Abū Rāfi‘ melaporkan bahawa Nabi ﷺ bersabda kepada ‘Alī, "Akan timbul satu perkara antara kamu dan ‘Āishah." Dia berkata, "Saya, wahai Rasulullah?!" Baginda bersabda, "Ya." Dia berkata, "Saya?!" Baginda bersabda, "Ya." Dia berkata, "Kalau begitu, saya adalah orang yang paling buruk." Baginda bersabda, "Tidak. Tetapi apabila perkara itu berlaku, kembalikanlah dia ke tempat tinggalnya yang selamat."295 Sejurus sebelum pertelingkahannya dengan ‘Alī, apabila ‘Āishah mendengar anjing menyalak berhampiran Basrah di tempat bernama Ḥaw'ab, dia berkata, "Mungkin aku harus pulang, kerana Rasulullah ﷺ pernah bersabda kepada kami (isteri-isteri baginda), 'Siapakah antara kamu yang akan disalak oleh anjing-anjing Ḥaw'ab?'"296 Dengan harapan bahawa kehadirannya akan membawa penyelesaian, dan bahawa ini hanyalah suatu ramalan dan bukan larangan, ‘Āishah memutuskan untuk tidak membatalkan perjalanannya.

Abū Rāfi‘  reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to ‘Alī, “There will be an issue between you and ‘Āishah.” He said, “Me, O Messenger of Allah?!” He said, “Yes.” He said, “Me?!” He said, “Yes.” He said, “Then, in that case, I would be the worst person ever.” He said, “No. But when this occurs, return her to her safe quarters.”295 Just prior to her clash with ‘Alī , when ‘Āishah  heard dogs barking near Basra at a place called Ḥaw’ab, she said, “Perhaps I must return home, for the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said to us (his wives), ‘Which one of you will be barked at by the dogs of Ḥaw’ab?’”296 Hopeful that her presence would effect a resolution, and that this was only a prophecy and not a prohibition, ‘Āishah  decided not to abort her journey.