The story of our mother Aisha, may God be pleased with her | Episode (15) and the last

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

0:07 Opposing the practices of the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era).

0:15 The people of the Jahiliyyah used to consider ‘Umrah forbidden after Hajj.

0:19 Until the months of Dhu al-Hijjah and Muharram had passed.

0:22 They would only permit it starting in Safar.

0:25 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.

0:33 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:

0:41 "By Allah, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, did not have ‘A’ishah perform ‘Umrah in Dhu al-Hijjah,

0:48 except to abolish the practice of the polytheists."

0:51 For this clan of Quraysh, and those who followed their religion,

0:55 used to say:

0:57 "When the camel’s hump heals,"

0:59 "and the wound on its back recovers,"

1:00 "and the month of Safar begins,"

1:02 "then ‘Umrah becomes permissible for those who wish to perform it."

1:05 Thus, they forbade ‘Umrah until Dhu al-Hijjah and Muharram had passed.

1:11 So, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, did not have ‘A’ishah perform ‘Umrah,

1:15 except to invalidate that claim of theirs.

1:19 Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, performing the farewell circumambulation (Tawaf al-Wada‘) at dawn.

1:27 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,

1:35 he gave the signal to depart.

1:37 The time of our Mother ‘A’ishah’s arrival was during the last part of the night (Sahar),

1:43 as she herself reported:

1:45 "Then I came to him at the time of Sahar."

1:47 He then signaled to his Companions to prepare for departure,

1:50 and they set out.

1:51 He passed by the Ka‘bah before the morning prayer,

1:54 and performed Tawaf upon leaving.

1:56 Then he departed, heading toward Madinah.

2:00 The Prophet, peace be upon him, had delayed his Tawaf of the House until the very last moment before his departure.

2:07 He performed it before the dawn prayer,

2:09 as our Mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, informed us, saying:

2:14 "He performed Tawaf before the morning prayer."

2:18 The dawn prayer overtook the Prophet, peace be upon him,

2:22 while he was still at the Sacred Mosque,

2:24 so he led them in the dawn prayer.

2:26 Then he set off for Madinah.

2:29 Umm al-Mu’minin Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, was unable to perform the farewell Tawaf when they arrived before dawn,

2:38 due to her illness.

2:40 By then, the call to the dawn prayer had been made.

2:42 She complained of this to the Prophet, peace be upon him,

2:46 and he said to her:

2:48 "When the Iqamah for the morning prayer is called,"

2:50 "perform Tawaf on your camel while the people are praying."

2:54 "Perform Tawaf behind the people while you are mounted."

2:58 Umm Salamah said:

3:00 "So I performed Tawaf while the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was praying beside the House,"

3:06 "reciting Surah al-Tur and the Book inscribed."

3:10 This is another situation, O sister in need,

3:13 that a woman might face,

3:15 which is falling ill during the final days of Hajj,

3:18 making her unable to perform the farewell Tawaf.

3:21 The Prophet, peace be upon him, permitted her to perform it while mounted,

3:26 similar to how one might perform it today using a wheelchair.

3:30 In the Prophet’s, peace be upon him, guidance to Umm al-Mu’minin Umm Salamah,

3:36 regarding performing Tawaf while the people were praying,

3:39 and performing it behind them,

3:41 there are benefits for women.

3:44 Among them is that a woman should not intermingle with men during Tawaf,

3:50 and that she should choose a time when men are occupied,

3:53 such as performing Tawaf while they are praying.

3:56 All of this is to keep women away from intermingling and physical proximity to men.

4:02 This is despite her being the Mother of the Believers,

4:05 in the purest of places, and during a great act of worship.

4:09 Yet, she is commanded to keep away from men.

4:12 What, then, should we say about mixed work environments,

4:15 where a woman spends more time than she spends in her own home with her husband and children?

4:23 An ‘Umrah in Ramadan is like a Hajj with me.

4:28 We all wish we could have been with the Prophet, peace be upon him, during his Hajj,

4:36 to drink from his guidance and be honored by his companionship.

4:40 But Allah has decreed for us to live in another time,

4:45 to try us and test the sincerity of our following of our Prophet.

