Volume 9, Book 89, Number 275:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Hind bint ‘Utba bin Rabia came and said. “O Allah’s Apostle! By Allah, there was no family on the
surface of the earth, I like to see in degradation more than I did your family, but today there is no
family on the surface of the earth whom I like to see honored more than yours.” Hind added, “Abu
Sufyan is a miser. Is it sinful of me to feed our children from his property?” The Prophet said, “There
is no blame on you if you feed them (thereof) in a just and reasonable manner.
Volume 9, Book 88, Number 243:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
I heard Allah’s Apostle in his prayer, seeking refuge with Allah from the afflictions of Ad-Dajjal.
Volume 9, Book 87, Number 139:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle said (to me), “You were shown to me twice in (my) dream. Behold, a man was car –
rying you in a silken piece of cloth and said to me, “She is your wife, so uncover her,’ and behold, it
was you. I would then say (to myself), ‘If this is from Allah, then it must happen.’ “
Volume 9, Book 87, Number 140:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle said to me, “You were shown to me twice (in my dream) before I married you. I saw
an angel carrying you in a silken piece of cloth, and I said to him, ‘Uncover (her),’ and behold, it was
you. I said (to myself), ‘If this is from Allah, then it must happen.’ Then you were shown to me, the
angel carrying you in a silken piece of cloth, and I said (to him), ‘Uncover (her), and behold, it was
you. I said (to myself), ‘If this is from Allah, then it must happen.’ ”
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Volume 9, Book 87, Number 111:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah’s Apostle was in the form of good righteous
(true) dreams in his sleep. He never had a dream but that it came true like bright day light. He used
to go in seclusion (the cave of) Hira where he used to worship(Allah Alone) continuously for many
(days) nights. He used to take with him the journey food for that (stay) and then come back to (his
wife) Khadija to take his food like-wise again for another period to stay, till suddenly the Truth des –
cended upon him while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel came to him in it and asked him to
read. The Prophet replied, “I do not know how to read.” (The Prophet added), “The angel caught me
(forcefully) and pressed me so hard that I could not bear it anymore. He then released me and again
asked me to read, and I replied, “I do not know how to read,” whereupon he caught me again and
pressed me a second time till I could not bear it anymore. He then released me and asked me again to
read, but again I replied, “I do not know how to read (or, what shall I read?).” Thereupon he caught
me for the third time and pressed me and then released me and said, “Read: In the Name of your
Lord, Who has created (all that exists). Has created man from a clot. Read and Your Lord is Most
Generous…up to….. ..that which he knew not.” (96.15)
Then Allah’s Apostle returned with the Inspiration, his neck muscles twitching with terror till he
entered upon Khadija and said, “Cover me! Cover me!” They covered him till his fear was over and
then he said, “O Khadija, what is wrong with me?” Then he told her everything that had happened
and said, ‘I fear that something may happen to me.” Khadija said, ‘Never! But have the glad tidings,
for by Allah, Allah will never disgrace you as you keep good reactions with your Kith and kin, speak
the truth, help the poor and the destitute, serve your guest generously and assist the deserving,
calamity-afflicted ones.” Khadija then accompanied him to (her cousin) Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad
bin ‘Abdul ‘Uzza bin Qusai. Waraqa was the son of her paternal uncle, i.e., her father’s brother, who
during the Pre-Islamic Period became a Christian and used to write the Arabic writing and used to
write of the Gospels in Arabic as much as Allah wished him to write. He was an old man and had lost
his eyesight. Khadija said to him, “O my cousin! Listen to the story of your nephew.” Waraqa asked,
“O my nephew! What have you seen?” The Prophet described whatever he had seen.
Waraqa said, “This is the same Namus (i.e., Gabriel, the Angel who keeps the secrets) whom Allah
had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your people would turn
you out.” Allah’s Apostle asked, “Will they turn me out?” Waraqa replied in the affirmative and said:
“Never did a man come with something similar to what you have brought but was treated with hos –
tility. If I should remain alive till the day when you will be turned out then I would support you
strongly.” But after a few days Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration was also paused for a while
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and the Prophet became so sad as we have heard that he intended several times to throw himself
from the tops of high mountains and every time he went up the top of a mountain in order to throw
himself down, Gabriel would appear before him and say, “O Muhammad! You are indeed Allah’s
Apostle in truth” whereupon his heart would become quiet and he would calm down and would re –
turn home. And whenever the period of the coming of the inspiration used to become long, he would
do as before, but when he used to reach the top of a mountain, Gabriel would appear before him and
say to him what he had said before. (Ibn ‘Abbas said regarding the meaning of: ‘He it is that Cleaves
the daybreak (from the darkness)’ (6.96) that Al-Asbah. means the light of the sun during the day
and the light of the moon at night).
Volume 9, Book 86, Number 102:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle used to like sweets and also used to like honey, and whenever he finished the ‘Asr
prayer, he used to visit his wives and stay with them. Once he visited Hafsa and remained with her
longer than the period he used to stay, so I enquired about it. It was said to me, “A woman from her
tribe gave her a leather skin containing honey as a present, and she gave some of it to Allah’s Apostle
to drink.” I said, “By Allah, we will play a trick on him.” So I mentioned the story to Sauda (the wife of
the Prophet) and said to her, “When he enters upon you, he will come near to you whereupon you
should say to him, ‘O Allah’s Apostle! Have you eaten Maghafir?’ He will say, ‘No.’ Then you say to
him, ‘What is this bad smell? ‘ And it would be very hard on Allah’s Apostle that a bad smell should
be found on his body. He will say, ‘Hafsa has given me a drink of honey.’ Then you should say to him,
‘Its bees must have sucked from the Al-‘Urfut (a foul smelling flower).’ I too, will tell him the same.
And you, O Saifya, say the same.”
So when the Prophet entered upon Sauda (the following happened). Sauda said, “By Him except
Whom none has the right to be worshipped, I was about to say to him what you had told me to say
while he was still at the gate because of fear from you. But when Allah ‘s Apostle came near to me, I
said to him, ‘O Allah’s Apostle! Have you eaten Maghafir?’ He replied, ‘No.’ I said, ‘What about this
smell?’ He said, ‘Hafsa has given me a drink of honey.’ I said, ‘Its bees must have sucked Al-‘Urfut.’ ”
When he entered upon me, I told him the same as that, and when he entered upon Safiya, she too
told him the same. So when he visited Hafsa again, she said to him, “O Allah’s Apostle! Shall I give
you a drink of it (honey)?” He said, “I have no desire for it.” Sauda said, Subhan Allah! We have de –
prived him of it (honey).” I said to her, “Be quiet!”
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Volume 9, Book 86, Number 101:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle said, “It is essential to have the consent of a virgin (for the marriage). I said, “A vir –
gin feels shy.” The Prophet; said, “Her silence means her consent.” Some people said, “If a man falls in
love with an orphan slave girl or a virgin and she refuses (him) and then he makes a trick by bring –
ing two false witnesses to testify that he has married her, and then she attains the age of puberty and
agrees to marry him and the judge accepts the false witness and the husband knows that the wit –
nesses were false ones, he may consummate his marriage.”
Volume 9, Book 85, Number 79:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
I asked the Prophet, “O Allah’s Apostle! Should the women be asked for their consent to their mar –
riage?” He said, “Yes.” I said, “A virgin, if asked, feels shy and keeps quiet.” He said, “Her silence means
her consent.”