الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلامُ عَلَى سَيِّدِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ، وَبَعْدا
Islam has five pillars
قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: لَّيْسَ الْبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَلَٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالْكِتَابِ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَآتَى الْمَالَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِ ذَوِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ وَالسَّائِلِينَ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ وَالْمُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ إِذَا عَاهَدُوا ۖ وَالصَّابِرِينَ فِي الْبَأْسَاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ وَحِينَ الْبَأْسِ ۗ أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا ۖ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُتَّقُونَ
Allah Almighty has said: “Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but righteousness is in one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets, and gives his wealth, in spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler, those who ask, and for freeing slaves; and establishes prayer and gives zakah; and those who fulfill their promise when they promise; and those who are patient in poverty and hardship and during battle. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is those who are the righteous.”
❀عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : بُنِيَ الْإِسْلَامُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ: شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ، وَإِبْنَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ، وَالْحَجَ، وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Islam is built upon five things: bearing witness that there is no deity except Allah and that Muhammad ﷺ is His servant and Messenger, establishing prayer, giving zakat, performing Hajj to the House (Kaaba), and fasting in the blessed month of Ramadan.”
Where is Allah Almighty?
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: الرَّحْمٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَى
Allah Almighty said: “He is the Most Merciful, established on the Throne.”
❀عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ قَالَ: كَانَتْ لِي جَارِيَةٌ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا لي، قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! أَفَلَا أُعْتِقُهَا قَالَ: إِثْتِنِي بِهَا . فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا، فَقَالَ لَهَا: أَيْنَ اللهُ؟ قَالَتْ: فِي السَّمَاءِ، قَالَ: مَنْ أَنا؟ قَالَتْ: أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ، قَالَ: أَعْتِقَهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ
It is narrated from Hazrat Muawiyah bin Hakim (RA) that he said: I had a slave girl who used to graze my goats. I asked: O Messenger of Allah! Should I not free this slave girl? The Prophet ﷺ said: Bring her to me. So I brought her to the Prophet ﷺ, and he asked her: Where is Allah? She said: In the sky. The Prophet ﷺ asked: Who am I? She said: You are the Messenger of Allah. The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Free her, indeed she is a believer.”
No prostration is permissible except to Allah
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: لَا تَسْجُدُوا لِلشَّمسِ وَلَا لِلْقَمَرِ وَاسْجُدُوا لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ
Allah Almighty has said: “O people! Do not prostrate to the sun or the moon, but prostrate to Allah who created them, if you truly worship Him alone.”
❀عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ لا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: لَوْ كُنْتُ آمِرًا أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِأَحَدٍ لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) that he said regarding the Prophet ﷺ that the Prophet ﷺ said: “If I were to command anyone to prostrate to anyone other than Allah, I would have commanded a woman to prostrate to her husband.”
Fulfilling the Vow Made for One’s Mother
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: وَلْيُوفُوا نُذُورَهُمْ
Allah Almighty has said: “And fulfill the vows.”
❀عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: اسْتَغْنى سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَة الْأَنْصَارِيُّ لا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي نَدْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ تُؤْقِيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيهُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : اقْضِ عَنْهَا.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (RA) that he said Saad bin Ubadah (RA) asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the vow that was upon his mother but she passed away before fulfilling it. The Prophet ﷺ said: “You should fulfill your mother’s vow.”
The Fate of a Woman Who Disrespects the Prophet
❀عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسِ لا أَنَّ أَعْمَى كَانَتْ لَهُ أَمْ وَلَدٍ ، تَشْيَمُ نَّبِي وَنَقَعُ فِيهِ ، فَيَنْهَاهَا ، فَلَا تَنْتَهِي ، وَيَزْجُرُهَا فَلَا تَنْزَجِرُ، قَالَ: فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ جَعَلَتْ تَقَعُ فِي النَّبِي وَتَشْتِمُهُ فَأَخَذَ الْمِغْوَلَ، فَوَضَعَهُ فِي بَطْنِهَا ، وَاتَّكَاً عَلَيْهَا ، فَقَتَلَها ، …. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ : أَلَا اشْهَدُوا إِنَّ دَمَهَا هَدَرٌ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (RA) that there was a blind person whose slave girl used to insult and abuse the Prophet ﷺ. The blind companion would forbid her, but she would not stop; he would reprimand and scold her, but she would not desist. One night, she began to insult and abuse the Prophet ﷺ, so he placed a pot on her stomach, pressed down on it with his weight, and killed her. (When this matter reached the Prophet ﷺ and upon investigation, when the slave girl’s crime was proven and the matter became clear), he ﷺ said: “Bear witness that her blood is lawful (not to be avenged).”
