Ayesha – A Vulgar and Shameless Woman

It is the duty of every woman to protect her chastity and not take it public. There are certain things which are personal to her and her married life which are considered immoral to be shared and discussed. One such thing is a woman’s monthly cycle which is extremely personal to her. It is not expected of her to talk about this outside.

What will you call a woman who discusses about this personal matter repeatedly to other men?

Now let us see what Ayesha narrates in the so called “Saheeh” Bukhari. Reader discretion is requested.

We seek refuge in Allah before mentioning these narrations.

Narration 1: Ayesha narrates, “While in menses, I used to comb the hair of Allah's Apostle”
[Bukhari: Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadees 294]

Narration 2: Ayesha narrates, “The Prophet used to lean on my lap and recite Qur'an while I was in menses.”
[Bukhari: Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadees 296]

Narration 3: Ayesha narrates, “The Prophet () and I used to take a bath from a single pot while we were Junub. During the menses, he used to order me to put on an Izar (dress worn below the waist) and used to fondle me. While in I`tikaf, he used to bring his head near me and I would wash it while I used to be in my periods (menses).”
[Bukhari: Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadees 298]

Narration 4: Ayesha narrates, “Whenever anyone of us got her menses, she, on becoming clean, used to take hold of the blood spot and rub the blood off her garment, and pour water over it and wash that portion thoroughly and sprinkle water over the rest of the garment. After that she would pray in (with) it.”
[Bukhari: Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadees 305]

If we analyze the above narrations we observe that:

1. Ayesha was a vulgar woman and had a habit of talking about her “personal matters” as there are numerous other similar traditions where is shamelessly talking about her personal and intimate issues.
2. These traditions are narrated from the chain of narrators who were male. She was shameless to talk such matters to other men.
3. The Holy Quran says,
   وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْمَحِيضِ ۖ قُلْ هُوَ أَذًى فَاعْتَزِلُوا النِّسَاءَ فِي الْمَحِيضِ ۖ وَلَا تَقْرَبُوهُنَّ حَتَّىٰ يَطْهُرْنَ ۖ
   And they ask you about menstruation. Say, "It is harm, so keep away from wives during menstruation. And do not approach them until they are pure...
   [Surah Baqarah: 222]

   Not only she did not care for her own chastity, she also insulted the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and the Holy Quran by mentioning such things.

4. Even Bukhari has not refrained from mentioning such narrations which insult the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and the Holy Quran

Therefore, we conclude that,

1. If the narrations are correct, then Ayesha was a vulgar and shameless woman and Bukhari was equally shameless to mention them
2. If the narrations are false, then Saheeh Bukhari is not “Saheeh”