# Was Aisha Abu Bakr's sister rather than his daughter?

*Was Aisha Abu Bakr's sister? No; her later age fits her personality*

- URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/16/
- Date: 2020-07-14 · Kind: question · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (1:03:34–1:06:38)
- Status: general teaching
- Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&t=3814s
- Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/

**Topics:** The age of Aisha; The companions

**Question as asked:** According to early sources from Abd al-Jabbar, Abu Bakr was Aisha's brother; is that right?

**Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** No, she was definitely Abu Bakr's daughter; her being in her twenties during the Prophet's lifetime fits her personality, not her being fifty.

**Checked position (checked by two independent reviews, not by the channel):** Mufti Abu Layth says he would not buy the claim that Aisha was Abu Bakr's sister, as she was definitely his daughter.

**Evidence, his words at 1:04:12:** “something like that that is too too far stretch but she was not over Kurt she was definitely his daughter not his sister” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&t=3852s)

## Longer summary

A chat message claims that, according to early sources from Abd al-Jabbar, Abu Bakr was Aisha's brother. Mufti Abu Layth says he would not buy that, it is too far a stretch, and that she was definitely Abu Bakr's daughter. He says that her being older at marriage reflects her character: her vibrancy, her role on the battlefield and the stories about her among the other wives fit someone in her twenties during the Prophet's lifetime, whereas saying she was in her fifties makes no sense. He then announces that the Hagia Sophia is coming and thanks donors.

## Sources and names cited

- Aisha
- Abu Bakr
- Qadi Abd al-Jabbar

## Transcript (machine tier, 1:03:34–1:06:38)

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[1:03:33] many is it already yeah so this is this are not nice you know right so what is going on in is she was the sister of vodka Turks hiding sauce I'm not sure what that means Anaya says a worker was Aisha's brother according to early sources from abdul-jabbar oh no no no I mean I wouldn't buy that I wouldn't buy

[1:04:12] something like that that is too too far stretch but she was not over Kurt she was definitely his daughter not his sister but the fact of her being much of a later age makes it reflects her character and it reflects her personality the vibrance she had you know the usefulness the kind of being on the battlefield running helping you know all this kind of ties in with her even the stories that people transmit about her amongst the other wives this whole

[1:04:51] thing it seems to fit in with that anyway that somebody you know use in her because during the prophet's lifetime then she was you know through her twenties going right through so that makes sense you know somebody she would have been in her mid-twenties going through some of those things and that kind of reflects the the kind of personality and temperament of somebody that age as well right so as opposed to saying she was in her 50s that doesn't really make sense at all Arai of right so who has a new follower

[1:05:30] Monique Ric now I can see when people are followed yet do you do any people you're doing it all right right Kanna let's shall we take a look at this Hagia Sophia a right people of right what Hawaii let me just check mm-hmm so there is right here it is I've got it right here

[1:06:07] I did set it up RI this sieve this super check I have to answer the super chat people are like now medieval will write so but shook much appreciated I appreciate all your love and support people you know yes sub oblong copy are you know it's your it's your love

## Cite

Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment a6H5lYE4MN8/s/16. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/16/

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