Fatima (r.a) had no menses
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa
Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
Assalam-o-alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,
Today i was reading one mail regarding our ummat, below
this 4 sentences i cannot understand. can you breifly describe about the
sentences.
3. Hazrat Fathima Zahra (radi Allahu anha), although
human, was free frommenstruations, etc. like the maidens of Jannah.
(Fatawa Razvia)
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Answer:
Fatima (r.a) had no menses
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none
can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright.
We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
It is an absolute fabrication
and a lie that Hadrat Fatimah binte Rasool Allah (r.a.) was free of
menstruation or any other condition that Allah has bestowed upon the human
beings as a test.
It has been the policy of some
misguided people, who in their extreme love and reverence for some of the pious
slaves of Allah Subhanah, try to ‘Angelize’ or ‘de-humanize’ them and in their
ignorance, try to raise them above being humans. Little do they realize that by doing so, they actually degrade
the level of these most pious of slaves of Allah Subhanah!
Every condition, or tribulation,
or trial that is laid upon human beings by the All Knowing, All Wise Lord, was
laid upon these pious slaves and worshippers of Allah Subhanah; but it is
precisely their superior control over their actions and their ‘taqwa’ that
raised them to the level of obedience and God-consciousness, that Allah
Subhanah inspired the Prophet (saws) to announce their superiority over all
human beings, and give them the glad tidings of the eternal Gardens of Paradise
even in their own lifetimes! To
‘Angelize’ or ‘de-humanize’ them would be to deprive them of the sacrifices
they gave in the Cause of Allah Subhanah; for if they did not face the
conditions and the trials that are laid upon human beings, their passing their
test would not be as great and sublime!
It is indeed a gross injustice the people do when they try to say such
things about such pious and God-fearing slaves of Allah Subhanah.
Not only that, but to attribute
such falsehood that Allah Subhanah did not put these best of worshippers in
similar or more tests as the other human beings, would be to (Allah forbid)
accuse the All Just Lord of being unfair and unjust on the rest of
mankind!
If at all, the Sunnah of Allah
Subhanah is that the more pious and God-fearing the person, the more he/she is
tested by Allah Subhanah! If one just
simply studies the tests and tribulations that Allah Subhanah put on His
Prophets like Nooh (a.s.), and Ibraheem (a.s.), and Moosa (a.s.), and Isa
(a.s.), and Ayyub (a.s.), and Yunus (a.s.), etc., and above all, on Prophet
Mohamed (saws), one would realize that a normal human being would absolutely
break down under these conditions and the weight laid upon them as tests by
Allah Subhanah! These pious and
righteous slaves of Allah Subhanah were tested beyond comprehension, but under
the guidance of Allah Subhanah, they always remained patient and steadfast on
the Path commanded to them by their Lord!
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith
1562 Narrated by Sa'd
When the Prophet
(saws) was asked which people suffered the greatest affliction, he replied,
"The Prophets, then those who come next to them (in Taqwa), then those who
come next to them (in Taqwa). A man is afflicted in keeping his religion. If he
is firm in his religion his trial is severe, but if there is weakness in his
religion it is made light for him."
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Hadith 7.548 Narrated by Abu
Huraira
Allah's Messenger
(saws) said, "If Allah wants to do good to somebody, He afflicts him with
trials."
Ibn Mas'ud said:
"I visited the Messenger of Allah (saws)while he had a fever. I exclaimed:
'O Messenger of Allah! You have a high fever! ' He (saws) said: 'My fever is as
much as two amongst you [might have].'
I asked: 'Is it because you have a double reward?' He (saws) replied: 'Yes, that is right. No
Muslim is afflicted with any hurt, even if it is no more than the pricking of a
thorn, but Allah wipes off his sins because of it, and his sins fall away from
him as leaves fall from a tree'."
Thus, my beloved brother in
Islam, it is an absolute lie and a fabrication that Hadrat Fatimah (r.a.) did
not experience the state of menses or any other condition or trial that is laid
upon the human beings by Allah Subhanah.
Her greatness and her supremacy lies in the fact that she faced and
passed all the tests laid upon her by the Majestic Lord, so much so that Allah
Subhanah inspired the Prophet (saws) to name her amongst the best women who
ever walked on this planet earth! Such
was her state of piety and ‘Taqwa’ and her deeds in the sight of the Lord of
the Worlds.
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith
6181 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
The Prophet (saws)
said, "Among the women of the universe, Mary daughter of Imran, Khadijah
daughter of Khuwaylid, Fatimah daughter of Muhammad (saws), and Asiyah the wife
of Pharaoh, are enough for you."
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith
6162 Narrated by Hudhayfah
I heard the
Messenger of Allah (saws) saying: ‘Here is an Angel who has never come down to
Earth before to-night. He asked his
Lord's permission to give me a greeting and give me the good news that Fatimah
will be the Chief Lady among the inhabitants of Paradise, and that (her sons)
al-Hasan and al-Husayn will be the chief ones among the youths who go to
Paradise.’
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan