“Carry on, O Banu Arfida!”

He kept repeating, “Aisha, have you had enough yet?” and I would answer, “No,” wanting to see the regard he had for me—until I was satisfied.

She said, “Among the words they chanted that day were: ‘Abu al-Qasim is good!’ ”

In one narration: “When I became weary he asked, ‘Is that enough?’ I replied, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘Then you may leave.’ ”

In another version: “I said, ‘Do not rush.’ So he stood there for my sake, then asked, ‘Enough?’ I said, ‘Do not rush,’ and I saw him shifting his weight from one foot to the other.

“It was not that I enjoyed watching them; rather, I wanted the women to know his esteem for me and my standing with him, though I was only a young girl. So take into account the condition of a girl, newly come of age, eager for amusement.

“Then Umar arrived, and the people and the children scattered. The Prophet ﷺ said, ‘I saw the devils of humankind and jinn fleeing from Umar.’

“Aisha added: On that day the Prophet ﷺ also said, ‘Let the Jews know that there is spaciousness in our religion.’ ” 1.