For that which you love...

According to a beautiful Tirmizi Hadith -

( Urdu version is followed by the (translated) English one )

Allah says :

" Ay Ibn Adam !
Ek teri chahat hai ,
Ek meri chahat hai ,
Hoga wohi jo meri chahat hai.

Agar tune supurd kar diya apne aapko uske jo meri chahat hai ,
To tujhe dey doonga woh ...Jo teri chahat hai

Lekin agar tune mukhalifat ki uski jo meri chahat hai
To tujhe thaka doonga usme... jo teri chahat hai

Magar hoga wohi jo meri chahat hai. "


O' Son of Adam !
There is one which you love ,
There is one which I (Allah) love ,
Only that will happen which I love.

If you submit (devote) yourself to that which I love ,
Then I will give you that... which you love.

But if you oppose that which I love ,
Then I will tire you in that... which you love.

But only that will happen which I love.


Mother of Believers , A'isha Siddiqa ( Radi Allah Anha ) was a great scholar , hafiza of the Quran and is known as the source of reporting a great number of Ahadith.

She was an eloquent woman whose speech was good and beautiful and nobody could speak as well as she did.

Abu Musa (radi allah anhu) once said, “ Whenever a report appeared doubtful to us, the Companions of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) , and we asked ‘A'isha about it, we always learned something from her about it. ”

She was very generous and her heart was very rich.
Many weeks would pass before anything would be cooked in the house of the Prophet (saws) . Mostly their nutrition was through dates and water.

( And for that she was thankful to Allah...)


Among all the wives of the Prophet (saws) , she was the only one who was a virgin. The rest of them (Allah be pleased with all of them) were either widows or divorcees.


(1) The Prophet had raced with her ( A'isha ) two times. She won the first race. And later when she gained weight , he (saws) raced with her again ; this time he won and he said to her :

" A'isha! This is (the return) for the first race !! "

( " A'isha! Ye us din ka badla hai !! " )


(2) One day her father , Abu Bakr ( Radi Allah Anhu ) came to her home and found that she was busy in arguing ( behas ) with the Prophet(saws) as women usually do with their husbands.

Abu Bakr (ra) became angry and wanted to hit her. But the Messenger of Allah came forward and stopped him. In a few minutes the matter was over.

After Abu Bakr (RA) left their home , the Prophet said :

" Didn't you see how I came in between you and your father (and you were saved from beatings !) ?! "


(3) On another occasion , a Persian (Farsi) man invited him (saws) to food. This incident was at the time when the rule/revelation for Purdah (veil) had not come.

The Prophet told the man , 'She ( A'isha ) will also be with me.'
The man replied , 'I have preparations only for one guest.'

After some days , again the man invited to have food.

Again the Prophet (saws) said , 'She will be with me.'
And the man again excused himself (from including her in the invitation).

When the man tried the third time ; the Prophet yet again responded that she would be with him. Now the man had no option but to agree.

From this we know how much he loved her that he (saws) would not come alone but would bring his wife too.


(4) When the following verses were revealed :

" O Prophet, say to your wives: "If you desire the life of this world and its glitter, then come! I will provide for your enjoyment and set you free in a handsome manner. But if you seek God, His Messenger, and the Home of the Hereafter, verily God has prepared for you, the well-doers among you, a great reward. "

( 'set you free' = divorce you )

Life in the Prophet's house was uncomfortable. For this reason, either explicitly or implicitly, his wives made some modest demands.
It is not easy to merit being together with the Messenger in this world and the hereafter. Thus, these special women were put to a great test. The Messenger allowed them to choose his poor home or the world's luxury. If they chose the world, he would give them whatever they wanted and then dissolve his marriage with them. If they chose Allah and His Messenger, they had to be content with their lives. This was a peculiarity of his family. Since this family was unique, its members had to be unique.

The Messenger said to A'isha :

" Take your parents advice before making a decision ; don't be hasty in deciding. "

She replied immediately :
" Is this something for which I should seek advice ? The matter is clear , I choose Allah and His Messenger and the Home of the Hereafter. "

(Muslim)

How he (saws) feared that his beloved might in haste choose to leave him (saws) !


(5) It was a habit / routine (ma'mul) of our Prophet (saws) that everyday he would visit each of his wives for a few minutes. Then the night would be spent with that wife according to their respective turns.

Even during his final days , when he was so weak and sick , he used to visit them properly without fail ; but he would ask :
" Mata yawmu A'isha ? "

" When will be A'isha's day ? "

Hearing this , all the Mothers of Believers decided that he (saws) should stay in A'isha's home during his last days and they would all gather in her home.

He passed away on the day , which was 'her day' ; it was her home ; and it was her bosom (or lap) where he breathed his last of life on earth.

From A'isha ( Radi Allah Anha ) it is reported as :

" The day was also mine ;

The home was also mine ;

The bosom (or lap) was also mine . "


And his beloved's home then became his blessed grave too.

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May Allah help us to follow every Sunnah of His beloved ( sallallahu alayhi wa sallam kaseeran kaseera )


Aameen.