Aishah bint Abi Bakr, Teacher of the Ummah

Family of the Prophet ﷺ

Family of the Prophet ﷺTeacher of the Ummah

Aishah bint Abi Bakrعائشة بنت أبي بكر

Approximate dateMadinah

Daughter of Abu Bakr, wife of the Prophet ﷺ and one of the greatest teachers of Islam.

Aishah grew up in a Muslim home and married the Prophet ﷺ in Madinah. When she was slandered, Allah cleared her name in verses of Surah al-Nur. The Prophet ﷺ died in her room, with his head on her lap. For nearly fifty years after, senior Companions came to her with questions of law, Quran and Sunnah.

What does the Quran say?

Indeed, those who came with falsehood are a group among you. Do not think it bad for you; rather it is good for you. For every person among them is what [punishment] he has earned from the sin, and he who took upon himself the greater portion thereof - for him is a great punishment.

Quran 24:11

What does the hadith say?

What grew out of it?

Over two thousand hadith are narrated through her.

The lesson

Patience under false accusation is answered by Allah in His time.

Source: hadith · Wikipedia

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