The Marriage Between Prophet Muhammad & Aisha Is Good.

Due to the limited space I have, I am going to concentrate on this round on laying out the story of the Marriage, & I’ll leave the argumentation for the next rounds. Also, the reports I am going to provide are just samples of a much greater & richer story, again, there is not much space. This will be the Outline of my Argument: > The Marriage as a Union. > The Marriage as Love. > The Marriage as a Relationship. > The Marriage as a Function. > The Marriage as a Legal Precedence. > The Marriage as a Legacy. The Marriage as a Union: - Aisha was betrothed to Muhammad at age of 6/7 when her father Abu Bakr & her future husband were still in Mecca, & she joined her husband in his home 3 years later, 8 months after they arrived in Medina. - It was not a custom for Arabs then to marry their daughters to their closest friends, for they considered it a form of incest. However, Muhammad introduced this practice & created relations of affinity (in-laws ties) with his four closest friends & advisers: Abu Bakr, Umar, Ali, Uthman, which brought them even closer together, & gave them access directly to the household of Muhammad. > Abu Bakr’s daughter Aisha married Muhammad. > Umar’s daughter Hafsa married him too. > Muhammad’s daughter Fatima married Ali. > Muhammad’s daughters Umm Kalthum & Ruqyya. => These four are the 4 successors of Muhammad, & founder of the Islamic Empire, called: the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs. - Abu Bakr, Aisha’s father, was the closest friend of Muhammad before his Revelation year 609, until his death 632, & they knew each other since they were 10 yo & 12 yo respectively, > He was the first adult male to believe in Muhammad & convert to Islam. > He was the most instrumental of Muhammad’s companions in the spread of his cause, for he assisted the conversion of 7 of the Ten Promised Paradise (the 10 most important of all the companions), & assisted Muhammad in all his activities. > He was his most trusted adviser, for Muhammad always consulted him, & always took his opinion over any other’s. > He was his companion even during the Hijra (Migration to Medina), which is mentioned even in the Qur’an: ““If you help not (your leader), (it is no matter): for Allah did indeed help him, when the Unbelievers drove him out: he had no more than one companion [Abu Bakr]; they two were in the cave, and he said to his companion: "Have no fear, for Allah is with us” “ (9:40) > Among the many praises Muhammad bestowed on Abu Bakr, he said: "If I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken Abu Bakr, but he is my brother and my companion”. [ Khalil in Arabic is the highest degree of friendship & Love, ^al-Bukhari #3656 ] > Aisha reports that from the time she could remember Abu Bakr & Muhammad visited each other at least twice a day, until the day Muhammad died. => Needless to say, the relationship between Abu Bakr & Muhammad was almost perfect, it only needed an actual family tie: Affinity (in-laws), & that’ll finally be realised through the Union of Aisha & Muhammad. - 'A'isha reported: I asked Allah's Messenger about a virgin whose marriage is solemnised by her guardian, whether it was necessary or not to consult her. Allah's Messerger said: “Yes, she must be consulted”. 'A'isha said: I told him that she feels shy, whereupon Allah's Messenger said: “Her silence implies her consent”. [ Muslim #1420 ] - Abu Salama reported: I asked 'A'isha: What is the amount of Dower of Allah's Messenger? She said: It was twelve 'uqiyas and one nash. (The Dower is the amount of money given to the bride, by the groom, upon marriage. In this case the Dower give by Muhammad to Aisha amounts to 500 Dirhams = ~7,000$ in today’s money) [ Muslim #1426 ] => The Union between Aisha & Muhammad was based on the consent & appreciation of all parties, the bride, the groom, & the guardian. & it constituted one of the most powerful Unions in the founding of Islam, if not the most powerful & important Union. The Marriage as a Love Story: - Anas reported: “The first love story of Islam was that of Muhammad & Aisha” - Narrated `Amr bin Al-As: The Prophet deputed me to read the Army of Dhat-as-Salasil. I came to him and said, "Who is the most beloved person to you?" He said, " Aisha." I asked, "Among the men?" He said, "Her father.” [ Bukahri #4358 ] - Aisha used to say: “My beloved” when she talks about Muhammad: Eg. Aisha was asked: ‘O mother of believers, what is your opinion of Henna’? She (Aisha) said: “My beloved peace be upon him liked its color but disliked its odor, but it’s not unlawful for you” [ Ahmad #2409 ] -'Aishah said: “I would