4:50 From the mercy of Allah, the Almighty, toward us,

4:53 He has provided us with a door through which we can attain the reward of a Hajj with the Prophet, peace be upon him,

5:01 even if we live in a time other than his.

5:07 This is through an ‘Umrah performed in the month of Ramadan.

5:11 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, returned from the Farewell Hajj,

5:16 he met Umm Sinan al-Ansariyyah.

5:19 He asked her, "What kept you from performing Hajj?"

5:23 She replied, "The father of so-and-so," meaning her husband.

5:27 "He had two camels; he went on Hajj on one of them,"

5:31 "and the other was used to irrigate our land."

5:34 He said, "An ‘Umrah in Ramadan fulfills a Hajj,"

5:39 "or a Hajj with me."

5:41 Meaning: You receive the reward and merit of a Hajj with me.

5:44 This is the bounty of Allah, which He gives to whom He wills.

5:48 This incident occurred with more than one woman during the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

5:55 It also happened with Umm Ma‘qal.

5:59 Umm Ma‘qal, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

6:02 "When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, performed the Farewell Hajj,"

6:07 "we had a camel."

6:10 "Abu Ma‘qal dedicated it in the cause of Allah."

6:13 "Then we fell ill, and Abu Ma‘qal passed away."

6:17 "The Prophet, peace be upon him, had set out,"

6:21 "and when he finished his Hajj, I went to him."

6:24 "He said, 'O Umm Ma‘qal,'"

6:27 "'what kept you from going out with us?'"

6:30 "She said, 'We had prepared ourselves,'"

6:33 "'but Abu Ma‘qal passed away.'"

6:35 "'We had a camel,'"

6:37 "'which he was to perform Hajj upon.'"

6:39 "'Abu Ma‘qal had bequeathed it in the cause of Allah.'"

6:43 "He said, 'Why did you not go out on it?'"

6:46 "'For Hajj is in the cause of Allah.'"

6:49 "'But since you missed this Hajj with us,'"

6:54 "'perform ‘Umrah in Ramadan,'"

6:56 "'for it is a Hajj.'"

6:58 So, whoever among you, O sisters, is able,

7:01 to perform ‘Umrah in Ramadan,

7:03 do not neglect it,

7:05 for it carries a great reward.

7:09 This is the matter of "the appearance of the litters" (zuhur al-hasr).

7:13 During the Farewell Hajj,

7:16 the Prophet, peace be upon him, took

7:19 all his wives with him for Hajj,

7:22 to fulfill the obligation of Islam upon them,

7:25 the pillar of Hajj,

7:27 which is the fifth pillar of Islam.

7:30 After the rituals of Hajj were completed,

7:33 the Prophet, peace be upon him, said to his wives:

7:37 "This is the appearance of the litters."

7:40 He said, "It is only this Hajj,"

7:44 "then we must remain in our litters within our homes."

7:47 They all used to perform Hajj,

7:50 except for Zaynab bint Jahsh

7:52 and Sawdah bint Zam‘ah.

7:54 They used to say:

7:56 "By Allah, no beast shall move us,"

7:59 "after we heard that from the Prophet, peace be upon him."

8:04 Our Mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, understood from this hadith

8:09 that Hajj was not obligatory upon them after that Hajj,

8:13 and she did not understand it as a total prohibition

8:16 of Hajj after that.

8:18 That is why the scholars said,

8:21 in defense of ‘A’ishah,

8:23 that she interpreted the aforementioned hadith,

8:26 just as others among her peers interpreted it,

8:29 to mean that

8:31 no Hajj was obligatory upon them other than that one.

8:35 This was reinforced for her by his saying, peace be upon him:

8:40 "But the best of Jihad"

8:43 "is Hajj and ‘Umrah."

8:45 And Allah knows best.

8:47 This concludes the story of our Mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her,

8:54 and the rest of the wives of the Prophet, peace be upon him, the Mothers of the Believers,

9:00 during the Farewell Hajj,

9:02 and the accompanying stances of the female Companions, may Allah be pleased with them all.

9:09 And our final prayer is that all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

The story of our mother Aisha, may God be pleased with her | Episode (15) and the last

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