The Innocence

The Innocence  (96)

He consulted with his Companions about how he should deal with the situation affecting his household and all of Madinah. Ali subtly advocated separation, but Usama and the others counselled otherwise.

Following this consultation, the Prophet ﷺ ascended the
pulpit and declared it was up to the people to seek redress from the one whose evil had touched even their Prophet’s household. His words were taken to heart by the chieftain of the Aus tribe, who pronounced the death sentence on Abdullah bin Ubayy for beginning the scandal. Since Abdullah bin Ubayy belonged to the Khazraj tribe, their chieftain took the sentence as an affront to the entire tribe. More disunity and ill will were bred until the Prophet ﷺ intervened to heal the breach.

By then, ‘Aishah herself had recovered from her illness, and
one night she went to relieve herself accompanied by Umm Mistah. In the darkness, Umm Mistah tripped over her sheet and then proceeded to curse her son. ‘Aishah rebuked her for her imprecation, but the lady told ‘Aishah she was justified in cursing him. After all, wasn’t he also parroting the same lies about ‘Aishah

“What lies?” asked ‘Aishah. The whole story came rushing
out and ‘Aishah listened silently. When she returned it was to ask the Prophet’s permission to go to her parents’ house. Once she got there her parents sorrowfully confirmed that all of Madinah was whispering about ‘Aishah and Safwan. The tears would not stop.

Two nights and a day went by, and ‘Aishah cried while her parents watched and wept too. After the second night had passed, the Prophet ﷺ came to Struggling with his own emotions, he said, as
see ‘Aishah.

befitting the spiritual head of the community and her husband, “‘Aishah! I have come to know of this and that about you. If you are innocent, Allah will bring your innocence to light. If you have sinned, then repent and seek Allah’s forgiveness, for He forgives those who repent.”

‘Aishah listened without tears. She asked her parents to reply
on her behalf, but they sat mute with grief and reverence for the Prophet ﷺ . Then ‘Aishah spoke in ringing tones: “By Allah, I know that the lie had been repeated so much so
that it has stuck to your hearts and you people have taken it as true. Now, if I say I am innocent – and Allah knows well that I am innocent – you will not accept it as true. In case I confess anything – and Allah knows very well that I am quite innocent – you will take it as true. Thus, I for myself and for you, say what the father of Yusuf said:

“…Patience is beautiful. I seek the help of Allah against what you assert.” (12: 18)

With those words she turned her back on the Prophet ﷺ and
lay down. At that moment Allah sent the Prophet ﷺ a revelation.

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