29.699 The second weeping was due to the commencement of Hajj while she was not yet pure. 00:02:29.699 --> 00:02:33.699 In this, there is a reminder for husbands and the guardians of women. 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. 00:02:38.699 --> 00:02:44.699 And that they should strive to resolve the difficulty she faces due to her menses. 00:02:44.699 --> 00:02:49.759 How should one who has not become pure before ‘Arafah act? 00:02:49.759 --> 00:02:56.460 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, continued waiting until the night of ‘Arafah. 00:02:56.460 --> 00:03:02.500 She did not rush to abandon her ‘Umrah at the beginning of the day of Tarwiyah. 00:03:02.500 --> 00:03:05.500 Rather, she waited until time grew short. 00:03:05.500 --> 00:03:09.530 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: 00:03:09.530 --> 00:03:12.530 "When the night of ‘Arafah arrived," 00:03:12.530 --> 00:03:14.530 "I said, 'O Messenger of Allah,'" 00:03:14.530 --> 00:03:17.530 "'I had entered into the state of ihram for ‘Umrah,'" 00:03:17.530 --> 00:03:19.530 "'So what should I do regarding my Hajj?'" 00:03:19.530 --> 00:03:20.560 He said: 00:03:20.560 --> 00:03:23.560 "Undo your hair and comb it." 00:03:23.560 --> 00:03:27.750 "Refrain from the ‘Umrah and enter into the state of ihram for Hajj." 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. 00:03:32.750 --> 00:03:35.750 To enter into the state of ihram for Hajj and to postpone the ‘Umrah. 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. 00:03:42.330 --> 00:03:46.330 What is beautiful in the biography of our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 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, 00:03:52.330 --> 00:03:56.330 She would hasten to implement it without argument. 00:03:56.330 --> 00:04:00.360 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says: 00:04:00.360 --> 00:04:04.360 "I remained menstruating until it was the Day of ‘Arafah." 00:04:04.360 --> 00:04:07.360 "And I had only entered into the state of ihram for ‘Umrah." 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." 00:04:12.360 --> 00:04:15.360 "And to enter into the state of ihram for Hajj and leave the ‘Umrah." 00:04:15.360 --> 00:04:17.360 "So I did that." 00:04:17.360 --> 00:04:21.360 This is the way of all the Mothers of the Believers. 00:04:21.360 --> 00:04:24.360 And the way of the Companions and the female Companions. 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. 00:04:30.360 --> 00:04:35.360 They do not evade the performance of the rites, nor do they seek out dispensations. 00:04:35.360 --> 00:04:39.360 Rather, their eyes were fixed upon the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:41.360 They would watch what he did. 00:04:41.360 --> 00:04:43.360 And they would do the same. 00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:46.490 In this, there is a reminder for you, my sister pilgrim: 00:04:46.490 --> 00:04:49.490 That your motto during Hajj should be: 00:04:49.490 --> 00:04:52.490 The statement of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 00:04:52.490 --> 00:04:55.490 "Take your rites from me." 00:04:55.490 --> 00:04:59.490 Perhaps you will not perform Hajj after this Hajj of yours. 00:04:59.490 --> 00:05:03.490 So let this Hajj be your only Hajj. 00:05:03.490 --> 00:05:06.490 And let it be the accepted Hajj (Hajj Mabrur). 00:05:06.490 --> 00:05:11.089 Do as the pilgrim does. 00:05:11.089 --> 00:05:15.730 Except that you do not circumambulate the House until you are pure. 00:05:15.730 --> 00:05:19.730 This is the guidance of our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:05:19.730 --> 00:05:22.730 To our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:05:22.730 --> 00:05:24.730 When she menstruated during Hajj. 00:05:24.730 --> 00:05:29.759 So the menstruating woman was forbidden from circumambulating the House while in her state of ihram. 00:05:29.759 --> 00:05:32.759 But she was not forbidden from witnessing the rest of the sacred sites. 00:05:32.759 --> 00:05:36.759 Rather, she was commanded to do as the pilgrim does. 00:05:36.759 --> 00:05:38.759 And the acts of Hajj, 00:05:38.759 --> 00:05:42.759 Are comprised of dhikr, talbiyah, and supplication. 00:05:42.759 --> 00:05:46.759 And the menstruating woman was not forbidden from any of that. 00:05:46.759 --> 00:05:50.339 And dhikr includes the recitation of the Qur'an. 00:05:50.339 --> 00:05:53.339 Which is among the greatest of the pilgrim's deeds. 00:05:53.339 --> 00:05:58.339 So the woman in ihram who is menstruating is not forbidden from reciting the Qur'an. 00:05:58.339 --> 00:06:01.339 Nor from the talbiyah, nor from the tahlil. 00:06:01.339 --> 00:06:04.339 Nor from supplication, nor from anything else. 00:06:04.339 --> 00:06:06.339 Except for circumambulating the House. 00:06:07.339 --> 00:06:12.339 So do not deprive yourself, my sister pilgrim, of reciting the Qur'an, 00:06:12.339 --> 00:06:14.339 On the pretext that you are menstruating. 