If a breastfeeding child urinates… ?
❀عَنْ أَبِي السَّمْح صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : يُغْسَلُ مِنْ بولِ الْجَارِيَةِ، وَيُرَشُ مِنْ بَوْلِ الْغُلامِ
Hazrat Abu Sum’a (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Because of a girl’s urine, the cloth will be washed, and because of a boy’s urine, it will be sprinkled upon.”
There is no harm if a woman does not untie her braids during the ghusl of janabah.
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿وَإِن كُنتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُوا﴾
Allah Almighty has said: “And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves.”
عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنِّي امْرَأَةٌ أَشَدُّ صَفَرَ رَأْسِي، أَفَأَنفُضُهُ لِغُسْلِ الْجَنَابَةِ؟ قَالَ: لَا ، إِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكِ أَن تَحْنِي عَلَى رَأْسِكِ ثَلَاثَ حَلْيَاتٍ، ثُمَّ تُقِيقِينَ عَلَيْكِ الْمَاءَ فتطھرین
It is narrated from Hazrat Umm al-Mu’minin Umm Salamah (RA) that she said: I asked, O Messenger of Allah! I tie my hair braids very tightly. Should I untie them for the ghusl of janabah? He (PBUH) said: “No, it is sufficient for you to pour water three times over your head, then pour water over yourself, and you will become pure.”
A woman’s prayer is not accepted without covering her head
❀عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : لَا تُقْبَلُ صَلَاةُ الْحَائِضِ إِلَّا بِخِمَارٍ۔
It is narrated from Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha (RA) that she said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: “The prayer of a mature woman is not accepted without a head covering.”
A woman can pray in congregation in the mosque
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: كُلَّمَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا زَكَرِيَّا الْمِحْرَابَ وَجَدَ عِندَهَا رزْقًا قَالَ لِمَرْيَمُ أَنَّى لَكِ هَذَا قَالَتْ هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللهَ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابِ﴾
Allah Almighty said: “Whenever Zakariya would enter her (Mary) in the sanctuary, he would find provision with her. He said, ‘O Mary! From where have you come by this?’ She said, ‘It is from Allah. Indeed, Allah provides for whom He wills without account.'”
❀عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ : لَا تَمْنَعُوا نِسَاءَ كُمُ الْمَسَاجِدَ وَ بُيُوتُهُنَّ خَيْرٌ لَّهُنَّ
Hazrat Ibn Umar (RA) says, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Do not prevent your women from going to the mosque, and their houses are better for them (to pray in).”
The mosque is also the place for I’tikaf for women
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: وَاتَّخِذُوا مِن مَّقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى ۖ وَعَهِدْنَا إِلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ أَن طَهِّرَا بَيْتِيَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ وَالْعَاكِفِينَ وَالرُّكَّعِ السُّجُودِ
Allah Almighty said: “And take the station of Abraham as a place of prayer; and We charged Abraham and Ishmael, saying: ‘Purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and those who stay for worship and those who bow and prostrate themselves.'”
❀عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ذَكَرَ أَنْ يُعْتَكِفَ الْعَشْرَ الْأَوَاخِرَ مِنْ رَّمَضَانَ فَاسْتَأْذَنَتْهُ عَائِشَةُ ، فَأَذِنَ لَهَا
“Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha (RA) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned that he would observe I’tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. Upon this, Lady Aisha (RA) also sought permission to observe I’tikaf, and he (ﷺ) granted permission.”
If the Imam forgets, the woman should clap
❀عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: التَّسْبِيحُ لِلرِّجَالِ والنَّصْفِيحُ لِلنِّسَاءِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ.
Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) says the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Saying SubhanAllah in prayer is for men, and clapping is for women.”
