Hafsah bint Umar رضي الله عنهم

(S9)

Allah ﷻ refers to Abu Bakr and Umar رضي الله عنهم as the ‘righteous believers’ in Surah [66:4]

Surah [66:5] mentions that should our Messenger ﷺ divorce, Allah ﷻ will replace them with better women - the verse mentions ‘virgin and non virgin’ [women] - the scholars mention this refers to Maryam (رضي الله عنها) and Aasiyah (رضي الله عنها).

Our Messenger ﷺ will be married to Maryam, Aasiyah and Kulthoom (Sister of Musa (a.s)) رضي الله عنهم in Jannah.

The Rawafid use the egregious logic that Surah 66:10 mentions the disbelieving wives of Nuh and Lut (a.s) - and that it applies to Aisha and Hafsah (رضي الله عنهم)

Our Messenger ﷺ said to Aisha رضي الله عنها: “You will be my wife in this life, and the next”.

Abdullah Ibn Abaas (رضي الله عنهم) said to Aisha رضي الله عنها when she was ill: “Do not worry, you will shortly join the messenger ﷺ and Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه”.

The wives of Nuh and Lut (a.s) betrayed them in terms of deen. No wife of any Prophet (a.s) ever committed adultery.

Hafsah bint Umar رضي الله عنهم

(S8)

A fourth view is that the secret our Messenger ﷺ told Hafsah رضي الله عنها was that her father would be the successor of Abu Bakr رضي الله عنهم - however this view is weaker.

A brief commentary on Surah 66.

Verse [1] was revealed when our Messenger ﷺ prohibited for himself honey and approaching Maria رضي الله عنها.

[2] was revealed, referencing another verse: Surah [2:224], also referencing Surah [5:89] - where it mentions to make up for a broken oath, one can feed 10 poor people, or clothe them, or free a bonds person, or fast for 3 days.

Hasan al-Basri (r.h) stated that our Messenger ﷺ did not have to make up for his oath, as he ﷺ is already forgiven, as mentioned in surah 48:2.

Another opinion is that our messenger ﷺ made up for his oath by freeing a slave.

Surah Tahreem (66) silences the Quranists - Hadiths are also revelation.

Hafsah bint Umar رضي الله عنهم

(S7)

A slave woman performed witchcraft on Hafsah رضي الله عنها, and our mother ordered her to be dealt with by the authorities.

Umar رضي الله عنه: “The punishment for witchcraft is the sword”.

Surah [66:3-4]: “Remember when the Prophet confided in his wife a statement and she told it to another…”

An incident occurred where our Messenger ﷺ was given honey by one of his wives - and some of his other wives got possessive over this. There is a difference in opinion regarding which wives were involved, and who gave the honey.

There is 3 views regarding which wives were being mentioned in this verse, and what our Messenger ﷺ prohibited for himself.

1) The wives were Aisha and Hafsah رضي الله عنهم - what the Messenger ﷺ prohibited was honey. It occurred in Zainab’s Bint Jahsh رضي الله عنها house.

2) the wives were 3; Safiyah, Sawda and Aisha رضي الله عنهم

And the incident occurred in Hafsah’s رضي الله عنها house.

3) The wives were 2: Aisha and Hafsah رضي الله عنهم. What our Messenger ﷺ prohibited for himself was approaching Maria رضي الله عنها - this was done as once our Messenger ﷺ was being intimate with Maria in Hafsah's dwelling, causing Hafsah to grieve.

Hafsah bint Umar رضي الله عنهم

(S6)

Our beloved mother’s father, Umar (رضي الله عنهم) had such a status that the holy revelation confirmed his words [Surah 66:4] and his actions [Surah 4:84].

When Umar رضي الله عنه found out that sometimes our mother would argue with our messenger ﷺ, and as a result not speak for a day - he رضي الله عنه said: “You are the ones at loss!”, this made the messenger ﷺ smile. Umar رضي الله عنه said to his daughter رضي الله عنها “Do not compete with Aisha رضي الله عنها, she is more beautiful”. This again made our messenger ﷺ smile.

Our beloved mothers (a.s) were given a choice, they can choose this life and be given bounties, or choose Allah ﷻ, His messenger ﷺ and The Last Day. Of course, they all chose the latter.

Aisha رضي الله عنها was given the honour of being the first wife our messenger ﷺ visited after his one month isolation.

Our messenger ﷺ: “My wives are my wives in this life, and in the hereafter”. (Our mothers (رضي الله عنهم) have a special honour - as is expected, for Allah ﷻ chose them to be the wives of His beloved ﷺ).

Hafsah bint Umar رضي الله عنهم

(S5)

Being the daughter of Umar رضي الله عنه, Hafsah رضي الله عنها was an excellent orator.

Our messenger ﷺ once said: “The Badris nor the ones under the tree on the day of allegiance shall enter the fire” to which Hafsah رضي الله عنها said: “No, they will O messenger of Allah ﷻ” She quoted Surah [19:71] “There is not one of them except they will pass over it (the fire)”. The messenger ﷺ said: “does the next verse not say: ‘Then We shall save those who feared Allah ﷻ’”.

