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

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

0:07 Staying overnight in Muzdalifah.

0:12 And Sawdah’s request for permission.

0:14 To depart during the night.

0:16 The day of ‘Arafah had passed.

0:19 And the sun had set.

0:21 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, departed.

0:24 Accompanied by the Mothers of the Believers.

0:26 Toward Muzdalifah.

0:28 When he arrived at Muzdalifah.

0:31 He prayed Maghrib and ‘Isha.

0:34 However, our mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her,

0:37 Did not pray with them.

0:39 Because she had not yet become pure.

0:41 In the last third of the night.

0:44 And after the moon had set.

0:46 The Prophet, peace be upon him, sent off.

0:49 The vulnerable members of his household to Mina.

0:52 Among them were Umm Salamah and Umm Habibah.

0:55 From the Mothers of the Believers, may Allah be pleased with them.

0:59 So the Mother of the Believers, Sawdah, requested.

1:02 To depart with them.

1:04 And he granted her permission, may Allah be pleased with her.

1:07 Our mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

1:10 We arrived at Muzdalifah.

1:13 Then Sawdah asked the Prophet, peace be upon him, for permission.

1:16 To depart before him.

1:18 And before the crush of the people.

1:20 She was a slow-moving woman.

1:23 So he granted her permission.

1:25 And she departed before the crush of the people.

1:28 We remained until morning.

1:31 Then we departed when he departed.

1:33 Had I asked the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, for permission.

1:38 Just as Sawdah had asked.

1:40 It would have been dearer to me than anything I could be happy about.

1:43 Sending the vulnerable ahead to Mina.

1:47 In the last third of the night.

1:49 Its goal is for them to arrive before the crush of the people.

1:53 The intent is to ease the burden of the crowds upon them.

1:57 So they arrive at Mina before the people.

2:00 Then they pray Fajr.

2:02 After which they head to the Jamrat al-‘Aqabah al-Kubra to stone it.

2:07 As our mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

2:11 I wish I had asked the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, for permission.

2:17 Just as Sawdah had asked him.

2:19 So that I could pray the morning prayer in Mina.

2:21 And stone the Jamrah before the people arrived.

2:25 It was said to ‘Aishah:

2:28 Did Sawdah ask for permission?

2:30 She said: Yes.

2:32 She was a heavy, slow-moving woman.

2:36 So she asked the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, for permission.

2:40 And he granted it to her.

2:42 So she prayed Fajr in Mina.

2:45 And stoned the Jamrah before the people arrived.

2:48 This objective is achieved and the vulnerable benefit from it.

2:52 If the pilgrims commit to following the guidance of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

2:57 By staying overnight in Muzdalifah.

2:59 And restricting the night departure from it to the vulnerable.

3:03 As for what pilgrims do today by not committing to staying in Muzdalifah.

3:09 And limiting it to praying there and collecting pebbles.

3:13 Then departing directly from there.

3:16 This is a failure to implement the Prophetic guidance in Hajj.

3:20 Which the Prophet, peace be upon him, emphasized by saying:

3:25 "Take your rituals from me."

3:28 Consequently, people crowd during departure and arrival at Mina.

3:32 And during the stoning of the Jamrat.

3:34 This congestion makes us think before we send the vulnerable ahead.

3:40 Will departing with them at night be more difficult than them staying overnight?

3:44 And will this departure truly achieve the intended ease for them?

3:49 From the reality of experience over 36 consecutive Hajj seasons.

3:55 We found that what people do today—violating the Sunnah regarding the overnight stay—is more harmful to the vulnerable.

4:02 Departing with them from Muzdalifah at night has become more difficult for them than staying overnight.

4:08 Because of this congestion caused by the pilgrims.

4:12 Sending the vulnerable ahead before the crush and congestion of the people is a remaining concession.

4:18 Intended to provide ease.

4:20 It is not mandatory for every woman or every vulnerable person to leave.

4:26 Our mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her.

4:31 And steadfastness until death.

4:34 It was the methodology of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them all.

4:38 That if they were performing a good deed from the recommended acts of worship during the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

4:46 And then he died while they were doing it, they would not change it until they met Allah, the Almighty.

4:53 The reason for this is that they were committed to fulfilling the hadith:

4:59 "The most beloved of religion to Him is that which its practitioner persists in."

5:04 They also feared being among those who changed and altered things after him, peace be upon him.

5:12 Even though it was a recommended act of worship.

5:16 Among the most famous of those for whom this is recorded is ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Amr Ibn al-‘As, may Allah be pleased with them both.

5:23 Who used to fast one day and break his fast the next.

5:27 When he grew old and weak, he said:

5:30 "Had I accepted the concession of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

5:36 It would have been dearer to me than anything else.

5:39 But I parted from him while on a practice I dislike to abandon for another."

5:45 This methodology helps us understand the statement of our mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her:

5:52 "Had I asked the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, for permission as Sawdah did.

5:58 It would have been dearer to me than anything I could be happy about."

6:01 She persisted in not taking the concession to depart from Muzdalifah before dawn.

6:07 Because she did not do so during the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

6:12 Therefore, al-Qasim Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abi Bakr said:

6:16 "‘Aishah would not depart except with the Imam."

6:21 Even clearer than that is what Abu al-Zubayr said in his narration of the hadith of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him.

6:29 He said: "When ‘Aishah performed Hajj, she did as she had done with the Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him."

6:38 From this, my sister pilgrim, we learn that if a woman performs a good deed.

6:44 She should strive to persist in it as much as she is able.

6:50 When did our mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, become pure?

6:57 On the morning of the Day of Sacrifice, after the Prophet, peace be upon him, had stood.

7:03 Along with those of the Mothers of the Believers who were with him at the Sacred Site.

7:07 He set off for Mina to stone the Jamrat al-‘Aqabah al-Kubra.

7:12 When they reached their quarters in Mina and after they had stoned the Jamrah.

7:17 Our mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, became pure from her menses.

7:22 She purified herself in preparation for going to Makkah for the Tawaf al-Ifadah.

7:27 Our mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says:

7:31 "We went out on his Hajj until we arrived at Mina.

7:35 I became pure, then I went out from Mina and performed Tawaf around the House."

7:40 Her purification from menses was in Mina.

7:43 And her ritual bathing (ghusl) was also in Mina.

7:47 As she, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

7:50 "I went out on my Hajj until we descended at Mina.

7:54 I purified myself, then we performed Tawaf around the House."

7:59 This means that the cycle of our mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her.

8:04 Was seven days.

8:06 It began on Saturday morning.

8:08 And she became pure on Saturday morning.

8:11 Because the Day of Sacrifice was a Saturday.

The story of our mother Aisha, may God be pleased with her | Episode (10)

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