Women will not pray on specific days
❀عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي حُبَيشِ مَا أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تُسْتَحَاضُ ، فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيِّ : إِذَا كَانَ دَمُ الْحَيْضِ فَإِنَّهُ دَمَ أَسْوَدُ يُعْرَفُ ، فَإِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ فَأَمْسِكِيْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ، فَإِذَا كَانَ الْآخَرُ فَتَوَضَّنِي وَصَلى
It is narrated from Fatimah bint Abi Hubaysh (RA) that she used to have Istihadah (non-menstrual bleeding), and the Prophet (ﷺ) said to her:
“When menstrual blood comes, indeed menstrual blood is blackish in color and recognizable, so when it occurs, refrain from prayer, and when the other (Istihadah blood) occurs, perform ablution and pray.”
All women should go to the Eidgah on the day of Eid.
❀عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ قَالَتْ: أَمِرْنَا أَنْ نُخْرِجَ الْحُيَّضَ يَوْمَ الْعَيْدَيْنِ وَذَوَاتِ الْخُدُورِ فَيَشْهَدْنَ جَمَاعَةَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَدَعْوَتَهُمْ، وَيَعْتَزِلُ الْحُيَّضُ عَنْ مُصَلَاهُنَّ
“It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyah (RA) that we were instructed to take menstruating women and young girls who observe purdah with us on the two Eids so that they also participate in the gathering of Muslims and their prayers. However, menstruating women should remain separate from the place of prayer (they should not join the prayer, only participate in the supplication).”
A menstruating woman can pick up something lying in the mosque by extending her hand.
❀عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَلا قَالَتْ: قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ : نَاوِليني العُمْرَةَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ، قَالَتْ: فَقُلْتُ: إِنِّي حَائِفٌ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ حيْضَتُكِ لَيْسَتْ فِي يَدِكِ .
Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: “Hold the mat from the mosque.” I said: I am menstruating. He (ﷺ) said: “Your menstrual blood is not on your hand.”
Shroud for a woman and a man.
❀عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ كُفْنَ فِي ثَلَاثَةِ أَثْوَابِ بيض سحولية لَيْسَ فِيهَا قَمِيصُ وَلَا عَمَامَةٌ
“It is narrated from Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha (RA) that indeed the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was shrouded in three white saffron cloths, which included neither a shirt nor a turban.”
A woman can perform the Ghusl (ritual washing) of her husband’s dead body.
❀عنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: كَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ لَا تَقُولُ: لَوِ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ أَمْرِي مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ مَا غَسَلَهُ إِلَّا نِسَاؤُهُ
Hazrat Ibad bin Abdullah narrates that Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha (RA) used to say: If I had known earlier about the matter that happened later, then it would have been the wives who would have performed the Ghusl for you ﷺ.
The mourning period for a woman
❀عَنْ أُمَ حَبِيبَةَ ابْنَةِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ : لَمَّا جَاءَهَا نَعْيُّ أَبِيْهَا دَعَتْ بِطِيْبٍ فَمَسَحَتْ ذِرَاعَيْهَا وَقَالَتْ: مَالِي بِالطَّيِّبِ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ لَوْلَا أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: لَا يَحِلُّ لَامْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَ اليَوْمِ الآخِرِ تُحِد عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجٍ، أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهَرٍ وَعَشْرًا
It is narrated from Umm al-Mu’minin Umm Habiba bint Abi Sufyan (RA) that when she received the news of her father’s death (after three days had passed), she ordered perfume to be brought, then applied it to her hands and said: I have no need for perfume if I had not heard the Prophet ﷺ say: It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for anyone more than three days except for her husband, for whom she should mourn for four months and ten days.
Curse upon a woman who frequently visits graves
❀عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَ أَنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَعَنَ زَوَّارَاتِ القبور
’’Our Master Abu Huraira (RA) said: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed women who frequently visit graves.“
Zakat is also due on jewelry.
