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Aisha spent her adult life in the mosque at Medina, keeping all the Muslim prayers and fasts, and being careful never to show her face to any man. When a blind man asked her why she bothered to [[Hijab|veil]] herself from him, she replied, “Even if you cannot see me, I can see you.”<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:49.</ref> Her | Aisha spent her adult life in the mosque at Medina, keeping all the Muslim prayers and fasts, and being careful never to show her face to any man. When a blind man asked her why she bothered to [[Hijab|veil]] herself from him, she replied, “Even if you cannot see me, I can see you.”<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:49.</ref> Her friends observed that she was usually dressed in loose trousers, a shift, a gown, a veil and gold rings. Her veil was sometimes black,<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:50.</ref> but (unlike the typical modern wearer of a ''niqab''), Aisha often wore both a veil and a gown dyed flame-red<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:52.</ref> or with safflower, which is bright pink.<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:49-51.</ref> Wolfskin furs against the cold are also mentioned, although Aisha was particular not to wear the furs of carrion.<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:49, 51.</ref> | ||
Her income was the revenues of Khaybar. After the surviving Jews were banished to Syria,<ref>Jarrett/Suyuti p. 136.</ref> Aisha chose to take control of her share of the real estate (“land and water”) rather than the annual income of dates and barley.<ref>{{Bukhari|3|39|521}}.</ref> She lived very frugally. She was asked why she bothered to mend her old trousers when “Allah has given you so much wealth,” and she replied, “Enough! A person who has nothing old and worn has nothing new.”<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:51.</ref> She expended most of her wealth in charity. Her nephew bought her house in exchange for 100,000 ''dirhams'' (about £500,000) and allowing her a lifetime residence. The money arrived in two sacks, and Aisha spent all day dividing the money up into bowls to give away as alms. She did not keep even enough to buy her evening meal, although she said she would have done this much if she had thought of it.<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:47-48.</ref> Another time her nephew gave her a gown of rough silk, which she did keep for herself.<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:49.</ref> | Her income was the revenues of Khaybar. After the surviving Jews were banished to Syria,<ref>Jarrett/Suyuti p. 136.</ref> Aisha chose to take control of her share of the real estate (“land and water”) rather than the annual income of dates and barley.<ref>{{Bukhari|3|39|521}}.</ref> She lived very frugally. She was asked why she bothered to mend her old trousers when “Allah has given you so much wealth,” and she replied, “Enough! A person who has nothing old and worn has nothing new.”<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:51.</ref> She expended most of her wealth in charity. Her nephew bought her house in exchange for 100,000 ''dirhams'' (about £500,000) and allowing her a lifetime residence. The money arrived in two sacks, and Aisha spent all day dividing the money up into bowls to give away as alms. She did not keep even enough to buy her evening meal, although she said she would have done this much if she had thought of it.<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:47-48.</ref> Another time her nephew gave her a gown of rough silk, which she did keep for herself.<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:49.</ref> | ||
She had limited control over her movements, for she needed permission from the [[Caliph]] to leave Medina. It was not until October 644, when she was 30, that she and her seven surviving co-wives were given leave to make a ''Hajj'' pilgrimage to Mecca (i.e., to take a holiday). | She had limited control over her movements, for she needed permission from the [[Caliph]] to leave Medina.<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:146. “'Umar ibn Al-Khattab forbade the wives of the Prophet to go on ''hajj'' or '''umra''.”</ref> It was not until October 644, when she was 30, that she and her seven surviving co-wives were given leave to make a ''Hajj'' pilgrimage to Mecca (i.e., to take a holiday).<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:146-147.</ref> Dressed in safflower-pink,<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:51: “That was after the death of the Prophet and then they went on ''hajj'' wearing safflower red garments.”</ref> they travelled in ''howdahs'' covered with green shawls, preceded by the camel of Uthman ibn Affan and followed by the camel of Abdulrahman ibn Awf. Uthman and Abdulrahman “did not let anyone come near them nor see them,” and shouted, “Get away! Get away! Go left!” or “Go right!” at anyone whom they passed on the road. In the midday heat they camped in ravines, shielded by trees on every side, “and they did not let anyone come near them.” A woman who brought them some meat and milk wept at the sight of them, saying she “remembered Allah’s Messenger,” which made all of them weep with her. Some years later, they petitioned, and were granted permission, to make a second ''Hajj'', again guarded on every step of the journey.<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:146-148.</ref> It is not recorded that Aisha left Medina again until 656. | ||
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