The Status of Sayyidatina ‘Aishah bint Abu Bakr (r.a.)

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Shaykh ‘Utsman Nuri Tufbas wrote, in “The Prophet Muhammad Muswthafa the Elect (s.a.w.)”, that Sayyidatina ‘Aishah bint Abu Bakr (r.a.) was the only maiden whom the Prophet (s.a.w.) married.  Despite her young age, she was very clever, graced with an acute intellect, and a profound understanding.  It was from her that the female companions learned with ease the Islamic principles and regulations, especially those peculiar to women.  Even five to six decades after the passing away of the Messenger (s.a.w.), the remaining companions and the rest of the Muslim community, including the children and the grandchildren of that first generation who never had the privilege of physically being in the presence of the Prophet (s.a.w.), were able to learn Islam directly from her. In hindsight, foreshadowing this was the confirming hadith of the Prophet (s.a.w.): “Learn one third of your religion from the house of ‘Aishah.”  This was recorded by Imam Abu Manswur Shahradar ibn Shiruyah ad-Daylami (r.a.). 

Sayyidatina ‘Aishah (r.a.) is among the seven companions known as the muktsirun, for having transmitted an enormous number of ahadits pertaining to the sayings and actions of the Prophet (s.a.w.); 2210 to be exact.  194 four among them are narrations that muttafaqun ‘alayh, agreed upon, by both Imam Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari (r.a.) and Imam ‘Asakir ad-Din Abu al-Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (r.a.), the two paramount scholars of ahadits. 

Sayyidatina ‘Aishah (r.a.), the Mother of Believers, was a lady steeped in knowledge, gifted with an insight into the Qur’an with regard to obligations and prohibitions, not to mention her knowledge of medicine, poetry, Arab history and the lineage of Arab families.  Whenever the companions had difficulty in resolving their disagreement over a given issue, they would always come to Sayyidatina ‘Aishah (r.a.) for a solution.  This applied to even the more prominent companions of the Prophet (s.a.w.), as confirmed by Sayyidina Abu Musa ‘Abdullah ibn Qays al-Ash’ari (r.a.): “Whenever we came across a difficulty in understanding a saying of the Messenger of Allah, we would ask ‘Aishah for help, who would clear any possible misunderstanding.”  This was recorded by Imam Abu ‘Isa Muhammad ibn ‘Isa as-Sulami at-Tirmidzi (r.a.). 

By marrying his daughter and establishing a familial relation, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) also reinforced his already strong friendship with Sayyidina Abu Bakr ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Utsman asw-Swiddiq (r.a.), the closest friend and the most loyal supporter of the Prophet (s.a.w.).


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