1 00:00:01,419 --> 00:00:07,419 The story of the Hajj of our Mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her. 2 00:00:07,419 --> 00:00:15,710 Opposing the practices of the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era). 3 00:00:15,710 --> 00:00:19,710 The people of the Jahiliyyah used to consider ‘Umrah forbidden after Hajj. 4 00:00:19,710 --> 00:00:22,710 Until the months of Dhu al-Hijjah and Muharram had passed. 5 00:00:22,710 --> 00:00:25,710 They would only permit it starting in Safar. 6 00:00:25,710 --> 00:00:33,810 However, the ‘Umrah of our Mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, took place immediately after the conclusion of Hajj in the month of Dhu al-Hijjah. 7 00:00:33,810 --> 00:00:41,810 Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, noted the Prophet’s, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, approval of our Mother ‘A’ishah’s action, stating: 8 00:00:41,810 --> 00:00:48,810 "By Allah, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, did not have ‘A’ishah perform ‘Umrah in Dhu al-Hijjah, 9 00:00:48,810 --> 00:00:51,810 except to abolish the practice of the polytheists." 10 00:00:51,810 --> 00:00:55,899 For this clan of Quraysh, and those who followed their religion, 11 00:00:55,899 --> 00:00:57,899 used to say: 12 00:00:57,899 --> 00:00:59,899 "When the camel’s hump heals," 13 00:00:59,899 --> 00:01:00,899 "and the wound on its back recovers," 14 00:01:00,899 --> 00:01:02,899 "and the month of Safar begins," 15 00:01:02,899 --> 00:01:05,900 "then ‘Umrah becomes permissible for those who wish to perform it." 16 00:01:05,900 --> 00:01:11,900 Thus, they forbade ‘Umrah until Dhu al-Hijjah and Muharram had passed. 17 00:01:11,900 --> 00:01:15,900 So, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, did not have ‘A’ishah perform ‘Umrah, 18 00:01:15,900 --> 00:01:19,900 except to invalidate that claim of theirs. 19 00:01:19,900 --> 00:01:25,859 Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, performing the farewell circumambulation (Tawaf al-Wada‘) at dawn. 20 00:01:27,700 --> 00:01:35,700 Once the Prophet, peace be upon him, was reassured that our Mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, had arrived and completed her ‘Umrah, 21 00:01:35,700 --> 00:01:37,700 he gave the signal to depart. 22 00:01:37,700 --> 00:01:43,730 The time of our Mother ‘A’ishah’s arrival was during the last part of the night (Sahar), 23 00:01:43,730 --> 00:01:45,730 as she herself reported: 24 00:01:45,730 --> 00:01:47,730 "Then I came to him at the time of Sahar." 25 00:01:47,730 --> 00:01:50,730 He then signaled to his Companions to prepare for departure, 26 00:01:50,730 --> 00:01:51,730 and they set out. 27 00:01:51,730 --> 00:01:54,730 He passed by the Ka‘bah before the morning prayer, 28 00:01:54,730 --> 00:01:56,730 and performed Tawaf upon leaving. 29 00:01:56,730 --> 00:02:00,730 Then he departed, heading toward Madinah. 30 00:02:00,730 --> 00:02:07,760 The Prophet, peace be upon him, had delayed his Tawaf of the House until the very last moment before his departure. 31 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:09,759 He performed it before the dawn prayer, 32 00:02:09,759 --> 00:02:14,759 as our Mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, informed us, saying: 33 00:02:14,759 --> 00:02:17,759 "He performed Tawaf before the morning prayer." 34 00:02:18,759 --> 00:02:22,919 The dawn prayer overtook the Prophet, peace be upon him, 35 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:24,919 while he was still at the Sacred Mosque, 36 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:26,919 so he led them in the dawn prayer. 37 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,919 Then he set off for Madinah. 38 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:38,180 Umm al-Mu’minin Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, was unable to perform the farewell Tawaf when they arrived before dawn, 39 00:02:38,180 --> 00:02:40,180 due to her illness. 40 00:02:40,180 --> 00:02:42,180 By then, the call to the dawn prayer had been made. 41 00:02:42,180 --> 00:02:46,180 She complained of this to the Prophet, peace be upon him, 42 00:02:46,180 --> 00:02:48,180 and he said to her: 43 00:02:48,180 --> 00:02:50,180 "When the Iqamah for the morning prayer is called," 44 00:02:50,180 --> 00:02:54,180 "perform Tawaf on your camel while the people are praying." 