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