❀عَنْ عَمْرِو بْن شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِهِ: أَنَّ امْرَأَةٌ أَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَعَهَا ابْنَةٌ لَهَا، وَفِي يَدِ ابْنَتِهَا مَسَكَتَان غَلِيظَتَانِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، فَقَالَ لَهَا: أَتُعْطِينَ زَكَاةَ هَذَا؟ قَالَتْ: لَا ، قَالَ: أَيْسَرُكِ أَنْ يُسَوِّرَكِ اللَّهُ بِهِمَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ سَوَارَيْنِ مِنْ نَّارِ. قَالَ: فَخَلَعَتْهُما
’’Amr ibn Shuayb narrates from his father, who narrates from his grandfather (Hazrat Abdullah RA) that a woman came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. With her was her daughter who had two thick gold bangles on her hand. He ﷺ asked her: “Do you pay zakat on them?” She replied: No. He said: “Do you like that on the Day of Resurrection Allah will make you wear two bangles of fire instead?” The narrator says: Upon hearing this, the woman threw away both bangles.“
The woman’s sacrifice.
❀عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكِ أَنَّ جَارِيَةٌ لَّهُمْ كَانَتْ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا بِسَلْعِ، فَأَبْصَرَتْ بِشَاةٍ مِنْ غَنَمِهَا مَوْنًا، فَكَسَرَتْ حَجَرًا فَنَبَحَتْهَا بِهِ، فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ: لَا تَأْكُلُوا حَتَّى آتِيَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَسْأَلَهُ، أَوْ حَتَّى أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَنْ يَسْأَلُهُ، فَأَتَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِأَكْلِهَا . .
It is narrated from Hazrat Ka’b bin Malik (RA) that one of his female slaves was grazing goats on a hill, and she saw that one goat was about to die (near death). So she broke a stone and slaughtered that goat. Ka’b bin Malik (RA) told his family not to eat it until he asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about it or sent someone to ask the Prophet ﷺ about the matter. Then he went to the Prophet ﷺ or sent someone, and the Prophet ﷺ permitted them to eat it.
Exemption from obligatory fasting for pregnant and nursing women.
❀عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَضَعَ عَنِ الْمُسَافِرِ – يَعْنِي نِصْفَ الصَّلَاةِ وَالصَّوْمَ وَ عَنِ الْحُبْلَى وَ الْمُرْضِعِ .
Hazrat Anas (RA) narrates from the Noble Prophet ﷺ that he said: “Indeed, Allah has forgiven the traveler half of the prayer and fasting, and He has also granted permission to pregnant and nursing women not to fast.”
It is not permissible to fast a voluntary fast without the husband’s permission in his presence.
❀عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: لَا يَحِلُّ لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تَصُومَ وَ زَوْجُهَا شَاهِدٌ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ .
Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Huraira رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “It is not permissible for a woman to fast (voluntary fast) without her husband’s permission in his presence.”
Will a menstruating woman perform the rituals of Hajj?
❀عَنْ عَائِشَةَؓ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَا تَذْكُرُ إِلَّا الْحَجَّ فَلَمَّا جِئْنَا سَرِفَ طَمِثْتُ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ النَّبِي وَأَنا أَبْكِي … قَالَ: لَعَلَّكِ نُقِسْتِ؟ قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فَإِنَّ ذَلِكِ شَيْءٌ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى بَنَاتِ آدَمَ ، فَافْعَلِي مَا يَفْعَلُ الْحَاجُ ، غَيْرَ أَنْ لَا تَطُوفِي بِالبَيْتِ حَتَّى تَطْهُرِي .
Narrated by Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha رضي الله عنها that we set out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and we were discussing Hajj (the Ihram for Hajj had been donned). When we reached Sarf, I got my menstruation. The Prophet ﷺ came to me while I was crying. He said: “Perhaps you have become menstruating?” I said: Yes. He said: “Indeed, this menstruation is something Allah has decreed upon the daughters of Adam. So perform all the rituals like a pilgrim, but do not perform Tawaf of the House until you are pure.”
Women’s Jihad is Hajj.
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا
Allah Almighty has said: “And Hajj to the House (Kaaba) is a duty that mankind owes to Allah, those who can afford the journey.”
❀عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَ قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ جِهَادٌ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، عَلَيْهِنَّ جِهَادٌ لَا قِتَالَ فِيهِ الْحَج وَ الْعُمْرَةُ .
Narrated from Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha (RA), she said: I asked, O Messenger of Allah! Is there jihad for women as well? He ﷺ replied: Yes! It is a jihad in which there is no fighting; it is Hajj and Umrah.”
Obtaining a Righteous Wife.
