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 --> 00:00:13.910 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 00:00:13.910 --> 00:00:17.910 And may peace and blessings be upon the most noble of prophets and messengers, 00:00:17.910 --> 00:00:22.910 Our Prophet Muhammad, and upon all his family and companions. 00:00:22.910 --> 00:00:23.910 To proceed: 00:00:23.910 --> 00:00:27.010 Hajj is a significant concern for a woman, 00:00:27.010 --> 00:00:32.009 Due to the many circumstances that may arise and affect her performance of the rituals, 00:00:32.009 --> 00:00:35.009 Or her choice of the time to perform them. 00:00:35.009 --> 00:00:39.009 From the issue of the mahram and his availability at the appropriate time, 00:00:39.009 --> 00:00:44.009 To the issue of ritual purity and whether the timing aligns with the days of the rituals, 00:00:44.009 --> 00:00:47.009 To pregnancy after marriage and its physical burden, 00:00:47.009 --> 00:00:52.009 To young children whom she finds difficult to leave behind to perform the rituals, 00:00:52.009 --> 00:00:54.009 And other such circumstances. 00:00:54.009 --> 00:00:56.070 Then, once she performs Hajj, 00:00:56.070 --> 00:01:00.070 Her psychological state may be affected by various factors, 00:01:00.070 --> 00:01:03.070 Which leave their mark on her Hajj. 00:01:03.070 --> 00:01:07.069 From the fear of the onset of her menstrual cycle before its expected time, 00:01:07.069 --> 00:01:11.069 To the surprise of it arriving unexpectedly, 00:01:11.069 --> 00:01:14.069 To the fatigue and exhaustion from performing the rituals, 00:01:14.069 --> 00:01:17.069 To general physical weakness. 00:01:17.069 --> 00:01:19.069 Until the days of Hajj conclude, 00:01:19.069 --> 00:01:22.069 When she rejoices in having performed the rituals, 00:01:22.069 --> 00:01:25.069 And yearns to repeat the experience, 00:01:25.069 --> 00:01:28.069 As if she had never endured any hardship at all. 00:01:28.069 --> 00:01:32.620 The most beautiful story a woman has experienced during Hajj 00:01:32.620 --> 00:01:35.620 Is the story of our Mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:01:35.620 --> 00:01:37.620 During the Farewell Pilgrimage. 00:01:37.620 --> 00:01:41.680 Its beauty lies in the personalities and details of the story, 00:01:41.680 --> 00:01:43.680 In the timing of the events, 00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:47.680 And in the most refined interaction between spouses in life, 00:01:47.680 --> 00:01:50.680 Our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, 00:01:50.680 --> 00:01:53.680 With the person most beloved to him. 00:01:53.680 --> 00:01:57.680 It lies in the solutions offered by the compassionate and merciful Prophet 00:01:57.680 --> 00:02:02.680 To the difficulties faced by his wife, the truthful woman, daughter of the truthful man. 00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:06.840 This beauty in the story is further crowned by 00:02:06.840 --> 00:02:09.840 Other incidents that occurred to the Mothers of the Believers, 00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:14.840 And to the female Companions who were honored to see the face of our noble Prophet, 00:02:14.840 --> 00:02:17.840 And who accompanied him on the Farewell Pilgrimage. 00:02:17.840 --> 00:02:20.969 In this story are lessons and morals 00:02:20.969 --> 00:02:24.969 That beautify the life of every woman who adopts them, 00:02:24.969 --> 00:02:27.969 And illuminates her path. 00:02:27.969 --> 00:02:31.969 In this story is solace for every woman 00:02:31.969 --> 00:02:36.969 Who experiences some of what our Mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, went through, 00:02:36.969 --> 00:02:39.969 Or what some of the Mothers of the Believers went through. 00:02:39.969 --> 00:02:44.969 It is a story that every woman preparing for Hajj needs, 00:02:44.969 --> 00:02:47.969 To take as an example the righteous women, 00:02:47.969 --> 00:02:49.969 And the noble role models, 00:02:49.969 --> 00:02:53.969 Who were raised by the best of mentors, 00:02:53.969 --> 00:02:57.969 Our noble Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:02:57.969 --> 00:03:02.969 And lived in the best era of this Ummah, whose people are to be emulated. 