00:06:14.339 --> 00:06:18.339 Not in Hajj, nor in Ramadan, nor at any other time. 00:06:18.339 --> 00:06:21.339 Rather, increase your recitation of the Qur'an and your dhikr. 00:06:21.339 --> 00:06:25.339 Seize the virtuous times and days. 00:06:25.339 --> 00:06:27.339 And comply with the command of your Lord, 00:06:27.339 --> 00:06:31.339 By abstaining from prayer, fasting, and circumambulating the House while menstruating. 00:06:31.339 --> 00:06:37.129 A wise action from our Mother Maymunah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:06:38.129 --> 00:06:40.829 On the Day of ‘Arafah. 00:06:40.829 --> 00:06:43.829 After the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had prayed, 00:06:43.829 --> 00:06:45.829 Dhuhr and ‘Asr. 00:06:45.829 --> 00:06:47.829 He headed toward the rocks, 00:06:47.829 --> 00:06:50.829 And placed them between himself and the Qiblah. 00:06:50.829 --> 00:06:53.829 He stood upon his camel, supplicating for a long time. 00:06:53.829 --> 00:06:56.829 This long standing, 00:06:56.829 --> 00:06:58.829 Made the people wonder: 00:06:58.829 --> 00:07:01.829 Was the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:07:01.829 --> 00:07:03.829 Fasting or not? 00:07:03.829 --> 00:07:07.019 So our Mother Maymunah, may Allah be pleased with her, did nothing, 00:07:07.019 --> 00:07:10.019 But send him a vessel of milk. 00:07:10.019 --> 00:07:13.019 While he was standing at the station. 00:07:13.019 --> 00:07:16.019 He drank from it while the people were watching. 00:07:16.019 --> 00:07:18.120 By "the vessel" (al-hilab), she meant, 00:07:18.120 --> 00:07:20.120 The milk that had been milked, 00:07:20.120 --> 00:07:23.120 Or the container in which the milk is placed. 00:07:23.120 --> 00:07:25.120 This action, 00:07:25.120 --> 00:07:29.120 Occurred from her and from her sister, Umm al-Fadl bint al-Harith. 00:07:29.120 --> 00:07:31.120 As she herself narrated, 00:07:31.120 --> 00:07:34.120 That people differed in her presence on the Day of ‘Arafah, 00:07:34.120 --> 00:07:36.120 Regarding the fasting of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:07:36.120 --> 00:07:38.120 Some of them said, 00:07:38.120 --> 00:07:39.120 "He is fasting." 00:07:39.120 --> 00:07:41.120 And some of them said, 00:07:41.120 --> 00:07:43.120 "He is not fasting." 00:07:43.120 --> 00:07:46.120 So she sent him a cup of milk, 00:07:46.120 --> 00:07:48.120 While he was standing on his camel. 00:07:48.120 --> 00:07:49.120 He drank. 00:07:49.120 --> 00:07:52.120 And perhaps it was a single incident, 00:07:52.120 --> 00:07:55.220 That occurred in the presence of both of them. 00:07:55.220 --> 00:07:57.220 In this action, 00:07:57.220 --> 00:07:59.860 Is evidence of their sagacity, 00:07:59.860 --> 00:08:01.860 In discovering the legal ruling, 00:08:01.860 --> 00:08:03.860 Through this gentle means, 00:08:03.860 --> 00:08:05.860 Which was appropriate for the situation. 00:08:05.860 --> 00:08:08.860 Because that was on a hot day, 00:08:08.860 --> 00:08:10.860 After midday. 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, 00:08:14.980 --> 00:08:17.980 Or his breaking of the fast on the Day of ‘Arafah, 00:08:17.980 --> 00:08:19.980 Was the knowledge they already possessed, 00:08:19.980 --> 00:08:22.980 Which they had learned from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:08:22.980 --> 00:08:25.980 Regarding the virtue of fasting on the Day of ‘Arafah, 00:08:25.980 --> 00:08:28.980 And that it expiates for two years. 00:08:28.980 --> 00:08:29.980 So they doubted, 00:08:29.980 --> 00:08:31.980 Does this apply to the pilgrim, 00:08:31.980 --> 00:08:33.980 As well, or not? 00:08:33.980 --> 00:08:35.980 The cause of this doubt, 00:08:35.980 --> 00:08:39.980 Was that they did not see the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:08:39.980 --> 00:08:42.980 Eating or drinking from after the Dhuhr prayer, 00:08:42.980 --> 00:08:45.980 Until the middle of the ‘Asr prayer. 00:08:45.980 --> 00:08:48.980 So our Mother Maymunah settled the doubt, 00:08:48.980 --> 00:08:50.980 And arrived at the ruling, 00:08:50.980 --> 00:08:52.980 In a gentle way. 00:08:52.980 --> 00:08:55.980 She sent him the milk in the cup. 00:08:55.980 --> 00:08:57.980 When he drank it, 00:08:57.980 --> 00:08:59.980 The people knew that, 00:08:59.980 --> 00:09:02.980 He was not fasting. 00:09:02.980 --> 00:09:05.210 And so, my sister pilgrim, 00:09:05.210 --> 00:09:08.210 You can elicit the legal ruling, 00:09:08.210 --> 00:09:11.210 And end the debate circulating in Hajj, 00:09:11.210 --> 00:09:14.210 Or elsewhere, in a beautiful way. 00:09:14.210 --> 00:09:17.210 You convey the legal ruling to those around you, 00:09:17.210 --> 00:09:20.210 And instill tranquility in their hearts, 00:09:20.210 --> 00:09:22.210 Without provoking their resentment. 00:09:22.210 --> 00:09:25.240 A sincere woman will never be at a loss, 00:09:25.240 --> 00:09:28.240 For a way to convey the truth to people. 00:09:28.240 --> 00:09:31.240 It might be a question directed to a scholar, 00:09:31.240 --> 00:09:33.240 Or a book that is distributed, 00:09:33.240 --> 00:09:36.240 Or other such means.