❀عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: مَنْ رَزَقَهُ اللهُ امْرَأَةٌ صَالِحَةٌ فَقَدْ أَعَانَهُ عَلى شَطْرِ دِينِهِ فَلْيَتَّقِ اللهَ فِي الشَّطْرِ الباقي
Narrated from Hazrat Anas (RA) that indeed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever Allah has granted a righteous wife, then surely he has been helped in half of his religion. Now let him fear Allah regarding the remaining half of his religion.”
A Husband Should Not Harbor Resentment Against His Wife.
❀عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : لَا يَفْرَك مُؤْمِنٌ مُؤْمِنَةٌ ، إِنْ كَرِهَ مِنْهَا خُلُقًا رَضِيَ مِنْهَا آخَرُ .
Narrated Abu Huraira رضي الله عنه, he said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “A believing man should not hate his believing wife; if he dislikes one of her habits, he will like another habit (or quality) of hers.”
The woman is the caretaker of the house.
❀عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِؓ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ وَ الْمَرْأَةُ رَاعِيَةٌ عَلَى بَيْتِ بَعْلِهَا وَوَلَدِم ، وهي مسئولة عنهم.
Narrated Abdullah bin Umar رضي الله عنهما, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock. The woman is the caretaker of her husband’s house and his children, and she will be questioned about them.”
Signs of a woman destined for Paradise.
قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْقَانِتِينَ وَالْقَانِتَاتِ وَالصَّادِقِينَ وَالصَّادِقَاتِ وَالصَّابِرِينَ وَالصَّابِرَاتِ وَالْخَاشِعِينَ وَالْخَاشِعَاتِ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقَاتِ وَالصَّائِمِينَ وَالصَّائِمَاتِ وَالْحَافِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَالْحَافِظَاتِ وَالذَّاكِرِينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
Allah Almighty has said: “Indeed, Muslim men and Muslim women, believing men and believing women, obedient men and obedient women, truthful men and truthful women, patient men and patient women, humble men and humble women, charitable men and charitable women, fasting men and fasting women, men who guard their private parts and women who guard their private parts, and men who remember Allah often and women who remember Him – for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.”
❀عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : إِذَا صَلَّتِ الْمَرْأَةُ خَمْسَهَا وَ صَامَتْ شَهْرَهَا وَ حَصَّنَتْ فَرْجَهَا وَأَطَاعَتْ بَعْلَهَا، دَخَلَتْ مِنْ أَي أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ شَاءَتْ .
Narrated Abu Huraira (RA), he said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When a woman prays the five prayers, fasts during Ramadan, protects her chastity, and obeys her husband, she may enter Paradise through whichever gate she wishes.”
A woman who pleases her husband will enter Paradise.
❀عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ وَلا قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ : أَيمَا امْرَأَةِ ماتَتْ وَزَوْجُهَا عَنْهَا رَاضِ ، دَخَلَتِ الْجَنَّةُ.
It is narrated from Umm al-Mu’minin Umm Salamah رضي الله عنها that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “A woman who dies while her husband is pleased with her will enter Paradise.”
A woman who is gentle with her children
❀عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: خَيْرُ نِسَاءِ رَكِبْنَ الْإِيلَ صَالِحُ نِسَاءِ قَرَيْشٍ أَحْنَاهُ عَلَى وَلَدٍ فِي صِغَرِهِ وَ أَرْعَاهُ عَلَى زَوْجِ فِي ذَاتِ يَدِم .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Among the Arab women who ride camels, the best are the women of Quraysh, who show kindness to their young children and protect their husband’s wealth.”
A foul-mouthed woman is not liked
❀عَنْ لقیطِ بْنِ صَبرَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنَّ لِي امْرَأَةَ وَإِنَّ فِي لِسَانِهَا شَيْئًا، يَعْنِي الْبَذَاء، قَالَ: فَطَلِقْهَا إِذَا. قَالَ: قُلْتُ: إِنَّ لَهَا صُحْبَةٌ وَلِيَ مِنْهَا وَلَدٌ، قَالَ: فَمُرْهَا يَقُولُ عِظُهَا فَإِنْ يَكُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ فَسَتَفْعَلُ، وَلَا تَضْرِبْ ظَعِيتَكَ كَضَرْبِكَ أُمتك .
