Table of Contents
Introduction 6
Tafsīr of ʿAisha bint Abu Bakr 9
The power of duʿāʾ and the nearness
of Allah to the believer 9
Every hardship or suffering is an expiation
for the believer 11
Do not use Allah as an excuse to refrain
from good deeds 12
Finding strength in the Creator over
the Creation 14
The importance of the pursuit of justice
in the life of Muslims 15
Supplicating to Allah to keep our hearts
firm upon faith 17
Fiqh of ʿAisha 19
Women’s travel 19
On the need to unravel braids for ghusl 20
On perfume while in a state of Iḥrām 21
When a woman starts her period while she
is performing the Hajj 21
The status of a child born out of wedlock 22
On the need to perform wudhu after
performing ghusl on the Deceased 24
Whether a woman nullifies the prayer 25
On Salat al-Duha 26
On when to break fast 28
On ostentatious living 28
ʿAisha on matters of Aqidah 31
Women as a source of bad luck 31
Punishment of the believers in the hereafter 32
Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves
to meet them 33
The Prophet’s ascension to Allah 34
ʿAisha’s political influence: her Siyāsah
Sharʿiyya 36
Her commitment to the Sunnah 37
ʿAisha’s speech upon hearing of
ʿUthman’s murder 37
ʿAisha’s letter of appeal to the
Kuffans 39
Etiquette of war 40
The poetry of ʿAisha and her army 41
ʿAisha’s warning to Muʿāwiyyah 42
ʿAisha on heart softeners 44
The Prophet would choose the easiest
of what is permissible 44
The Prophet loved to show gratitude
to Allah 46
Mercy begins at home 47
The rights of a neighbour 49
The perfect character of the Prophet 50
On controlling the tongue 51
On gentleness 53
Humility 55
Abu Bakr on his deathbed 57
The ideal duʿāʾ 58
The reward for reciting the Qur’an 59
The blessed character of the Prophet
(SAW) 60
The Prophet’s duʿāʾ for his ummah 62
At the first sign of hardship the believer’s
refuge is in Allah 64
Bibliography 69
Arabic references 69
English references 70
