2. HER MARRIAGE TO THE PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM)
Khawlah bint Hakim paid a visit to the house of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). She met Umm Ruman, the mother of A’ishah and said to her, “Umm Ruman! What marvelous blessings and benefactions Almighty Allah has bestowed upon you! She remarked, “What is that?” Khawlah replied, “The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) has sent me to offer his proposal to Aishah Upon this she replied, “So wished I. Wait for Abu Bakr! He is about to come back.” When Abu Bakr came, she told him this glad tiding. He replied, “Is it legal for him to marry her? She is his niece!” Then, Khawlah went back to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and told him the reply of Abu Bakr. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to her, “Go back to him and say, ‘I and you are brothers in Islam and your daughter is lawful for me (to have her in marriage).”‘ She went back to Abu Bakr and told him the Prophet’s saying. He said to Khawlah, “Invite the Prophet (peace be upon him) to visit me.”
She invited him and when he (peace be upon him) attended, Abu Bakr gave in her marriage to the Prophet (peace be upon him). (may Allah be pleased with her) was at that time six years old.
A’ishah reported that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said,
“I saw you in a dream for three nights when an angel brought you to me in a silk cloth and he said, ‘Here is your wife’, and when I removed (the cloth) from your face, it was you, so I said, ‘If this is from Allah, He will fulfill it.
This blessed engagement had strengthened bonds of love and affection between the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him).
Afterwards, the Prophet (peace be upon him) took A’ishah as a bride in Shawwal after the Battle of Badr 2 AH. A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported, “Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) contracted marriage with me in Shawwal and took me also to his house as a bride in Shawwal. So, who among the wives of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) was dearer to him than I.”This indicates that she rightly understood that she was the most beloved wife to his heart. ibn a1 2 As asked the Prophet (peace be upon him), “Who is the most beloved person to you?” He said, “A’ishah.” I asked, “Among the men?” He said, “Her father.”
(SOURCE: Wives of Prophet Muhammad, Their Strives and Their Lives by Muhammad Fathi Mus’ ad)
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