Table of Contents
Introduction 6
Tafsir of ʿAisha bint Abu Bakr 9
The power of duʿaʾ and the nearnessof Allah to the believer 9
Every hardship or suffering is an expiationfor the believer 11
Do not use Allah as an excuse to refrainfrom good deeds 12
Finding strength in the Creator overthe Creation 14
The importance of the pursuit of justicein the life of Muslims 15
Supplicating to Allah to keep our heartsfirm 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 I?ram 21
When a woman starts her period while sheis performing the Hajj 21
The status of a child born out of wedlock 22
On the need to perform wudhu afterperforming 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 lovesto meet them 33
The Prophet's ascension to Allah 34
ʿAisha's political influence: her SiyasahSharʿiyya 36
Her commitment to the Sunnah 37
ʿAisha's speech upon hearing ofʿUthman's murder 37
ʿAisha's letter of appeal to theKuffans 39
Etiquette of war 40
The poetry of ʿAisha and her army 41
ʿAisha's warning to Muʿawiyyah 42
ʿAisha on heart softeners 44
The Prophet would choose the easiestof what is permissible 44
The Prophet loved to show gratitudeto 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 duʿaʾ 58
The reward for reciting the Qur'an 59
The blessed character of the Prophet(SAW) 60
The Prophet's duʿaʾ for his ummah 62
At the first sign of hardship the believer'srefuge is in Allah 64
Bibliography 69
Arabic references 69
English references 70
