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 ...