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Ibn Saad 8:55

Habib, the mawla of 'Urwa said, "When Khadija dies, the Prophet was terribly grieved over her, and Allah sent Jibril who brought him the picture of A'isha. He

He said, 'Messenger of Allah, this one will remove some of your sorrow. This one has some of the qualities of Khadija.' Then he took it back. 'The Messenger of Allah used to frequent the house of Abu Bakr. He said, 'Umm Ruman, take good care of A'isha and watch over her for me.' On that account A'isha had a special position among her family, but they were not aware that Allah had commanded that. The Messenger of Allah came to them one day as he used to come to them, and he did not miss a single day without coming to the house of Abu Bakr since he became Muslim until he emigrated. He found A'isha hiding behind the door of the house of Abu Bakr, weeping with great distress. He questioned her and she complained about her mother and said that she was after her. The eyes of the Messenger of Allah overflowed with tears and he went in to Umm Ruman and said, 'Umm Ruman, did I not tell you to watch over 'A'isha for me?' She said, 'Messenger of Allah, she spoke to the Siddig about me and made him angry with us.' The Prophet said, 'And if she did? Umm Ruman said, 'I will never trouble her.' 'A'isha was born at the beginning of the fourth year of prophethood, and she married the Messenger of Allah in the tenth year, in Shawwal, when she was six. He married her a month after Sawda."