45 00:02:54,180 --> 00:02:58,180 "Perform Tawaf behind the people while you are mounted." 46 00:02:58,180 --> 00:03:00,300 Umm Salamah said: 47 00:03:00,300 --> 00:03:06,300 "So I performed Tawaf while the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was praying beside the House," 48 00:03:06,300 --> 00:03:10,300 "reciting Surah al-Tur and the Book inscribed." 49 00:03:10,300 --> 00:03:13,560 This is another situation, O sister in need, 50 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,560 that a woman might face, 51 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,560 which is falling ill during the final days of Hajj, 52 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,560 making her unable to perform the farewell Tawaf. 53 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:26,560 The Prophet, peace be upon him, permitted her to perform it while mounted, 54 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:30,560 similar to how one might perform it today using a wheelchair. 55 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:36,750 In the Prophet’s, peace be upon him, guidance to Umm al-Mu’minin Umm Salamah, 56 00:03:36,750 --> 00:03:39,750 regarding performing Tawaf while the people were praying, 57 00:03:39,750 --> 00:03:41,750 and performing it behind them, 58 00:03:41,750 --> 00:03:43,750 there are benefits for women. 59 00:03:44,750 --> 00:03:50,750 Among them is that a woman should not intermingle with men during Tawaf, 60 00:03:50,750 --> 00:03:53,750 and that she should choose a time when men are occupied, 61 00:03:53,750 --> 00:03:56,750 such as performing Tawaf while they are praying. 62 00:03:56,750 --> 00:04:02,750 All of this is to keep women away from intermingling and physical proximity to men. 63 00:04:02,750 --> 00:04:05,750 This is despite her being the Mother of the Believers, 64 00:04:05,750 --> 00:04:09,750 in the purest of places, and during a great act of worship. 65 00:04:09,750 --> 00:04:12,750 Yet, she is commanded to keep away from men. 66 00:04:12,750 --> 00:04:15,750 What, then, should we say about mixed work environments, 67 00:04:15,750 --> 00:04:23,750 where a woman spends more time than she spends in her own home with her husband and children? 68 00:04:23,750 --> 00:04:28,709 An ‘Umrah in Ramadan is like a Hajj with me. 69 00:04:28,709 --> 00:04:36,060 We all wish we could have been with the Prophet, peace be upon him, during his Hajj, 70 00:04:36,060 --> 00:04:40,060 to drink from his guidance and be honored by his companionship. 71 00:04:40,060 --> 00:04:45,089 But Allah has decreed for us to live in another time, 72 00:04:45,089 --> 00:04:50,089 to try us and test the sincerity of our following of our Prophet. 73 00:04:50,089 --> 00:04:53,180 From the mercy of Allah, the Almighty, toward us, 74 00:04:53,180 --> 00:05:01,180 He has provided us with a door through which we can attain the reward of a Hajj with the Prophet, peace be upon him, 75 00:05:01,180 --> 00:05:06,180 even if we live in a time other than his. 76 00:05:07,180 --> 00:05:11,629 This is through an ‘Umrah performed in the month of Ramadan. 77 00:05:11,629 --> 00:05:16,629 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, returned from the Farewell Hajj, 78 00:05:16,629 --> 00:05:19,629 he met Umm Sinan al-Ansariyyah. 79 00:05:19,629 --> 00:05:23,629 He asked her, "What kept you from performing Hajj?" 80 00:05:23,629 --> 00:05:27,629 She replied, "The father of so-and-so," meaning her husband. 81 00:05:27,629 --> 00:05:31,629 "He had two camels; he went on Hajj on one of them," 82 00:05:31,629 --> 00:05:34,629 "and the other was used to irrigate our land." 83 00:05:34,629 --> 00:05:39,699 He said, "An ‘Umrah in Ramadan fulfills a Hajj," 84 00:05:39,699 --> 00:05:41,699 "or a Hajj with me." 85 00:05:41,699 --> 00:05:44,699 Meaning: You receive the reward and merit of a Hajj with me. 86 00:05:44,699 --> 00:05:48,699 This is the bounty of Allah, which He gives to whom He wills. 87 00:05:48,699 --> 00:05:55,819 This incident occurred with more than one woman during the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 88 00:05:55,819 --> 00:05:59,819 It also happened with Umm Ma‘qal. 89 00:05:59,819 --> 00:06:02,819 Umm Ma‘qal, may Allah be pleased with her, said: 90 00:06:02,819 --> 00:06:07,860 "When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, performed the Farewell Hajj," 91 00:06:07,860 --> 00:06:10,860 "we had a camel." 