Once, our mother Safiyah رضي الله عنها heard Hafsah رضي الله عنها say: “She is the daughter of a Jew” causing safiyah to weep. The messenger ﷺ comforted Safiyah by saying: “You are a prophets daughter [Haroon (a.s)], your uncle is a prophet [Musa (a.s)] and you’re married to a prophet [ﷺ]. How can she boast over you?”. The messenger ﷺ then told Hafsah رضي الله عنها to fear Allah ﷻ.

These incidents are not to be seen as faults of our mothers (a.s) - they are the greatest women of this Ummah. Rather, it is to be seen as the possessiveness they had for the greatest of creation, ﷺ!

In 9 A.H, Khaybar fell, and wealth was coming in truckloads to the Muslims - our messenger ﷺ lived an ascetic life, and his wives (رضي الله عنهم) asked if they could have a little wealth to make it more comfortable…

Hafsah bint Umar رضي الله عنهم

(S4)

Our mother رضي الله عنها was taught how to read, write, perform ruqyah and treat ant bites by Layla رضي الله عنها, who was known as ‘as-Shifa’ رضي الله عنها.

Ali (رضي الله عنه): “Teach yourself, and your families all that is good”. A common misconception is that women should be kept away from an education - the complete opposite to what the Salaf practiced.

Hafsah رضي الله عنها narrated 60 Hadith, and was one of our messenger’s ﷺ most learned wives.

Allah ﷻ Himself praised Hafsah رضي الله عنها for her worship: “She fasts frequently, stands for long at night, she is your wife in Paradise”

She رضي الله عنها observed fasting all the way into her old age.

Hafsah bint Umar (رضي الله عنهم)

(S3)

Our beloved messenger’s (ﷺ) second wife was Sawdaa رضي الله عنها. She and Khadijah (رضي الله عنهم) share the honour of being the only wives to have their marriage consummated in Makkah!

When Sawdaa رضي الله عنها became old, she gave the night that the messenger ﷺ would usually visit her to Aisha رضي الله عنها - Thus Aisha رضي الله عنها had the special honour of having the greatest of creation ﷺ for 2 nights.

Our messenger ﷺ would visit our mothers (a.s) after Asr daily. He ﷺ was not commanded to treat all of his wives equally, he chose to do so voluntarily - like usual setting the greatest example for the rest of humanity!

Our messenger ﷺ: “Jibraaeel (a.s) just came to me and said: ‘Allah ﷻ Has given you Salaam. He ﷻ Has said that Hafsah رضي الله عنها is your wife in this life, and in the next’.”.

Our messenger ﷺ said anyone in a major state of impurity cannot enter the masjid, except; The messenger ﷺ himself, his wives, Faatima and Ali (رضي الله عنهم) - such was the status of our mothers!

Hafsah bint Umar (رضي الله عنهم)

(S2)

Umar رضي الله عنه first went to Uthmaan رضي الله عنه to ask if he wanted to marry Hafsah رضي الله عنها, however he stated he was not ready. Umar رضي الله عنه went to tell the messenger ﷺ of this, to which he ,ﷺ, said: “Hafsah will marry a man better than Uthmaan. Uthmaan will marry a woman better than Hafsah”. (رضي الله عنهم).

The blessed marriage took place in 3 A.H, in the month of shabaan.

The first time our messenger ﷺ called Umar رضي الله عنه ‘Abu Hafsa’ رضي الله عنها was at the battle of Badr!

Hafsah bint Umar (رضي الله عنهم) (S1)

Our beloved mother, Hafsah رضي الله عنها, had a blessed family tree - her father, Ameer-ul-mumineen Umar رضي الله عنه needs no introduction. Her mother is Zainab bint Madhoon رضي الله عنها, the sister of our messenger’s ﷺ half brother, Uthman Ibn Madhoon رضي الله عنه.

She was the full sibling of Abdullah Ibn Umar رضي الله عنهم.

Her father, Umar, his brother Zayd, her husband Khunais Ibn Hudafa, her 3 maternal uncles (Uthman, Qudama and Abdullah Ibn Madhoon [رضي الله عنهم]) and her cousin, Saa’ib Ibn Uthman (رضي الله عنهم) were all Badris - thus she had a unique honour of having 7 relatives fighting in the greatest battle of history.

Our mother Hafsah رضي الله عنها was born 5 years before prophethood - making her the same age as Faatima رضي الله عنها.

The Afterlife (S7)

Our messenger ﷺ: “Without doubt, sleep is like death, and there is no death in Paradise”.

Sleep is only a pleasure when one is fatigued - otherwise one does not desire it.

Our messenger ﷺ: “Today is the bet. Tomorrow is the race. The end of that is Paradise. Losers are those in the Hellfire”.

The messenger ﷺ: “Verily indeed, I fear weakness of certainty for my Ummah”.

Have you asked for certainty and wellbeing? Our messenger ﷺ said: “Remember, mankind has not been given anything better than certainty and wellbeing, so ask Allah ﷻ for them”.

Hasan al-Basri (r.h) commented: “Through certainty, one is free from the fire, strives for Paradise…and in wellbeing people come together, and when there is commotion they separate”.

Our messenger ﷺ said: “The best iman, is knowing that Allah ﷻ is with you, wherever you are”.