00:03:02.969 --> 00:03:08.860 Compiling the story and the methodology of writing it. 00:03:08.860 --> 00:03:12.860 One of the beautiful aspects of the story of our Mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:03:12.860 --> 00:03:16.860 Is that it has many scattered narrations, 00:03:16.860 --> 00:03:19.860 Which makes it easier to understand the details of the story. 00:03:19.860 --> 00:03:23.860 However, one must collect all these narrations 00:03:23.860 --> 00:03:26.860 So that we can understand all aspects of the story. 00:03:26.860 --> 00:03:29.860 This is the method of the scholars of hadith; 00:03:29.860 --> 00:03:32.860 They collect all the narrations 00:03:32.860 --> 00:03:37.860 So that the full picture of the matter is clear to them before deriving a ruling. 00:03:37.860 --> 00:03:43.860 An example of this is what Al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih in the Book of Hajj, 00:03:43.860 --> 00:03:47.860 In the chapter: "If a woman menstruates after she has performed the circumambulation of the Ka'bah (ifadah)." 00:03:47.860 --> 00:03:50.860 He said: Abu Al-Nu'man narrated to us, 00:03:50.860 --> 00:03:54.860 Hammad narrated to us, from Ayyub, from ‘Ikrimah, 00:03:54.860 --> 00:03:58.860 That the people of Madinah asked Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, 00:03:58.860 --> 00:04:01.860 About a woman who performed the circumambulation and then menstruated. 00:04:01.860 --> 00:04:04.860 He told them: "She may depart." 00:04:04.860 --> 00:04:08.860 They said: "We will not take your word and leave the word of Zayd." 00:04:08.860 --> 00:04:13.860 He said: "When you arrive in Madinah, ask." 00:04:13.860 --> 00:04:16.860 They arrived in Madinah and asked, 00:04:16.860 --> 00:04:19.860 And among those they asked was Umm Sulaym, 00:04:19.860 --> 00:04:22.860 Who mentioned the hadith of Safiyyah. 00:04:22.860 --> 00:04:25.860 It was narrated by Khalid and Qatadah from ‘Ikrimah. 00:04:25.860 --> 00:04:29.949 Ibn Hajar commented on this narration by saying: 00:04:29.949 --> 00:04:33.949 "Al-Bukhari has greatly abbreviated the hadith of ‘Ikrimah, 00:04:33.949 --> 00:04:37.949 And were it not for the extraction of these other chains of transmission, the intended meaning would not have been clear." 00:04:37.949 --> 00:04:42.949 So praise be to Allah for what He has bestowed and favored us with. 00:04:42.949 --> 00:04:46.019 Ibn Hajar says this statement 00:04:46.019 --> 00:04:48.019 After he has collected the narrations of the hadith 00:04:48.019 --> 00:04:52.019 That clarify many details of the incident that occurred 00:04:52.019 --> 00:04:56.019 Between Ibn ‘Abbas and Zayd Ibn Thabit, may Allah be pleased with them both, 00:04:56.019 --> 00:05:00.019 Regarding the issue of the farewell circumambulation for a menstruating woman. 00:05:00.019 --> 00:05:05.079 Following this methodology, I have proceeded in writing this story. 00:05:05.079 --> 00:05:08.339 I have divided the research into two parts: 00:05:08.339 --> 00:05:13.339 The first, in which I mentioned the Hajj of ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:05:13.339 --> 00:05:15.339 In the form of a story, 00:05:15.339 --> 00:05:20.339 And I have indicated in the margin for each paragraph its source from the hadiths, 00:05:20.339 --> 00:05:22.339 By mentioning the hadith number. 00:05:22.339 --> 00:05:27.339 The second, in which I mentioned the hadiths related to the story, 00:05:27.339 --> 00:05:31.339 Extracted in a detailed manner according to the narrators, 00:05:31.339 --> 00:05:36.339 And according to the scholars of hadith who recorded them in their books, 00:05:36.339 --> 00:05:41.459 And I have numbered them to facilitate reference within the story. 00:05:41.459 --> 00:05:47.529 In this work, we will record only the first part of the book. 00:05:47.529 --> 00:05:52.779 Whoever wishes for more should refer back to the book. 00:05:52.779 --> 00:05:55.779 I ask Allah to accept this from me, 00:05:55.779 --> 00:05:58.779 To place it in the scale of my good deeds, 00:05:58.779 --> 00:06:02.779 And to benefit everyone who reads or hears it. 00:06:02.779 --> 00:06:07.779 And our final prayer is that praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.