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 --> 00:00:14,820 We do not want the practices of the people of the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era) in Hajj. 3 00:00:14,820 --> 00:00:21,679 The Arabs in the Jahiliyyah held a specific belief regarding the rituals of Hajj. 4 00:00:21,679 --> 00:00:25,679 They used to forbid ‘Umrah during the months of Hajj. 5 00:00:25,679 --> 00:00:28,679 They viewed it as one of the most wicked of sins. 6 00:00:28,679 --> 00:00:31,679 Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: 7 00:00:31,679 --> 00:00:35,679 "This tribe of Quraysh and those who followed their religion..." 8 00:00:35,679 --> 00:00:39,679 "...used to believe that performing ‘Umrah during the months of Hajj..." 9 00:00:39,679 --> 00:00:41,679 "...was one of the most wicked sins on earth." 10 00:00:41,679 --> 00:00:44,679 Thus, they would forbid ‘Umrah, 11 00:00:44,679 --> 00:00:47,679 until the months of Dhu al-Hijjah and Muharram had passed. 12 00:00:47,679 --> 00:00:50,679 They would even make Muharram [the month of] Safar. 13 00:00:50,679 --> 00:00:53,679 They would say: "When the camel's back has healed," 14 00:00:53,679 --> 00:00:55,679 "and the tracks have been effaced," 15 00:00:55,679 --> 00:00:57,679 "and Safar has passed," 16 00:00:57,679 --> 00:01:01,320 "then ‘Umrah becomes permissible for those who wish to perform it." 17 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,319 Before the Farewell Pilgrimage, the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, 18 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:09,319 did not know the details of Hajj as prescribed in Islam. 19 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:14,319 They remained upon their natural disposition regarding the way they performed Hajj in the Jahiliyyah. 20 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:19,319 There was no *Tamattu‘* (combining ‘Umrah and Hajj with a break) or *Qiran* (combining them without a break) in any of the Hajj practices of the Jahiliyyah. 21 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:22,319 Rather, they only performed *Ifrad* (Hajj alone). 22 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:27,319 And they considered ‘Umrah during the months of Hajj to be one of the most wicked of sins. 23 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,319 That is why our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: 24 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,319 "We set out with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him," 25 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,319 "intending nothing but Hajj." 26 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,319 In another narration, she said: 27 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,319 "We did not intend anything but Hajj." 28 00:01:42,700 --> 00:01:45,700 The Hajj caravan arrived at Dhu al-Hulayfah, 29 00:01:45,700 --> 00:01:49,700 the *miqat* (station) for the people of Madinah, just before the ‘Asr prayer. 30 00:01:49,700 --> 00:01:53,700 It stopped so that the people could prepare for *Ihram*. 31 00:01:53,700 --> 00:02:01,109 Traveling did not prevent ‘Aishah from caring for the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 32 00:02:01,109 --> 00:02:03,750 At the *miqat*, 33 00:02:03,750 --> 00:02:08,750 our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, prayed the ‘Asr prayer shortened. 34 00:02:08,750 --> 00:02:11,750 She also prayed Maghrib and ‘Isha shortened. 35 00:02:11,750 --> 00:02:13,750 And the dawn prayer of the following day. 36 00:02:13,750 --> 00:02:15,750 After the Dhuhr prayer, 37 00:02:15,750 --> 00:02:19,750 the Hajj caravan moved toward Makkah. 38 00:02:19,750 --> 00:02:25,009 During the time our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, remained at the *miqat*, 39 00:02:25,009 --> 00:02:31,009 she was attending to the needs of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in every way. 40 00:02:31,009 --> 00:02:37,009 She even applied perfume to him so that he could visit his wives before entering *Ihram*. 41 00:02:37,009 --> 00:02:40,139 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says: 42 00:02:40,139 --> 00:02:44,139 "I applied perfume to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him," 43 00:02:44,139 --> 00:02:46,139 "and he visited his wives." 44 00:02:46,139 --> 00:02:49,139 "Then he entered into *Ihram*." 45 00:02:49,139 --> 00:02:52,259 The Companions were unaware of this perfume, 46 00:02:52,259 --> 00:02:56,259 had our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, not spoken of it, 47 00:02:56,259 --> 00:02:59,259 because it was a private matter within the household. 