رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا is also highly ranked in terms of worship as well. Her nephew, Sayyiduna Imam Qasim Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Bakr Siddique رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُم states: ‘Sayyidah ‘Aishah Siddiqah رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا was steadfast upon offering Tahajjud and would often observe Siyam.’ (Seerat-e-Mustafa, pp. 660; summarised)

Love for the Chasht Salah

She رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا used to offer eight Rak’ats of Chasht Salah. Then, she رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا would say: ‘Even if my parents get resurrected, still I would not leave these Rak’ats.’ (Muwatta Imam Malik, pp. 153, Hadees 366)

Under the aforementioned second Hadeeth, Hakeem-ul-Ummah, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه states: I.e. if I am given the news during the time of Ishraq that my parents have been resurrected and returned back, then I will not leave these Nawafil to meet them. Rather, I will first offer these Nawafil and then go kiss their feet. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 2, pp. 299)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

سُبْحٰنَ اللّٰہ! What great passion for nafl (optional) acts of worship Umm-ul-Mu`mineen Sayyidah ‘Aishah Siddiqah, ‘Aabidah, Zahidah رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا possessed. Just ponder that the one whose eminence is mentioned in the Holy Quran, whose virtues and excellences have been mentioned in Ahadees, who was called the scholar, Muftiyah, Faqeeha, Muhaddisah and Mufassirah of her time, whose eminent dignity and greatness were spread all around by the righteous predecessors; let alone leaving Faraaid, she رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا did not even feel appropriate to leave the Nawafil of Tahajjud and Chasht Salah. However, state of many Muslims nowadays is such that they leave Nafl Salah aside, they cannot even offer Fard Salahs. A large number of people leave for even Jumu’ah Salah when only few minutes are left for the Jama’at to start. Then as soon as the Imam performs the Salam or completes the first Du’a, more than half of the Masjid gets empty of the Salah-offering people.   

Ah! What has happened to Muslims? Why have people started to lose interest in the acts of worship? Why are people lazy in acting upon the