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Sa'id b. Musayyib, 'Urwa b. Zubair, 'Alqama b. Waqqas and 'Ubaidullah b. Abdullah b. 'Utba b. Mas'ud--all of them reported the story of the false allegation against 'A'isha, the wife of Allah's Apostle .. . . So, Allah's Messenger called Bailra and said: Barira, did you see anything in 'A'isha which can cause doubt about her? Barira said: By Him Who sent thee with the truth, I have seen nothing objectionable in her but only this much that she is a young girl and she goes to sleep while kneading the flour and the lamb eats that. . . .When Allah's Messenger talked, my tears dried up and not even a single drop of tear was perceived by me . I said to my father: You give a reply to Allah's Messenger on my behalf. He said: By Allah, I do not know what I should say to Allah's Messenger . I then said to my mother: Give a reply to Allah's Messenger on my behalf, but she said: By Allah, I do not know what I should say to Allah's Messenger . I was a small girl at that time and I had not read much of the Qur'an : By Allah, I perceive that you have heard about this and it has settled down in your mind and you have taken it to be true, so if I say to you that I am quite innocent, and Allah knows that I am innocent, you would never believe me to be true, and if I confess to lapse before you, whereas Allah knows that I am completely innocent , in that case You will take me to be true and, by Allah, I, therefore, find no other alternative for me and for you except that what the father of Yousuf said:, comely patience. (en) |
