The story of our mother Aisha, may God be pleased with her

0:01 The story of the Hajj of our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her.

0:07 The Mother of the Believers, Safiyyah, may Allah be pleased with her, experienced menstruation during the days of Mina.

0:16 Who among the Mothers of the Believers experienced menstruation during the Farewell Hajj, other than our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her?

0:26 Safiyyah, may Allah be pleased with her.

0:29 Our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says:

0:32 "Safiyyah bint Huyayy, the wife of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, menstruated during the Farewell Hajj."

0:40 It was from the mercy of Allah toward our mother Safiyyah, may Allah be pleased with her, that her menstruation began only after she had performed the Tawaf al-Ifadah.

0:50 Our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says:

0:54 "Safiyyah bint Huyayy, the wife of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, menstruated during the Farewell Hajj after she had performed the Ifadah."

1:03 Our mother ‘A’ishah did not mean that Safiyyah menstruated immediately after the Tawaf on the Day of Sacrifice.

1:13 Rather, she meant that she had menstruated having already completed the Tawaf al-Ifadah.

1:18 This is because the discussion regarding the possibility of the Mother of the Believers, Safiyyah, menstruating had taken place among the Mothers of the Believers before the Tawaf al-Ifadah.

1:27 Therefore, they were concerned that she might menstruate before performing the Ifadah.

1:32 Our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says:

1:36 "We were afraid that Safiyyah would menstruate before she performed the Ifadah."

1:41 That is why our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, expressed it by saying:

1:46 "We performed Hajj with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and we performed the Ifadah on the Day of Sacrifice, then Safiyyah menstruated."

1:54 As for exactly when she menstruated, our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

2:01 "Safiyyah bint Huyayy menstruated during the days of Mina."

2:06 The "days of Mina" refers to the Day of Sacrifice and the three days that follow it, which are the days of Tashriq.

2:14 Our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, clarified to us that this occurred on the night of departure from Mina.

2:22 This was the night of the fourteenth of Dhu al-Hijjah.

2:25 Our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says: "Safiyyah menstruated on the night of departure."

2:32 So, my sister pilgrim, this is the second scenario regarding the onset of menstruation for a woman during Hajj.

2:40 It is that she menstruates during the days of Mina after having already performed the Tawaf al-Ifadah.

2:46 In this, there is a reminder for sisters on Hajj:

2:50 Not to delay the Tawaf al-Ifadah beyond the Day of Sacrifice,

2:54 For fear of menstruating before having performed the Ifadah.

2:58 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sacrificed a cow on behalf of his wives.

3:05 On the Day of Sacrifice, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, slaughtered one cow on behalf of his wives.

3:14 As Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with them both, reported.

3:19 He said: "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, slaughtered a cow on behalf of his wives during his Hajj."

3:27 Our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, explicitly stated that it was only one cow.

3:34 She said: "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, slaughtered one cow on behalf of the family of Muhammad during the Farewell Hajj."

3:44 She even emphasized this by denying that it could have been more than one.

3:49 She said: "Nothing was slaughtered on behalf of the family of Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, during the Farewell Hajj except for one cow."

3:58 This cow was for the Hady of Tamattu‘ on behalf of those of the Prophet’s wives who had performed ‘Umrah.

4:07 As Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

4:14 slaughtered a cow on behalf of those of his wives who had performed ‘Umrah, shared among them."

4:20 Preparing to leave Mina.

4:24 When it was the night of departure from Mina, which is the last night of the days of Tashriq,

4:32 The Mother of the Believers, Safiyyah, menstruated.

4:35 Our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says: "Safiyyah menstruated on the night of departure."

4:42 It had been established among the Mothers of the Believers that a menstruating woman does not perform Tawaf around the House until she is pure.

4:50 Especially after the incident involving our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her.

4:55 They still had the Farewell Tawaf (Tawaf al-Wada‘) remaining.

4:58 So our mother Safiyyah, may Allah be pleased with her, became certain that she would not be able to perform Tawaf around the House until she was pure.

5:06 She said: "I see nothing but that I am detaining you."

5:11 Meaning: I am preventing you from traveling and leaving Makkah until I am pure.

5:16 She said this based on her knowledge that the Farewell Tawaf is obligatory for the pilgrim.

5:22 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, wanted to be intimate with his wives before moving out of Mina.

