Source: Fatāwā Amunpuri by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amunpuri
Are those who accuse Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها of adultery considered disbelievers (kuffār)?
Yes, whoever accuses Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها of adultery is a disbeliever (kāfir). Her innocence and chastity have been affirmed in:
❖ The scholars from the Abbasid era held a consensus:
من سب سيدتنا عائشة رضي الله عنها فلا حظ له فى الإسلام
“Whoever reviles our Lady ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها has no share in Islam.”
al-Muntaẓam fī Tārīkh al-Mulūk wa al-Umam by Ibn al-Jawzī: 15/281 – Authentic chain
❖ Imām Abū Isḥāq al-Shīrāzī رحمه الله (d. 476H) said:
“There is a consensus among Muslims that the verse of slander (Qadhf) applies universally, even though it was revealed specifically regarding ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها.”
al-Tabsirah fī Uṣūl al-Fiqh, p. 146
❖ Imām al-Qurṭubī رحمه الله (d. 671H) explained:
In reference to the verse:
﴿يَعِظُكُمُ اللَّهُ أَنْ تَعُودُوا لِمِثْلِهِ أَبَدًا﴾
Surah al-Nūr: 17
“Allah warns you never to repeat something like this ever again.”
He said:
This refers specifically to ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها, because such slander affects the honor of the Prophet ﷺ and his pure household, and thus it is an act of disbelief (kufr).
Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī: 12/205
❖ Qāḍī Abū Yaʿlā al-Ḥanbalī رحمه الله (d. 458H) said:
“Whoever accuses ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها of what Allah has absolved her from is a kāfir – without any difference of opinion.”
al-Ṣārim al-Maslūl by Ibn Taymiyyah, p. 566
❖ Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله (d. 728H) stated:
“Multiple scholars have transmitted the consensus (ijmāʿ) on this matter, and many Imāms have explicitly ruled this way.”
al-Ṣārim al-Maslūl ʿalā Shātim al-Rasūl, p. 566
✔ Accusing Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها of adultery is a direct denial of clear Qur’anic revelation,
✔ It constitutes an act of disbelief (kufr) by unanimous agreement of scholars.
✔ Anyone who commits this grave slander has no share in Islam.
❖ Question:
Are those who accuse Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها of adultery considered disbelievers (kuffār)?
✿ Answer:
Yes, whoever accuses Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها of adultery is a disbeliever (kāfir). Her innocence and chastity have been affirmed in:
- The Noble Qur’an
- Authentic Aḥādīth
- Narrations from the Companions (Ṣaḥābah)
❀ Scholarly Consensus:
❖ The scholars from the Abbasid era held a consensus:
من سب سيدتنا عائشة رضي الله عنها فلا حظ له فى الإسلام
“Whoever reviles our Lady ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها has no share in Islam.”
al-Muntaẓam fī Tārīkh al-Mulūk wa al-Umam by Ibn al-Jawzī: 15/281 – Authentic chain❀ Classical Scholarly Opinions:
❖ Imām Abū Isḥāq al-Shīrāzī رحمه الله (d. 476H) said:
“There is a consensus among Muslims that the verse of slander (Qadhf) applies universally, even though it was revealed specifically regarding ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها.”
al-Tabsirah fī Uṣūl al-Fiqh, p. 146❖ Imām al-Qurṭubī رحمه الله (d. 671H) explained:
In reference to the verse:
﴿يَعِظُكُمُ اللَّهُ أَنْ تَعُودُوا لِمِثْلِهِ أَبَدًا﴾
Surah al-Nūr: 17“Allah warns you never to repeat something like this ever again.”
He said:
This refers specifically to ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها, because such slander affects the honor of the Prophet ﷺ and his pure household, and thus it is an act of disbelief (kufr).
Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī: 12/205❖ Qāḍī Abū Yaʿlā al-Ḥanbalī رحمه الله (d. 458H) said:
“Whoever accuses ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها of what Allah has absolved her from is a kāfir – without any difference of opinion.”
al-Ṣārim al-Maslūl by Ibn Taymiyyah, p. 566❖ Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله (d. 728H) stated:
“Multiple scholars have transmitted the consensus (ijmāʿ) on this matter, and many Imāms have explicitly ruled this way.”
al-Ṣārim al-Maslūl ʿalā Shātim al-Rasūl, p. 566
Conclusion:
✔ Accusing Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها of adultery is a direct denial of clear Qur’anic revelation,
✔ It constitutes an act of disbelief (kufr) by unanimous agreement of scholars.
✔ Anyone who commits this grave slander has no share in Islam.
