WEBVTT 00:00:01.419 --> 00:00:07.419 The story of the Hajj of our Mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her. 00:00:07.419 --> 00:00:15.619 Asma’ bint Abi Bakr exits her state of ihram for ‘Umrah. 00:00:15.619 --> 00:00:21.379 The Companions responded to the command of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:00:21.379 --> 00:00:23.379 to exit the state of ihram. 00:00:23.379 --> 00:00:27.379 He told them to convert it into an ‘Umrah for those who had not brought the sacrificial animals (hady). 00:00:27.379 --> 00:00:32.380 Among the female Companions who exited ihram, having not brought the sacrificial animals, was 00:00:32.380 --> 00:00:35.380 Asma’ bint Abi Bakr al-Siddiq, 00:00:35.380 --> 00:00:38.380 the wife of al-Zubayr ibn al-‘Awwam. 00:00:38.380 --> 00:00:41.450 Asma’, may Allah be pleased with her, says: 00:00:41.450 --> 00:00:43.450 "We set out in a state of ihram." 00:00:43.450 --> 00:00:47.450 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:00:47.450 --> 00:00:51.450 "Whoever has the sacrificial animal with him, let him remain in his state of ihram, 00:00:51.450 --> 00:00:55.450 and whoever does not have the sacrificial animal with him, let him exit ihram." 00:00:55.450 --> 00:00:58.509 "I did not have the sacrificial animal with me, so I exited ihram." 00:00:58.509 --> 00:01:02.539 "Al-Zubayr had the sacrificial animal with him, so he did not exit ihram." 00:01:02.539 --> 00:01:05.540 She said: "So I put on my clothes, 00:01:05.540 --> 00:01:08.540 then I went out and sat next to al-Zubayr." 00:01:08.540 --> 00:01:11.540 He said: "Move away from me." 00:01:11.540 --> 00:01:15.579 I said: "Are you afraid that I might jump on you?" 00:01:15.579 --> 00:01:19.310 What occurred from Asma’, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:01:19.310 --> 00:01:22.310 was that she exited ihram and applied perfume, 00:01:22.310 --> 00:01:24.310 and wore her beautiful clothes, 00:01:24.310 --> 00:01:27.310 and sat beside her husband. 00:01:27.310 --> 00:01:31.310 However, he did not exit ihram because he had brought the sacrificial animal. 00:01:31.310 --> 00:01:34.310 Al-Zubayr feared for himself that he might commit 00:01:34.310 --> 00:01:37.310 one of the prohibitions of ihram. 00:01:37.310 --> 00:01:40.310 So he said to her: "Move away from me." 00:01:40.310 --> 00:01:44.409 In this is a reminder for the woman performing Hajj 00:01:44.409 --> 00:01:48.409 that she should not perform any action while in ihram 00:01:48.409 --> 00:01:51.409 that affects her husband, tempts him, or seduces him, 00:01:51.409 --> 00:01:54.409 such as holding hands, 00:01:54.409 --> 00:01:56.409 or pressing against his body, 00:01:56.409 --> 00:02:00.409 or any movement that could arouse him while in the state of ihram. 00:02:00.409 --> 00:02:02.409 As for after exiting ihram, 00:02:02.409 --> 00:02:05.409 she may adorn herself for her husband, 00:02:05.409 --> 00:02:07.409 and she may entice him. 00:02:07.409 --> 00:02:10.620 Fatimah, daughter of the Messenger of Allah, 00:02:10.620 --> 00:02:13.620 adorns herself to welcome her husband. 00:02:13.620 --> 00:02:18.069 Fatimah, daughter of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:02:18.069 --> 00:02:20.069 may Allah be pleased with her, 00:02:20.069 --> 00:02:23.069 was with our Prophet during the Farewell Pilgrimage. 00:02:23.069 --> 00:02:27.069 She was among the members of his household who had not brought the sacrificial animal. 00:02:27.069 --> 00:02:31.069 When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, commanded them 00:02:31.069 --> 00:02:33.069 to convert it into an ‘Umrah, 00:02:33.069 --> 00:02:37.069 she responded to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:02:37.069 --> 00:02:41.199 Her husband, ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:02:41.199 --> 00:02:43.199 had gone to Yemen 00:02:43.199 --> 00:02:47.199 at the request of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:02:47.199 --> 00:02:49.229 When he returned from Yemen, 00:02:49.229 --> 00:02:52.229 he caught up with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:02:52.229 --> 00:02:54.229 while he was in Makkah, 00:02:54.229 --> 00:02:57.229 after the people had exited their ‘Umrah 00:02:57.229 --> 