ʿĀʾishah herself, and it is supported by his (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) saying: "Leave what causes you doubt for what does not cause you doubt." However, it should be known that mentioning the elder is not meant as a strict limitation but rather as an example of what is common among elders, which is a weakened desire. Otherwise, the criterion is the strength or weakness of desire, or the strength or weakness of will. Based on this detail, we interpret the different narrations from ʿĀʾishah (raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhā), as some are explicit in her allowing it unconditionally, like this ḥadīth of hers, especially since it was given in response to a question from ʿAmr ibn Maymūn to her in some narrations. And he said: "Indeed, in the Messenger of Allāh you have a good example," and some indicate permissibility even for the young, as she said "while I was fasting," for the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) passed away when she was 18 years old. Similarly, what ʿĀʾishah bint Ṭalḥah narrated that she was with ʿĀʾishah, the wife of the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam), when her husband ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Abī Bakr al-Ṣiddīq entered while he was fasting. ʿĀʾishah said to him, "What prevented you from approaching your family to kiss and play with her?" He said, "Should I kiss her while I am fasting?!" She said, "Yes." Mālik recorded it (1/274) and from him al-Ṭaḥāwī (1/327) with a sound chain of transmission. Ibn Ḥazm said (6/211): "ʿĀʾishah bint Ṭalḥah was the most beautiful woman of her time, and during the days of ʿĀʾishah, she and her husband were young in the prime of youth." This and similar cases are understood as she felt secure about them, and for this reason, the ḥāfiẓ said in