Aisha's statement: (And I was a young girl at that time), and she was close to twenty. ?
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The questioner : Aisha's statement (may Allah be pleased with her) Even though Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was one or two years under twenty in that year, how can she say "a young girl"?
The Shaykh : Yes, a young girl, one who is eighteen years old, whether that is considered old or young.
The questioner : Old, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, no.
The questioner : A woman.
The Shaykh : No, no, a young girl, because all the wives of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) were much older than her, so she was a young girl.
The questioner : In comparison to the others.
The Shaykh : In comparison to the others, and in comparison to reality as well.
The questioner : But "jariyah" (girl) is applied to an older woman, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : how
The questioner : Is "jariyah" applied to a woman who has reached puberty?
The Shaykh : If one knows the term "jariyah," it is applied to young women and to women in general.
Yes, indeed
And I was a young girl, dozing off, and the back of the camel would strike my face.
وأنا جارية حديثة السن أنعس فتصيب وجهي مؤخرة الرحلThe Shaykh : Yes, a young girl, one who is eighteen years old, whether that is considered old or young.
The questioner : Old, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, no.
The questioner : A woman.
The Shaykh : No, no, a young girl, because all the wives of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) were much older than her, so she was a young girl.
The questioner : In comparison to the others.
The Shaykh : In comparison to the others, and in comparison to reality as well.
The questioner : But "jariyah" (girl) is applied to an older woman, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : how
The questioner : Is "jariyah" applied to a woman who has reached puberty?
The Shaykh : If one knows the term "jariyah," it is applied to young women and to women in general.
Yes, indeed