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Is it permissible to say that Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) is the mother and daughter of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq?

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Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, is the daughter of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him. Her being the Mother of the Believers, including Abu Bakr, does not contradict her being his daughter, because her motherhood to the believers is a motherhood of respect, reverence, and veneration, not a motherhood of lineage. Al-Shawkani stated in "Fath Al-Qadir" that the meaning of the Prophet's wives, peace and blessings be upon him, being Mothers of the Believers is that they are forbidden to marry and are deserving of veneration. Al-Qurtubi added that this motherhood includes men and women, out of veneration for their right, and he cited the recitation of Ubayy ibn Ka'b and Ibn Abbas: "and his wives are their mothers, and he is a father to them." Ibn Ashour clarified that this motherhood is by way of similitude in righteousness and the prohibition of marriage. Al-Shanqiti mentioned that this motherhood means their sanctity is like the sanctity of a mother, and their respect is like the respect of a mother. The evidence for this is that a believer does not ask his real mother from behind a veil, and that real mothers are those who give birth, and they (the Prophet's wives) did not give birth to all believers. And the fatherhood of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is a religious fatherhood and one of compassion, not a fatherhood of lineage, as indicated by the verse: "Muhammad is not the father of any of your men."

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