To what extent are the narrations true that speak of a man having a wet dream in the house of Aisha, and which raise doubts about her purity? Do they contradict her exoneration that came in the Qur'an and the Sunnah?
The potential actions originating from people of virtue should be interpreted in the best possible light, especially since those who transmitted these accounts are the same ones who transmitted the virtues of the Companions, and they saw no fault in them. To clarify the story of Hammam with Aisha, his 'descent' to her meant her hospitality, not that he slept with her in her room.
Regarding the matter of semen, there is no shame in seeking knowledge. Aisha praised the women of the Ansar for not letting shyness prevent them from gaining religious understanding.
One must repel doubts from oneself and not pay attention to them. By examining the biography of Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, it becomes clear that she was among the best of righteous women, free from any fault. Ibn al-Qayyim advises making the heart like a solid glass pane through which doubts pass over its surface without settling in it, instead of it being like a sponge that absorbs them.
It is worth noting that seeking knowledge is the way to dispel doubts and suspicions, as happened with Ibn Wahb, who rid himself of the whispers of Satan by seeking knowledge. Therefore, one must stay away from error and engage in beneficial knowledge.
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