Imām Muqbil ibn Hādī al-Wādiʿī (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Do you know that ʿĀ’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) never gave birth and had no offspring? Yet, there is no report in the books of the Sunnah that ʿĀ’ishah ever said: “O Messenger of Allah, supplicate to Allah for me to have children!”
🍃And do you know that the Prophet ﷺ passed away while she was only 18 years old? He had great love for her, and she had strong jealousy for him. She then lived for another 47 years after him, yet she never regretted not marrying again!
🐚 Rather, she devoted herself to knowledge and worship. She became a teacher, an educated woman, and a muftīyah even for the senior Companions.
🌷 Life does not stop at having children, nor at marriage, nor at owning a home, nor at the death of parents, nor at the loss of children. Whatever Allah takes away, He replaces it with something better. This worldly life is a place of trial, and it has never been made complete for anyone.
🌊 So let your heart be filled with faith, contentment, and good thoughts of Allah. Fill your time with seeking knowledge that benefits you and your community. Make patience your provision and the Qur’an your companion — {We have not sent down the Qur’an to you that you should be distressed}. A person should not remain idle, because Shayṭān then overwhelms him with evil thoughts. It is better for him to occupy himself with what benefits him so that he is not occupied with what harms him.
I advise the righteous woman to be keen on sitting with righteous women, for through this she will increase in knowledge and insight.
Source: Ghārat al-Ashriṭah (2/474).
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