Volume 3, Book 30, Number 113:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
When Allah’s Apostle reached Medina, Abu Bakr and Bilal became ill. When Abu Bakr’s fever got
worse, he would recite (this poetic verse): “Everybody is staying alive with his People, yet Death is
nearer to him than His shoe laces.” And Bilal, when his fever deserted him, would recite: “Would that
I could stay overnight in A valley wherein I would be Surrounded by Idhkhir and Jalil (kinds of
good-smelling grass). Would that one day I could Drink the water of the Majanna, and Would that
(The two mountains) Shama and Tafil would appear to me!” The Prophet said, “O Allah! Curse Shaiba
bin Rabi’a and ‘Utba bin Rabi’a and Umaiya bin Khalaf as they turned us out of our land to the land
of epidemics.” Allah’s Apostle then said, “O Allah! Make us love Medina as we love Mecca or even
more than that. O Allah! Give blessings in our Sa and our Mudd (measures symbolizing food) and
make the climate of Medina suitable for us, and divert its fever towards Aljuhfa.” Aisha added: When
we reached Medina, it was the most unhealthy of Allah’s lands, and the valley of Bathan (the valley
of Medina) used to flow with impure colored water.
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Volume 3, Book 31, Number 117:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
(The tribe of) Quraish used to fast on the day of Ashura’ in the Pre-lslamic period, and then Allah’s
Apostle ordered (Muslims) to fast on it till the fasting in the month of Ramadan was prescribed;
whereupon the Prophet said, “He who wants to fast (on ‘Ashura’) may fast, and he who does not want
to fast may not fast.”

Volume 3, Book 29, Number 55:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Five kinds of animals are harmful and could be killed in the Haram (Sanctu –
ary). These are: the crow, the kite, the scorpion, the mouse and the rabid dog.”

Volume 3, Book 27, Number 11:
Narrated Aisha:
We set out along with Allah’s Apostle shortly before the appearance of the new moon (crescent) of
the month of Dhi-l-Hijja and he said to us, “Whoever wants to assume Ihram for Hajj may do so; and
whoever wants to assume Ihram for ‘Umra may do so. Hadn’t I brought the Hadi (animal for sacrifi –
cing) (with me), I would have assumed Ihram for ‘Umra.” (‘Aisha added,): So some of us assumed
Ihram for ‘Umra while the others for Hajj. I was amongst those who assumed Ihram for ‘Umra. The
day of ‘Arafat approached and I was still menstruating. I complained to the Prophet (about that) and
he said, “Abandon your ‘Umra, undo and comb your hair, and assume Ihram for Hajj;.” When it was
the night of Hasba, he sent ‘Abdur Rahman with me to At-Tan’im and I assumed Ihram for ‘Umra
(and performed it) in lieu of my missed ‘Umra.

Volume 3, Book 27, Number 14:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
We set out with Allah’s Apostle shortly before the appearance of the new moon of Dhi-l-Hiija and
he said, “Whoever wants to assume Ihram for ‘Umra may do so, and whoever wants to assume Ihram
for Hajj may do so. Had not I brought the Hadi with me, I would have assumed Ihram for ‘Umra.”
Some of the people assumed Ihram for ‘Umra while others for Hajj. I was amongst those who had as –
sumed Ihram for ‘Umra. I got my menses before entering Mecca, and was menstruating till the day of
‘Arafat. I complained to Allah’s Apostle about it, he said, “Abandon your ‘Umra, undo and comb your
hair, and assume Ihram for Hajj.” So, I did that accordingly. When it was the night of Hasba (day of
departure from Mina), the Prophet sent ‘Abdur Rahman with me to At-Tanim.
The sub-narrator adds: He (‘AbdurRahman) let her ride behind him. And she assumed Ihram for
‘Umra in lieu of the abandoned one. Aisha completed her Hajj and ‘Umra, and no Hadi, Sadaqa
(charity), or fasting was obligatory for her.

Volume 3, Book 27, Number 16:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
We set out assuming the Ihram for Hajj in the months of Hajj towards the sacred precincts of Hajj.
We dismounted at Sarif and the Prophet said to his companions, “Whoever has not got the Hadi with
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him and likes to make it as ‘Umra, he should do it, but he who has got the Hadi with him should not
do it.” The Prophet and some of his wealthy companions had the Hadi with them, so they did not fin –
ish Ihram after performing the ‘Umra. The Prophet came to me while I was weeping. He asked me
the reason for it. I replied, “I have heard of what you have said to your companions and I cannot do
the ‘Umra.” He asked me, “What is the matter with you?” I replied, “I am not praying.” He said, “There
is no harm in it as you are one of the daughters of Adam and the same is written for you as for oth –
ers. So, you should perform Hajj and I hope that Allah will enable you to perform the ‘Umra as well.”
So, I carried on till we departed from Mina and halted at Al-Mahassab. The Prophet called ‘Abdur-
Rahman and said, “Go out of the sanctuary with your sister and let her assume Ihram for ‘Umra, and
after both of you have finished the Tawaf I will be waiting for you at this place.” We came back at
mid-night and the Prophet asked us, “Have you finished?” I replied in the affirmative. He announced
the departure and the people set out for the journey and some of them had performed the Tawaf of
the Ka’ba before the morning prayer, and after that the Prophet set out for Medina.

Volume 2, Book 26, Number 812:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Safiya bint Huyay, the wife of the Prophet got her menses, and Allah’s Apostle was informed of
that. He said, “Would she delay us?” The people said, “She has already performed Tawaf-al-Ifada.” He
said, “Therefore she will not (delay us).”

Volume 2, Book 26, Number 815:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
We set out with the Prophet with the intention of performing Hajj only. The Prophet reached
Mecca and performed Tawaf of the Ka’ba and between Safa and Marwa and did not finish the Ihram,
because he had the Hadi with him. His companions and his wives performed Tawaf (of the Ka’ba and
between Safa and Marwa), and those who had no Hadi with them finished their Ihram. I got the
menses and performed all the ceremonies of Hajj. So, when the Night of Hasba (night of departure)
came, I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! All your companions are returning with Hajj and ‘Umra except me.”
He asked me, “Didn’t you perform Tawaf of the Ka’ba (Umra) when you reached Mecca?” I said, “No.”
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He said, “Go to Tan’im with your brother ‘Abdur-Rahman, and assume Ihram for ‘Umra and I will
wait for you at such and such a place.” So I went with ‘Abdur-Rahman to Tan’im and assumed Ihram
for ‘Umra. Then Safiya bint Huyay got menses. The Prophet said, ” ‘Aqra Halqa! You will detain us!
Didn’t you perform Tawaf-al-Ifada on the Day of Nahr (slaughtering)?” She said, “Yes, I did.” He said,
“Then there is no harm, depart.” So I met the Prophet when he was ascending the heights towards
Mecca and I was descending, or vice-versa.