48 00:02:59,259 --> 00:03:02,259 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, did this 49 00:03:02,259 --> 00:03:06,259 before being intimate with his wives at night. 50 00:03:06,259 --> 00:03:11,259 This is part of his, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, excellent treatment of his wives. 51 00:03:11,259 --> 00:03:16,330 If this was the action of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and he is a man, 52 00:03:16,330 --> 00:03:21,330 then it is even more appropriate for a woman to perfume herself for such a purpose. 53 00:03:21,330 --> 00:03:23,330 Therefore, the scholars have said: 54 00:03:23,330 --> 00:03:29,330 It is the Sunnah to use perfume for both men and women before marital intimacy. 55 00:03:29,330 --> 00:03:33,740 This intimacy between spouses before *Ihram* 56 00:03:33,740 --> 00:03:37,740 does not impair the sanctity of Hajj nor does it prevent it. 57 00:03:37,740 --> 00:03:43,740 Rather, it is part of relieving the soul of its natural needs before entering into the rituals, 58 00:03:43,740 --> 00:03:46,740 so that the soul is not preoccupied with it during the rituals, 59 00:03:46,740 --> 00:03:49,740 or become weak and fall into what is forbidden. 60 00:03:49,740 --> 00:03:52,740 A woman is not to be blamed during Hajj 61 00:03:52,740 --> 00:03:57,740 for adorning herself for her husband on the night of *Ihram* and perfuming herself for intimacy. 62 00:03:57,740 --> 00:04:02,740 For she has an example in the Mothers of the Believers, may Allah be pleased with them. 63 00:04:02,740 --> 00:04:12,189 On the morning of the following day, our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, applied perfume to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, with her own hands, 64 00:04:12,189 --> 00:04:14,189 so that he could enter into *Ihram* for Hajj. 65 00:04:14,189 --> 00:04:18,259 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: 66 00:04:18,259 --> 00:04:26,350 "I applied perfume to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, at the time of his *Ihram* when he intended to enter it." 67 00:04:26,350 --> 00:04:29,350 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 68 00:04:29,350 --> 00:04:35,350 used to choose the best perfume she could find for the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 69 00:04:35,350 --> 00:04:38,350 As she, may Allah be pleased with her, said: 70 00:04:38,350 --> 00:04:47,699 "I used to perfume the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, with the best perfume I could find before he entered *Ihram*, and then he would enter *Ihram*." 71 00:04:47,699 --> 00:04:50,699 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 72 00:04:50,699 --> 00:04:56,699 used to take pride in the fact that she had perfumed the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, with her own hands. 73 00:04:56,699 --> 00:05:04,699 She would say: "I perfumed the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, with my own hands when he entered *Ihram*." 74 00:05:04,699 --> 00:05:13,699 All of this indicates the intense care our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, had for the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, during his travels, 75 00:05:13,699 --> 00:05:16,699 and her care for his appearance and scent. 76 00:05:16,699 --> 00:05:23,699 In this is a reminder to you, my sister pilgrim, to care for your husband if he is with you on Hajj, 77 00:05:23,699 --> 00:05:30,699 just as our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, cared for the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 78 00:05:30,699 --> 00:05:34,699 Traveling for Hajj should not prevent you from doing so. 79 00:05:34,699 --> 00:05:39,180 Perfuming for *Ihram*. 80 00:05:39,180 --> 00:05:46,009 At the *miqat*, our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, would perfume herself for *Ihram*. 81 00:05:46,009 --> 00:05:52,009 She would apply the perfume to her forehead, and the trace of this perfume would remain after entering *Ihram*. 82 00:05:52,009 --> 00:05:56,009 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says: 83 00:05:56,009 --> 00:06:01,009 "We used to go out with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to Makkah," 84 00:06:01,009 --> 00:06:06,009 "and we would apply *mask* (a type of perfume) to our foreheads when entering *Ihram*." 85 00:06:06,009 --> 00:06:10,009 "If one of us would sweat, it would run down her face," 86 00:06:10,009 --> 00:06:15,009 "and the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would see it and not forbid her." 87 00:06:15,009 --> 00:06:21,579 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, would apply perfume when entering *Ihram* 88 00:06:21,579 --> 00:06:27,579 because it is recommended for a woman, just as it is for a man, to perform *ghusl* (ritual bath) upon entering *Ihram*, 89 00:06:27,579 --> 00:06:30,579 and to perfume and clean herself. 