What is the linguistic meaning of "أراها" with a Damma on the Alif in Abu Bakr's statement to Aisha: "The one with child is the daughter of Kharijah; I see her as a slave girl," and is this considered an insight or is it an innovation?
The narration mentioned is authentic, reported by Malik in al-Muwatta. The meaning of "I think it is a girl" (أُراها جارية) is "I assume it is a daughter." This was due to a vision Abu Bakr had, or it could have been a result of perspicacity (firasah) and inspiration. Indeed, the perspicacity of faith is a light that Allah casts into the heart of His servant, by which he distinguishes between truth and falsehood. Abu Bakr al-Siddiq was the most perspicacious among the Ummah.
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