(Clarification of the issue of who is the best of women) So look at the interpretation, what does it mean? *** The best of women, and the women agreed with him. Do you think it means diverting from
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The Shaykh : He said:
"So look at the interpretation, what does it mean? *** The best of women, and the women agreed with him"
As for Aisha being the most knowledgeable of the women, this is a matter known to those who know her situation and that she is considered a female jurist (may Allah be pleased with her). As for her being the best of women, this is a matter of disagreement among the people of the Sunnah. Some of them said that the best of women is Aisha because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: They said, and he mentioned that many women were complete, such as So-and-so, So-and-so, and So-and-so, and that Aisha’s superiority over the women is like the superiority of the thick porridge over other foods. This is a general statement, like the superiority of the thick porridge over other foods. It appears that Ibn al-Qayyim, in this statement, holds this view. However, it passed us in the creed that the correct view is that Aisha has a distinction, Khadijah has a distinction, Fatimah has a distinction, and Maryam has a distinction; each one is better than the other from another aspect.
"Do you think it means diverting from the *** strong meaning to one that is not the stronger position"
The answer: No, she does not mean by the interpretation diverting the word from the strong meaning, meaning the apparent meaning, to the meaning that is not the stronger position, to the meaning that is not the stronger position. For this reason, he said: "to one that is not the stronger position".
"So look at the interpretation, what does it mean? *** The best of women, and the women agreed with him"
As for Aisha being the most knowledgeable of the women, this is a matter known to those who know her situation and that she is considered a female jurist (may Allah be pleased with her). As for her being the best of women, this is a matter of disagreement among the people of the Sunnah. Some of them said that the best of women is Aisha because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Many men are complete, and many women are complete: Asiya, the wife of Pharaoh, Maryam daughter of Imran, and Khadijah daughter of Khuwaylid. And the superiority of Aisha over the women is like the superiority of the thick porridge over other foods.
كمُل من الرجال كثير وكمل من النساء آسيا امرأة فرعون ومريم بنت عمران وخديجة بنت خويلد وفضل عائشة على النساء كفضل الثريد على سائر الطعام"Do you think it means diverting from the *** strong meaning to one that is not the stronger position"
The answer: No, she does not mean by the interpretation diverting the word from the strong meaning, meaning the apparent meaning, to the meaning that is not the stronger position, to the meaning that is not the stronger position. For this reason, he said: "to one that is not the stronger position".