Bayhaqi 11337 — Interdiction of adults for foolishness

Awf bin al-Harith bin al-Tufayl, who was the maternal nephew of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), said that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) sold or gave something in charity, and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both), who was her nephew, said: "Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) must stop such dealings, or else, by Allah, I will have a hajr (restriction) placed on her." The Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Then I make a vow to Allah that I will never speak to Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) again." After that, when her cutting off of relations had gone on for a long time, intercession was made to her on behalf of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both). The Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Certainly not! By Allah, I will not accept any intercession concerning him, and I will not break my vow." When this cutting off of relations became very distressing for Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both), he spoke about the matter to Sayyiduna al-Miswar bin Makhramah and Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin al-Aswad (may Allah be pleased with them both). Both of them were from Banu Zuhrah. Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to them: I adjure you by Allah: "Take me in to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) somehow, for it is not permissible for her to vow to sever ties of kinship with me." So Sayyiduna al-Miswar and Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman (may Allah be pleased with them both), wrapped in their cloaks, brought Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) along with them, sought permission from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) to enter, and said: 'As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah' (Peace and the mercy of Allah be upon you), may we come in? Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Come in." They said: "All of us?" She said: "Yes, all of you come in." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) did not know that Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) was with them. When they went in, Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) went inside the curtain, embraced Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), began to weep and to implore her by Allah; and Sayyiduna al-Miswar and Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman (may Allah be pleased with them both) also began imploring her by Allah that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) should speak to Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) and forgive him. They also said: As you know, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has forbidden cutting off relations, saying: "It is not permissible for a Muslim to cut off his brother for more than three days." When their reminding pressed heavily upon Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) also began reminding them and weeping, saying: "I have taken an oath, and the matter of an oath is serious." But they kept on trying until the Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her) spoke to Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both), and she freed forty slaves for breaking her oath. After that, whenever she remembered this oath she would weep, and her head-covering would become wet with tears. The Shaykh said: Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) did not deny hajr (restriction), and Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) also held this view; and hajr was known even in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), with no denial of it being reported from anyone. This is what indicates that.