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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-Nass Wal-Ijtihad, Text and Interpretation Chapter 4: Aa’isha and her interpretations The prayer of Aa’isha in travel Allah has legislated shortening the four rak’as prayers in travel through His holy Book and via His Messenger through the sacred Sunna. The umma has agreed on this unanimously with no disagreement save that of Othman and Aa’isha, who have offered full prayers in travel.

This was despite the saying of Aa’isha herself “First the prayer has been legislated as two rak’as and then the prayer in travel has been fixed (as two rak’as ) whereas the prayer in residence has become full (four rak’as ).” [^1] The marriage of Asma’ with the Prophet Hamza bin Abu Usayd as-Sa’idy narrated that his father, who was one of the Prophet’s companions of Badr, had said: “The Messenger of Allah (S) got married to Asma’ bint an-Nu’man al-Jowniyya and he sent me to bring her.

Hafsa [^2] said to Aa’isha: “You dye her hair (with henna) and I will comb it.” They did so and then one of them said to Asma’: “The Prophet (S) likes his wife, when coming in to him (for the first time), to say to him: “I seek the protection of Allah from you!!” When she came in to the Prophet (S) and he closed the door and loosened the curtain, he stretched his hand towards her.

She said to him: “I seek the protection of Allah from you.” The Prophet (S) hid his face with his sleeves and said: “I have sought the protection of Allah” three times. Then he went out to Abu Usayd and said to him: “O Abu Usayd, take her back to her family and give her two dresses.” And so the Prophet (S) divorced her.

After that Asma’ often said: “Call me the unhappy one!” Ibn Umar said from Hisham bin Muhammad that Zuhayr bin Mo’awiya al-Ju’fi had said: “She died of sadness.” [^3] Fabrications against the Prophet’s wife Lies had been fabricated against Ibraheem, the Prophet’s son, and his mother Maria, the Prophet’s wife. After that the Prophet (S) came to Aa’isha carrying his son Ibraheem, who looked like his father, and asked her about the reason behind that fabrication.

She said: “It was jealousy that led me, as with many women, to say that I have not found him looking like his father.” She wanted to confirm the lies of the fabricators by her saying but Allah has shown the innocence of Ibraheem and his mother by virtue of Imam ‘Ali (as).