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Madam Aishah, a
Study of her age at the time of her marriage with Prophet
Muhammad
Historical
Fact 17.
Her status as a jurist:
Aishah became a great
disseminator of Islamic teachings, law and particularly
sayings of the Prophet. As many as 2210 traditions are
recorded with reference to Aishah only and no other source.
In al-Bukhari alone, 143 were attributed to her.
In fact, her status was not merely that of a great narrator,
but rather she was a jurist in her own right, a commentator
and a great theologian. She is considered the best among the
female jurists. Even senior Companions of the Prophet
approached her with queries regarding Islamic doctrines and
tenets of faith. Persons no less than the Caliphs Umar and
Uthman sought her help in resolving some complicated issues.
Abu Musa al-Ashari once said: ‘Wherever we met some problem
in the comprehension of some law, we always approached
Aishah and she would solve our problems in a scholarly
manner.’
Masruq Hamadani recorded: ‘I often saw some senior and great
Companions of the Prophet seeking Aishah’s help in resolving
matters related to inheritance.’
Urwah ibn Zubayr stated: ‘I never saw anyone more aware than
Aishah of matters pertaining to the tenets and doctrines
covering the lawful and the forbidden things and various
branches of knowledge, for instance poetry and literature.’
It is important to realize not just her later authority, but
also that the Prophet had urged his friends to ‘consult
Aishah’ over Islamic advice, even while he still lived.
This surely indicates that Aishah only came to the Prophet
as his wife after being educated and trained by her father,
at the age of 18-19, and not earlier.
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