90 00:06:30,579 --> 00:06:35,579 This was not only the action of our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her; 91 00:06:35,579 --> 00:06:40,579 rather, it was the action of all the wives of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 92 00:06:40,579 --> 00:06:45,579 As our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, informed us, 93 00:06:45,579 --> 00:06:52,579 saying that they used to go out with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 94 00:06:52,579 --> 00:06:57,579 with the *dimad* (perfume paste) on them, having applied it before entering *Ihram*. 95 00:06:57,579 --> 00:07:00,579 Then they would perform *ghusl* while it was still on them. 96 00:07:00,579 --> 00:07:05,579 They would sweat and perform *ghusl*, and he did not forbid them from it. 97 00:07:05,579 --> 00:07:10,810 This perfume that our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, speaks of 98 00:07:10,810 --> 00:07:15,810 is a collection of substances that are ground or crushed, 99 00:07:15,810 --> 00:07:20,810 mixed with a type of oil, and then turned into a paste. 100 00:07:20,810 --> 00:07:24,810 It is then either dried or used while it is still a paste. 101 00:07:24,810 --> 00:07:28,810 It is most likely that our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 102 00:07:28,810 --> 00:07:31,810 used it while it was a paste. 103 00:07:31,810 --> 00:07:34,810 That is why she would apply it to her forehead, 104 00:07:34,810 --> 00:07:37,810 just as a compress is placed on the head. 105 00:07:37,810 --> 00:07:44,259 This perfume is similar to the makeup a woman applies to her face today; 106 00:07:44,259 --> 00:07:47,259 it is a perfume with which she adorns herself, 107 00:07:47,259 --> 00:07:51,259 but it has no scent that men can smell from her. 108 00:07:51,259 --> 00:07:55,350 The action of our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, indicates 109 00:07:55,350 --> 00:08:00,350 the permissibility of a woman applying this type of perfume or adornment, 110 00:08:00,350 --> 00:08:03,350 and maintaining it after entering *Ihram*. 111 00:08:03,350 --> 00:08:07,350 That is, it remains on her body or face after entering *Ihram*, 112 00:08:07,350 --> 00:08:10,350 and she is not required to remove it. 113 00:08:10,350 --> 00:08:14,350 Because the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would see them, 114 00:08:14,350 --> 00:08:18,350 and he did not disapprove of them; rather, he remained silent. 115 00:08:18,350 --> 00:08:21,350 His silence is evidence of permissibility. 116 00:08:21,350 --> 00:08:25,350 In this is a reminder to the sisters on Hajj 117 00:08:25,350 --> 00:08:31,350 not to criticize those who adorn themselves for *Ihram* with adornments that men do not see, 118 00:08:31,350 --> 00:08:34,350 as long as this adornment and this perfume 119 00:08:34,350 --> 00:08:38,350 are of the kind that have no scent for men to smell. 120 00:08:38,350 --> 00:08:44,139 Asma' bint ‘Umays gives birth at the *miqat*. 121 00:08:44,139 --> 00:08:49,820 While the Hajj caravan was stopped at the *miqat* of Dhu al-Hulayfah, 122 00:08:49,820 --> 00:08:54,820 Asma' bint ‘Umays gave birth to Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr. 123 00:08:54,820 --> 00:08:57,820 She asked her husband, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, 124 00:08:57,820 --> 00:09:01,820 to seek a religious ruling for her from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 125 00:09:01,820 --> 00:09:05,879 Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: 126 00:09:05,879 --> 00:09:10,879 "We went out with him until we reached Dhu al-Hulayfah," 127 00:09:10,879 --> 00:09:14,879 "and Asma' bint ‘Umays gave birth to Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr." 128 00:09:14,879 --> 00:09:18,879 "She sent word to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him," 129 00:09:18,879 --> 00:09:20,879 "'What should I do?'" 130 00:09:20,879 --> 00:09:23,879 "He said: 'Perform *ghusl*,'" 131 00:09:23,879 --> 00:09:26,879 "'bind yourself with a cloth, and enter *Ihram*.'" 132 00:09:26,879 --> 00:09:29,879 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, commanded her 133 00:09:29,879 --> 00:09:33,879 to perform *ghusl* for *Ihram* even if she were in a state of postpartum bleeding. 134 00:09:33,879 --> 00:09:37,879 Likewise, a woman who is menstruating, when she reaches the *miqat*, 135 00:09:37,879 --> 00:09:40,879 should perform *ghusl* for *Ihram* and enter *Ihram*. 136 00:09:40,879 --> 00:09:44,879 However, she does not perform *Tawaf* around the House (Ka‘bah) nor does she pray. 137 00:09:44,879 --> 00:09:47,879 She performs all the other rituals.