92 00:06:10,860 --> 00:06:13,860 "Abu Ma‘qal dedicated it in the cause of Allah." 93 00:06:13,860 --> 00:06:17,860 "Then we fell ill, and Abu Ma‘qal passed away." 94 00:06:17,860 --> 00:06:21,860 "The Prophet, peace be upon him, had set out," 95 00:06:21,860 --> 00:06:24,860 "and when he finished his Hajj, I went to him." 96 00:06:24,860 --> 00:06:27,860 "He said, 'O Umm Ma‘qal,'" 97 00:06:27,860 --> 00:06:30,860 "'what kept you from going out with us?'" 98 00:06:30,860 --> 00:06:33,889 "She said, 'We had prepared ourselves,'" 99 00:06:33,889 --> 00:06:35,889 "'but Abu Ma‘qal passed away.'" 100 00:06:35,889 --> 00:06:37,889 "'We had a camel,'" 101 00:06:37,889 --> 00:06:39,889 "'which he was to perform Hajj upon.'" 102 00:06:39,889 --> 00:06:43,889 "'Abu Ma‘qal had bequeathed it in the cause of Allah.'" 103 00:06:43,889 --> 00:06:46,949 "He said, 'Why did you not go out on it?'" 104 00:06:46,949 --> 00:06:49,949 "'For Hajj is in the cause of Allah.'" 105 00:06:49,949 --> 00:06:54,079 "'But since you missed this Hajj with us,'" 106 00:06:54,079 --> 00:06:56,079 "'perform ‘Umrah in Ramadan,'" 107 00:06:56,079 --> 00:06:58,079 "'for it is a Hajj.'" 108 00:06:58,079 --> 00:07:01,269 So, whoever among you, O sisters, is able, 109 00:07:01,269 --> 00:07:03,269 to perform ‘Umrah in Ramadan, 110 00:07:03,269 --> 00:07:05,269 do not neglect it, 111 00:07:05,269 --> 00:07:09,269 for it carries a great reward. 112 00:07:09,269 --> 00:07:13,490 This is the matter of "the appearance of the litters" (zuhur al-hasr). 113 00:07:13,490 --> 00:07:16,670 During the Farewell Hajj, 114 00:07:16,670 --> 00:07:19,670 the Prophet, peace be upon him, took 115 00:07:19,670 --> 00:07:22,670 all his wives with him for Hajj, 116 00:07:22,670 --> 00:07:25,670 to fulfill the obligation of Islam upon them, 117 00:07:25,670 --> 00:07:27,670 the pillar of Hajj, 118 00:07:27,670 --> 00:07:30,670 which is the fifth pillar of Islam. 119 00:07:30,670 --> 00:07:33,740 After the rituals of Hajj were completed, 120 00:07:33,740 --> 00:07:37,740 the Prophet, peace be upon him, said to his wives: 121 00:07:37,740 --> 00:07:40,740 "This is the appearance of the litters." 122 00:07:40,740 --> 00:07:44,740 He said, "It is only this Hajj," 123 00:07:44,740 --> 00:07:47,740 "then we must remain in our litters within our homes." 124 00:07:47,740 --> 00:07:50,769 They all used to perform Hajj, 125 00:07:50,769 --> 00:07:52,769 except for Zaynab bint Jahsh 126 00:07:52,769 --> 00:07:54,769 and Sawdah bint Zam‘ah. 127 00:07:54,769 --> 00:07:56,769 They used to say: 128 00:07:56,769 --> 00:07:59,769 "By Allah, no beast shall move us," 129 00:07:59,769 --> 00:08:04,769 "after we heard that from the Prophet, peace be upon him." 130 00:08:04,769 --> 00:08:09,930 Our Mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, understood from this hadith 131 00:08:09,930 --> 00:08:13,930 that Hajj was not obligatory upon them after that Hajj, 132 00:08:13,930 --> 00:08:16,930 and she did not understand it as a total prohibition 133 00:08:16,930 --> 00:08:18,930 of Hajj after that. 134 00:08:18,930 --> 00:08:21,930 That is why the scholars said, 135 00:08:21,930 --> 00:08:23,930 in defense of ‘A’ishah, 136 00:08:23,930 --> 00:08:26,930 that she interpreted the aforementioned hadith, 137 00:08:26,930 --> 00:08:29,930 just as others among her peers interpreted it, 138 00:08:29,930 --> 00:08:31,930 to mean that 139 00:08:31,930 --> 00:08:35,929 no Hajj was obligatory upon them other than that one. 140 00:08:35,929 --> 00:08:40,960 This was reinforced for her by his saying, peace be upon him: 141 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,960 "But the best of Jihad" 142 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:45,960 "is Hajj and ‘Umrah." 143 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:47,960 And Allah knows best. 144 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:54,269 This concludes the story of our Mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 145 00:08:54,269 --> 00:09:00,269 and the rest of the wives of the Prophet, peace be upon him, the Mothers of the Believers, 146 00:09:00,269 --> 00:09:02,269 during the Farewell Hajj, 147 00:09:02,269 --> 00:09:09,269 and the accompanying stances of the female Companions, may Allah be pleased with them all. 148 00:09:09,269 --> 00:09:15,370 And our final prayer is that all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.