00:03:00.229 and before they entered into the state of Hajj. 00:03:00.229 --> 00:03:05.360 When his wife, Fatimah, daughter of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:03:05.360 --> 00:03:07.360 may Allah be pleased with her, 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:09.360 learned of his arrival from his journey, 00:03:09.360 --> 00:03:11.360 she adorned herself for him, 00:03:11.360 --> 00:03:13.360 and perfumed her tent to welcome him. 00:03:13.360 --> 00:03:17.460 So ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib came to her tent, 00:03:17.460 --> 00:03:21.460 and found that Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, had exited ihram, 00:03:21.460 --> 00:03:25.460 and had put on dyed garments and applied kohl. 00:03:25.460 --> 00:03:27.460 He disapproved of this action. 00:03:28.550 --> 00:03:30.550 ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib says: 00:03:30.550 --> 00:03:33.550 "I found Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:03:33.550 --> 00:03:35.550 had put on dyed garments, 00:03:35.550 --> 00:03:38.550 and had perfumed the house." 00:03:38.550 --> 00:03:42.550 A wife in such a state, having prepared herself 00:03:42.550 --> 00:03:44.550 to welcome her husband, 00:03:44.550 --> 00:03:51.550 expects something different from what the Lady of the Women of Paradise, may Allah be pleased with her, saw. 00:03:51.550 --> 00:03:55.550 She saw disapproval of her action on his face, 00:03:55.550 --> 00:03:57.550 so she initiated the conversation and said: 00:03:57.550 --> 00:04:02.550 "What is the matter with you? The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:04:02.550 --> 00:04:05.550 commanded his Companions, and they exited ihram." 00:04:05.550 --> 00:04:09.650 The reason for ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib’s, may Allah be pleased with him, disapproval 00:04:09.650 --> 00:04:12.650 was what had become firmly rooted in the minds of the Arabs: 00:04:12.650 --> 00:04:15.650 that ‘Umrah should not be performed during the months of Hajj, 00:04:15.650 --> 00:04:18.649 and that the pilgrim should perform only one ritual, 00:04:18.649 --> 00:04:22.649 from which he does not exit until the Day of Sacrifice. 00:04:23.680 --> 00:04:27.680 This is what the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, addressed 00:04:27.680 --> 00:04:30.680 and clarified as invalid during this pilgrimage of his. 00:04:30.680 --> 00:04:36.350 He found some hesitation among the Companions in complying with his implementation. 00:04:36.350 --> 00:04:41.350 When ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, disapproved of Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:04:41.350 --> 00:04:43.350 she said to him: 00:04:43.350 --> 00:04:45.350 "My father commanded me to do this." 00:04:45.350 --> 00:04:48.350 But he was not convinced by that, 00:04:48.350 --> 00:04:53.350 so he went to inquire from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, himself. 00:04:53.350 --> 00:04:56.379 ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, says: 00:04:56.379 --> 00:05:00.379 "I went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:05:00.379 --> 00:05:03.379 complaining about Fatimah for what she had done, 00:05:03.379 --> 00:05:09.379 seeking a legal ruling from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, regarding what she mentioned from him." 00:05:09.379 --> 00:05:13.379 I informed him that I had disapproved of that action of hers. 00:05:13.379 --> 00:05:14.379 He said: 00:05:14.379 --> 00:05:18.379 "She spoke the truth. 00:05:18.379 --> 00:05:20.379 I am the one who commanded her to do it." 00:05:20.379 --> 00:05:24.829 In this is the etiquette of a woman welcoming her husband, 00:05:24.829 --> 00:05:28.829 especially if he is returning from a journey. 00:05:28.829 --> 00:05:31.829 It also includes adorning oneself for one’s husband while traveling, 00:05:31.829 --> 00:05:33.829 even if it is during the journey of Hajj. 00:05:33.829 --> 00:05:35.829 In these etiquettes 00:05:35.829 --> 00:05:40.829 lies the well-being of the spouses and happiness in both worlds. 