Question

I have read that that Sayyidatuna ‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) might have had a miscarriage. Is there any proofs for this?

 

Answer

Imam Ibnul A’arabi has recorded a narration wherein Sayyidah ‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) states that she had a miscarriage. However, Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al ‘Asqalani (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith extremely weak.

(Mu’jam Ibnul A’arabi, Hadith: 1928, Tahdhibut Tahdhib, vol. 12, pg. 436. Also see: Al Qawlul Badi’, pg. 188 and Tanzihush Shari’ah, vol. 1, pg. 421)

The problematic narrator has also reported many fabrications. This should therefore not be quoted.

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar