Aisha’s Derivation of Islamic Rulings

inferred this truth and then conveyed it to the Muslim community. According to this narration, the real reason was that, unlike Makkah, Madinah no longer had the powerful tribal chiefs who usually become the main source of such resistance. Shortly before the Prophet’s arrival, a civil war had taken place there, in which most of Madinah’s leading chiefs had been killed. History shows that resistance to a mission is usually led by leaders. When the leaders of Madinah were no longer present, the root of resistance was removed. As a result, the common people accepted Islam as the voice of their own nature. 3. In Sahih Muslim, it is narrated that after the death of the Messenger of God, during the period of the Rightly Guided Caliphate, Ibn Abi Mulaykah, a student of Aisha al-Siddiqah, asked her: “If the Messenger of God had appointed someone as Caliph, whom would he have appointed?” She replied: “Abu Bakr.” He asked: “Who after him?” She replied: “Umar.” He asked: “Who after him?” She said: “Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah.” When he asked who would come after him, Aisha al-Siddiqah remained silent. (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 2385) This narration shows that one of the important lessons Aisha al-Siddiqah learned through her close association with the Prophet of Islam was the great importance of