The marriage contract with ‘Aishah, daughter of Abu Bakr, is concluded in Makkah; the book records that she joined his household in Madinah in the first year after the Hijrah.
As the book dates it: Shawwal, 11th year of Prophethood; the marriage began in Shawwal, 1 A.H., in Madinah
Who was there
- AB‘Aishah bint Abi BakrAbu Bakr’s daughter; the book calls her the most learned woman in jurisprudence. The Prophet ﷺ died in her room.
- ABAbu Bakr as-SiddiqThe Prophet’s close friend, who believed on the very first day of the call, hid with him in the cave of Thawr, and led the prayer in his last days.