(Continuation from the section on women...) Does the hadith mean that Aisha is superior to Maryam and Asiya, and what is the meaning of "O Maryam, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds"?
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The questioner : Here, it says that Aisha, first of all, is the best of women... and after Aisha... do Maryam and Asiya come in, and is Aisha preferred over them?
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning of the hadith is that Aisha is superior to them.
The questioner : The verse, O Shaykh, is in Surat Maryam: ...
The Shaykh : This is like His saying:[Al-Jathiyah 45:16] meaning, among the Children of Israel, she is the best of the women of the Children of Israel.
The questioner : Does that mean Aisha is superior to Asiya?
The Shaykh : This is the apparent meaning of the hadith, because when it mentioned that these two women are complete, it said:Sunan Ibn Majah 3281Sahih (Darussalam)
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, it is as if it says that Aisha is superior to both of them.
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning of the hadith is that Aisha is superior to them.
The questioner : The verse, O Shaykh, is in Surat Maryam:
O Maryam, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds
يا مريم إن الله اصطفاك وطهرك واصطفاك على نساء العالمينThe Shaykh : This is like His saying:
and preferred them over the worlds.
وفضلناهم على العالمينThe questioner : Does that mean Aisha is superior to Asiya?
The Shaykh : This is the apparent meaning of the hadith, because when it mentioned that these two women are complete, it said:
The superiority of ‘Aishah over other women is like the superiority of Tharid over all other foods.
فضل عائشة على النساء كفضل الثريد على سائر الطعامThe questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, it is as if it says that Aisha is superior to both of them.