the supererogatory prayers in the mosque. This report also shows ʿĀʾishah’s love for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ—something hardly surprising, for she was the most beloved of his wives who were with him; no one rivaled her except Khadījah (may Allah be pleased with her). Khadījah was his first wife, and he did not take another until she passed away, yet he would often remember her. Still, ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) remained the dearest of the wives who were alive in her time.

Among the benefits of this ḥadīth is that a person seeks protection in Allah’s attributes from their opposites: in His pleasure from His anger, and in His pardon and well-being from His punishment. Indeed, there is no refuge from Allah except with Him, so one seeks shelter in Allah from Allah. Allah alone grants success.

1433 – ʿĀʾishah’s contemporary, the Mother of the Believers Juwayriyyah bint al-Ḥārith (may Allah be pleased with her), reported that the Prophet ﷺ left her apartment early in the morning after he had performed the dawn prayer while she was seated in her prayer place. He returned later in the forenoon and found her still sitting. He asked, “Have you remained as I left you?” She replied, “Yes.” He said, “Since leaving you I have uttered four phrases three times; if they were weighed against everything you have said today, they would outweigh it: Subḥānallāhi wa bi-ḥamdih, ʿadada khalqih, wa riḍā nafsih, wa zinata ʿarshih (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him: by the number of His creatures, by His own good pleasure, and by the weight of His Throne).”