00:05:40.829 --> 00:05:45.240 The dialogue of our Mother Hafsah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:05:45.240 --> 00:05:48.240 with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:05:48.240 --> 00:05:51.779 Just as the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, commanded 00:05:51.779 --> 00:05:54.779 the people to exit their ihram 00:05:54.779 --> 00:05:56.779 and convert it into an ‘Umrah, 00:05:56.779 --> 00:06:00.779 he likewise commanded his wives to exit their ihram. 00:06:00.779 --> 00:06:04.779 As our Mother Hafsah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: 00:06:04.779 --> 00:06:07.779 "The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:06:07.779 --> 00:06:11.779 commanded his wives to exit ihram in the year of the Farewell Pilgrimage." 00:06:11.779 --> 00:06:14.879 But despite his command, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:06:14.879 --> 00:06:17.879 for his wives to exit their ihram, 00:06:17.879 --> 00:06:20.879 he himself did not exit his ihram. 00:06:20.879 --> 00:06:24.910 So our Mother Hafsah, may Allah be pleased with her, wondered, 00:06:24.910 --> 00:06:26.910 and said to him: 00:06:26.910 --> 00:06:28.910 "What is the matter with the people? They have exited ihram for ‘Umrah, 00:06:28.910 --> 00:06:31.910 yet you have not exited your ‘Umrah. 00:06:31.910 --> 00:06:33.910 What is preventing you?" 00:06:33.910 --> 00:06:35.009 He said: 00:06:35.009 --> 00:06:38.009 "I have matted my hair and brought the sacrificial animal, 00:06:38.009 --> 00:06:41.009 so I will not exit ihram until I sacrifice my animal." 00:06:42.009 --> 00:06:44.139 Matting (talbid) 00:06:44.139 --> 00:06:48.740 is to apply something to the hair so that it sticks together. 00:06:48.740 --> 00:06:52.740 This question came from our Mother Hafsah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:06:52.740 --> 00:06:56.740 because she had learned from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:06:56.740 --> 00:07:00.740 not to command them to do something while he himself does the opposite, 00:07:00.740 --> 00:07:04.740 unless he has a specific reason for doing so. 00:07:04.740 --> 00:07:07.740 So she wanted to clarify the secret behind his contradiction 00:07:07.740 --> 00:07:11.740 of what he had commanded his wives and the Companions to do. 00:07:11.740 --> 00:07:14.899 In this is a lesson for the man 00:07:14.899 --> 00:07:17.899 that he should not command his wife to do something while he does the opposite, 00:07:17.899 --> 00:07:20.899 unless there is a legal justification. 00:07:20.899 --> 00:07:23.899 Just as it is a reminder for the woman 00:07:23.899 --> 00:07:26.899 to inquire from her husband or guardian 00:07:26.899 --> 00:07:29.899 about the actions she sees that contradict his words, 00:07:29.899 --> 00:07:33.899 for perhaps he has a legal justification for that 00:07:33.899 --> 00:07:35.899 which she does not know. 00:07:35.899 --> 00:07:40.220 It is apparent from the event that our Mother Hafsah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:07:40.220 --> 00:07:44.220 had not heard the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:07:44.220 --> 00:07:48.220 while he was clarifying and explaining to the people the reason for his refraining 00:07:48.220 --> 00:07:50.220 from exiting his ihram, 00:07:50.220 --> 00:07:53.220 which was that he had brought the sacrificial animal. 00:07:53.220 --> 00:07:57.220 And she did not hear him express his wish that he had not brought the sacrificial animal, 00:07:57.220 --> 00:07:59.220 and that he would have converted it into an ‘Umrah. 00:07:59.220 --> 00:08:02.259 There is no surprise in that, 00:08:02.259 --> 00:08:05.259 for the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:08:05.259 --> 00:08:09.259 directed his words primarily in the gatherings of men. 00:08:09.259 --> 00:08:13.259 Not all of the wives of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:08:13.259 --> 00:08:15.259 had the same eagerness to acquire knowledge 00:08:15.259 --> 00:08:19.259 as our Mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:08:19.259 --> 00:08:23.259 who surpassed the rest of his wives in knowledge, 00:08:23.259 --> 00:08:27.259 and no one competed with her in that except the Mother of the Believers, 00:08:27.259 --> 00:08:30.259 Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her.