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The story of the Hajj of our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her.

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A woman’s care for her husband during Hajj.

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The Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr) is the day of the Greater Hajj and the day of Eid.

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It contains the majority of the Hajj rites.

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After our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, stoned the Jamrat al-‘Aqabah,

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and shaved his head,

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he prepared to go to Makkah to perform the Tawaf al-Ifadah.

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He removed his ihram garments, put on his clothes, and applied perfume for the tawaf.

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Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, attained the honor of caring for our Prophet, peace be upon him, during Hajj

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on many occasions.

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Among the things she did was to apply perfume to him with her own hands before he went for the Tawaf al-Ifadah.

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Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says:

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"I applied perfume to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, with my own hands when he entered ihram,"

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"and for his release from ihram before he performed the tawaf."

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She extended her hands.

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Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, explicitly stated

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that this was after he had stoned Jamrat al-‘Aqabah and before he performed the Tawaf al-Ifadah.

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She said: "I applied perfume to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, for his state of ihram when he entered it,"

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"and for his release from it after he had stoned Jamrat al-‘Aqabah, before he circumambulated the House."

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This attention to the Prophet’s, peace be upon him, attire and fragrance

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took place in Mina just as it had at Dhu al-Hulayfah.

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Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says:

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"I applied perfume to the Prophet, peace be upon him, with my hands for his ihram,"

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"and I applied perfume to him in Mina before he went to perform the ifadah."

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Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, did not limit herself to these two times;

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rather, whenever the Prophet, peace be upon him, intended to visit the House during the days of Mina,

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she would apply perfume to him with her own hands, may Allah be pleased with her.

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She said: "I applied perfume to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, for his ihram before he entered it,"

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"and for his release when he exited it, and when he intended to visit the House."

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Part of her keenness in caring for the Prophet’s, peace be upon him, fragrance

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was that she, may Allah be pleased with her, would select the finest perfume for him.

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Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says:

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"I would apply the finest perfume to the Prophet, peace be upon him, at the time of his entering ihram and his release from it."

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Musk was among the finest perfumes in their time,

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which is why she was keen on using it.

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Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says:

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"I would apply perfume to the Prophet, peace be upon him, before he entered ihram,"

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"and on the Day of Sacrifice before he circumambulated the House,"

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"with a perfume containing musk."

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This care from our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her,

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was not because the Prophet, peace be upon him, happened to be with her on her designated day;

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rather, this care stemmed from ‘Aishah’s eagerness to serve the Prophet, peace be upon him, at all times and in every instance.

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This dedication stemmed from the intensity of her love for him, peace be upon him.

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It is no wonder, then, when we learn that our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her,

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was the most beloved of his wives to him, peace be upon him.

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Evidence that this care was not linked to her designated day

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is that her applying perfume to the Prophet, peace be upon him, at Dhu al-Hulayfah was on the night of Sunday,

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and her applying perfume to the Prophet, peace be upon him, on the Day of Sacrifice

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was on the day of Saturday.

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If her day had been Saturday night/Sunday at Dhu al-Hulayfah,

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her turn could not have come again until nine days later,

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because the Prophet, peace be upon him, had nine wives at that time.

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Consequently, her day would have been Monday night/Tuesday, the third day of Eid.

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Even clearer than that

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is the narration indicating that she would apply perfume to him whenever he intended to visit the House,

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and this could not all have occurred on her designated day.

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In this, there is a reminder for you, my sister pilgrim:

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to care for your husband just as our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, did with the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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during Hajj and outside of Hajj.

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Take care of his attire, his fragrance, and everything related to him,

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according to your capacity and ability.

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Do not use travel and the exhaustion of Hajj as an excuse,

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for our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, did not use that as an excuse.

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A woman’s fear of menstruation before the Tawaf al-Ifadah.

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The thing a woman fears most regarding menstruation during Hajj

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is for it to arrive before the Tawaf al-Ifadah,

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as it would delay her from the tawaf and detain her guardian with her.

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Therefore, we find women keen to reach the Sacred House quickly for the Tawaf al-Ifadah.

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This eagerness sometimes causes menstruation to begin before its time

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due to stress or exhaustion.

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Therefore, we advise women to remain calm during Hajj

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and to avoid rushing, for fear of miscalculating their movements,

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which increases their fatigue and causes their cycle to arrive prematurely.

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Perhaps this fear of the onset of menstruation

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is what drives a woman to pressure her guardian not to spend the night in Muzdalifah,

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and to depart from there even before midnight,

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in order to perform the Tawaf al-Ifadah.

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This is one of the mistakes women make during Hajj.

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Hajj is undoubtedly a hardship.

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The hardship is greatest on the Day of ‘Arafah and the Day of Sacrifice.

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On the Day of ‘Arafah, the pilgrim woman spends her time from the morning

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in movement, dhikr, and reading the Qur’an until noon,

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then she devotes herself to supplication until sunset,

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and then she moves to Muzdalifah.

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If she does not stop for a while in Muzdalifah to rest,

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and then sets out to complete the rest of the rites,

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she exhausts and tires herself,

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which may cause the very thing she does not want: the onset of menstruation before its time.

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We can provide women with types of service that comfort their bodies

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and alleviate the hardship of their Hajj,

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but we cannot remove their fear of menstruation occurring before the Tawaf al-Ifadah,

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because it is an innate matter.

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In fact, this fear spreads to everyone connected to the woman, from her sisters and friends who are with her,

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and even to her guardian if he is someone who understands her condition.

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This is what happened to the Mothers of the Believers during Hajj.

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Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says:

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"We were afraid that Safiyyah would menstruate before she performed the ifadah."

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The Tawaf of the Mothers of the Believers on the Day of Sacrifice.

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After our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, became pure and cleansed herself from her menstruation,

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she set out to the Sacred House to perform the Tawaf al-Ifadah.

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This was her first tawaf during the Farewell Pilgrimage.

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Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says:

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"We went out for his Hajj until we arrived at Mina,"

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"then I became pure, so I went out from Mina and performed the ifadah around the House."

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Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, went out

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with all the Mothers of the Believers for the Tawaf al-Ifadah.

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Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says:

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"We performed Hajj with the Prophet, peace be upon him,"

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"and we performed the ifadah on the Day of Sacrifice."

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Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her,

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was very close to the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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informing him of her condition and consulting him regarding what she was going through.

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Therefore, when she became pure, she informed him,

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and he commanded her to circumambulate the House.

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Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says:

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"When the Day of Sacrifice arrived, I became pure,"

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"so the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, commanded me,"

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"and I performed the ifadah."

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She did not limit herself to circumambulating the House

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when she went to Makkah,

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but she also performed the tawaf and the sa‘i.

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As it came in the hadith of Jabir Ibn ‘Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with them both:

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He said: "When she became pure,"

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"she performed the tawaf around the Ka‘bah and between al-Safa and al-Marwah."

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Her return from the ‘Umrah

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and the Prophet’s, peace be upon him, meeting with her.

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When ‘Aishah finished performing the rites of the ‘Umrah,

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she returned to the place where she had arranged to meet the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

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"The Prophet, peace be upon him, met me,"

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"while he was ascending from Makkah,"

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"and I was descending from it,"

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"or I was ascending and he was descending from it."