eat flesh from a bone when I was menstruating, then hand it over to the Prophet and he would put his mouth where I had put my mouth: I would drink, then hand it over to him, and he would put his mouth (at the place) where I drank.” [ Muslim 300 ] - Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "The superiority of Aisha to other ladies is like the superiority of Tharid to other kinds of food." [ Bukhari #5428 ] => Metaphor, similar to: ‘the cream of the crop’, something like that. - 'A'isha reported: “Never did I feel jealous of any wife amongst the wives of Allah's Apostle as I feel in case of Khadija (though I had never seen her), for he praised her very often.” [ Muslim #2435 ] => All these speak of the deep & lasting Love shared between Muhammad & Aisha. The Marriage as a Relationship: - The Prophet said: "The best of you is the one who is best to his wife, and I am the best of you to my wives." [ Bukhari #1977 ] - Narrated Aisha: “I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my girl friends also used to play with me. When Allah's Messenger used to enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide themselves, but the Prophet would call them to join and play with me.” [ Bukhari #6130 ] - Narrated Al-Aswad: I asked Aisha what did the Prophet use to do at home. She replied. "He used to keep himself busy serving his family and when it was time for the prayer, he would get up for prayer." [ Bukhari #6039 ] - Narrated Aisha: The Prophet used to (put) bend his head (out) to me while he was in I’tikaf in the mosque during my monthly periods and I would comb and oil his hair. [ Bukhari #2028 ] - Narrated Abu Salama: Aisha the wife of the Prophet said, "I used to sleep in front o Allah's Messenger and my legs opposite to his Qibla (while he is praying) and in prostration he'd push my legs and I’d withdraw then and when he stands, I’d stretch them.” [ Bukhari #382 ] - Aisha reported: “I remember the Messenger of Allah standing on the door of my apartment screening me with his mantle enabling me to see the sport of the Abyssinians as they played with their daggers in the mosque. He kept standing for my sake till I was satiated and then I went back; and thus you can well imagine how long a girl tender of age who is fond of sports could have watched it.” [ Muslim #892 ] - Narrated An-Nu'man ibn Bashir: When Abu Bakr (Aisha’s father) asked the permission of the Prophet to come in, he heard Aisha speaking in a loud voice. So when he entered, he caught hold of her in order to slap her (for her bad behaviour), and said: ‘Do I see you yelling at the Messenger of Allah?’ The Prophet began to shield her from her father; Abu Bakr went out angry (at his daughter). When he left, the Prophet said (to Aisha): “You see I rescued you from the man” (trying to please her). Abu Bakr waited for some days, then asked permission of the Messenger of Allah to enter, and found that they had made peace with each other. He said to them: ‘Bring me into your peace as you brought me into your quarrel.’ The Prophet said: “It is thus done”. [ Abi Dawud #4999 ] - Narrated Aisha,: “While I was on a journey along with the Messenger of Allah, I had a race with him and I outstripped him on my feet. When I became fleshy, (again) I had a race with him and he outstripped me. He said: “This is for that outstripping.” [ Abi Dawud #2578 ] - Narrated Aisha: I used to look down upon those ladies who had given themselves to Allah's Messenger and I used to say, "Can a lady give herself (to a man)?" But when Allah revealed: "You (O Muhammad) can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of them (your wives), and you may receive any of them whom you will; and there is no blame on you if you invite one whose turn you have set aside (temporarily).'I said (to the Prophet): "I feel that your Lord hastens in fulfilling your wishes” [ Bukhari #311 ] - Narrated Aisha: That Allah's Messenger said to her, "I know when you are pleased with me or angry with me." I said, "Whence do you know that?" He said, "When you are pleased with me, you say, 'No, by the Lord of Muhammad,' but when you are angry with me, then you say, 'No, by the Lord of Abraham.' " Thereupon I said, "by Allah, I in fact leave your name (when I am annoyed with you).” [ Bukhari #5228 ] - Narrated Aisha: “I used to wash the traces of Janaba (semen) from the clothes of the Prophet and he used to go for prayers while traces of water were still on it (water spots were still visible).” [ Bukhari #229 ] - Narrated Aisha: “The Prophet and she used to perform ablution together for prayer.” => All these speak of the Healthy & Good Relationship between Aisha & Muhammad.