Are the fatwas of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) not considered a proof due to their contradiction of the Sunnah, such as her walking with one sandal and her challenging Abu Hurairah, and her view on the meat of predators and the blood on the measure, and her citing the verse: "Say, 'I find not in that which has been revealed to me anything forbidden to be eaten by an eater except that it be a dead animal or spilled blood or the flesh of swine — for indeed, that is foul — or an ungodly offering dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful'"?
The saying of a Companion is an argument (hujjah) if it becomes widespread and is not contradicted; otherwise, it is not, but rather serves as a point of reference. The independent judgments (ijtihadat) of Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, do not constitute an argument if they contradict a text or the opinions of other Companions. Her statements can be accepted or rejected. As for what Aisha opined regarding blood found on a pot, it refers to non-flowing blood, which is not unlawful. Regarding the consumption of predatory animals, her opinion was an independent judgment that led her to deem it disliked, whereas the majority of scholars hold it to be forbidden. The Companions do not intentionally contradict the Sunnah; rather, a contradiction might occur from them due to an independent judgment or interpretation.
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