5:31 He was with our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her.

5:35 When he wanted to leave her and head toward Safiyyah’s tent to be intimate with her,

5:41 Our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, informed him that she had menstruated.

5:47 Our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says:

5:50 "We performed Hajj with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

5:54 We performed the Ifadah on the Day of Sacrifice, then Safiyyah menstruated.

5:58 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, wanted from her what a man wants from his wife.

6:04 I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, she is menstruating.'

6:09 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, became angry, thinking she had not performed the Ifadah.

6:15 He said: '‘Aqran halqan!'

6:19 'I see nothing but that she is detaining us.'"

6:22 But our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, quickly corrected him,

6:27 And said to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him:

6:30 "She has already performed the Ifadah, O Messenger of Allah, and has performed Tawaf around the House."

6:35 When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, left the tent of our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her,

6:42 Safiyyah was at the door of her tent, looking distressed.

6:46 He said to her: "'Aqran halqan! You are indeed detaining us.

6:52 Did you perform the Ifadah on the Day of Sacrifice?'

6:55 She said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Then depart.'"

6:59 As for the meaning of this phrase, ‘aqran halqan,

7:03 Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar, may Allah have mercy on him, explained it, saying:

7:07 "His saying '‘aqran halqan'—with a fatha on both, followed by a sukun,

7:12 and shortened without tanwin in the narration.

7:15 It is permissible in the language to use tanwin, and Abu ‘Ubayd considered that correct,

7:20 because its meaning is an invocation of ‘aqr (wounding/barrenness) and halq (shaving/destruction).

7:23 Just as one says 'suqyan wa ra‘yan' (a prayer for rain and pasture),

7:26 and similar verbal nouns used for supplication."

7:30 According to the first view, it is a description, not a supplication.

7:33 The meaning of ‘aqran is "may Allah cause her to be ‘aqr,"

7:36 meaning: wounded, or it is said: "may she be made barren, unable to bear children."

7:41 It is also said: "may her people be wounded."

7:44 The meaning of halqan is "may her hair be shaved," which is a woman’s adornment,

7:49 or "may she be afflicted with pain in her throat."

7:52 Or "may her people be destroyed by her misfortune."

7:56 Al-Qurtubi mentioned that it is a phrase the Jews would say to a menstruating woman.

8:02 This is the origin of these two words.

8:05 Then the Arabs expanded their usage,

8:07 without intending their literal meanings,

8:10 just as they said: "May Allah fight him,"

8:13 "May his hands be covered in dust," and so on.

8:16 What caused the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

8:19 to be angry with our mother Safiyyah, may Allah be pleased with her,

8:22 and to rebuke her with this expression,

8:25 was his perception, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

8:28 that she had not performed the Tawaf al-Ifadah.

8:30 If that had been the case,

8:33 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

8:36 would have remained waiting for her until she became pure and performed Tawaf,

8:39 and only then would he have moved to depart for Madinah.

8:43 In this, there would have been hardship and delay

8:45 for the rest of the Companions who were with him

8:48 in the Hajj caravan from Madinah.

8:51 In this, O sister pilgrim,

8:54 are lessons, admonitions, and benefits

8:57 that will benefit you in your religion and your worldly life.

9:00 You should understand the desire of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

9:04 to be intimate with his wife before moving toward Madinah.

9:08 It may happen to you, if you are on Hajj with your husband,

9:12 that he desires to be intimate with you before moving to return.

9:16 Do not refuse on the pretext of preparing for travel.

9:20 You must be mindful of your actions during Hajj,

9:24 so as not to cause harm to the pilgrims

9:27 in one way or another,

9:29 especially regarding the timing of movement.

9:33 We often see that the reason for the delay

9:36 of the pilgrims' vehicle movement

9:38 is the woman, which causes harm and annoyance to the pilgrims.

9:43 This may anger the husband and cause him to pray against you

9:46 with such a supplication or similar.

9:48 So do not bring upon yourself what harms you.

9:52 The female pilgrim must also be mindful of the matter of menstruation,

9:56 and not hide the matter of her menstruation from her Mahram

9:59 or her guardian during the journey,

10:01 only to surprise him with the news at the last moment,

10:04 making it difficult for him to act,

10:06 causing him distress, and leading him to be angry with her.

The story of our mother Aisha, may God be pleased with her | Episode (12)

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