It is narrated from Hazrat Laqit bin Sabrah (RA) that he said: I said, “O Messenger of Allah! I have a wife who has a sharp tongue, meaning she is foul-mouthed.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Then divorce her.” I said: “We have been together for a long time and we have children from her.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Then advise her.” He meant that you should counsel her. If she improves, she will surely accept it, and do not beat your wife like a slave.”
What if the husband does not provide sufficient maintenance?
❀عَنْ عَائِشَةَؓ أَنَّ هِندًا بِنْتَ عُتْبَةَ قَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ رَجُلٌ نَحِيحٌ وَلَيْسَ يُعْطِينِي مَا يَكْفِينِي وَوَلَدِي إِلَّا مَا أَخَذْتُ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ ، فَقَالَ: خُذِي مَا يَكْفِيكِ وَ وَلَدِكِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ .
It is narrated from Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha (RA) that Hind bint Utbah said: O Messenger of Allah! Indeed Abu Sufyan is a stingy man; he does not give me enough maintenance to suffice me and my children, except that I take some of his wealth without his knowledge. Upon this, you ﷺ said: “Take according to the custom what is sufficient for you and your children.”
The reward for a woman giving charity from her husband’s wealth
❀عَنْ عَائِشَةَؓ قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : إِذَا أَعْطَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا بِطِيبٍ نَفْسٍ غَيْرَ مُفْسِدَةٍ، فَإِنَّ لَهَا مِثْلَ أَجْرِه لَهَا مَا نَوَتْ حَسَنًا، وَلِلْخَازِنِ مِثْلُ ذلِكَ .
It is narrated from Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha (RA) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When a woman gives a gift from her husband’s house with happiness and without extravagance, she receives the reward like her husband; she gets what she intended with good intention, and the treasurer also receives the same reward.”
A woman who asks for divorce from her husband without reason
❀عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ ﷺ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ : أَيمَا امْرَأَةِ سَأَلَتْ زَوْجَهَا طَلَاقًا فِي غَيْرِ مَا بَأْسٍ فَحَرَامٌ عَلَيْهَا رَائِحَةُ الْجَنَّةِ .
Hazrat Thuban (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever woman demands divorce from her husband without any harm or necessity, Paradise’s fragrance is forbidden for her.”
Curse of Allah on Disobedient Women
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ
Allah Almighty said: “And whatever the Messenger gives you, take it, and what he forbids you, abstain from it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in punishment.”
❀عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَؓ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: لَعَنَ اللهُ الْوَاصِلَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ وَالْوَاشِمَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةَ .
Narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (RA) that indeed the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Allah has cursed the one who braids and the one who has her hair braided, and the one who tattoos and the one who has tattoos done.”
Strong Emphasis on the Veil
قالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَاجِكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ وَنِسَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِن جَلَابِيبِهِنَّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰ أَن يُعْرَفْنَ فَلَا يُؤْذَيْنَ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا
Allah Almighty has commanded: “O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks over themselves. That is more suitable that they will be recognized and not harmed. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.”
❀عَنْ عَائِشَةَؓ وَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ نِسَاءَ الْمُهَاجِرَاتِ الأولِ لَمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَى جُيُوبِهِنَّ شَفَقْنَ أكتف (أَوْ أَكتَفَ) مُرُوطِهِنَّ فَاحْتَمَرْنَ بِهَا
“Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha (RA) narrated that may Allah have mercy on the early emigrant women, when this command of Allah was revealed: ‘That they should draw their cloaks over their bosoms,’ they tore their thick woolen cloaks and made their cloaks from them.”
Being alone with a non-mahram woman is forbidden
❀عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: لَا يَخْلُوَنَّ رَجُلٌ بِامْرَأَةِ إِلَّا مَعَ ذِي مَحْرَمٍ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه that the Prophet ﷺ said: “None of you should be alone with a woman except when she is accompanied by her mahram.”
How should women’s fragrance be?
❀عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَؓ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : طِيبُ الرِّجَالِ مَا ظَهَرَ رِيحُهُ وَ خَفِيَ لَوْنُهُ وَ طِيبُ النِّسَاءِ مَا ظَهَرَ لَوْنُهُ وَ خَفِيَ ريحة.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The fragrance of men is that whose scent is dominant and the color is concealed, and the fragrance of women is that whose color is dominant and the scent is concealed.”
Women who wear thin, tight, or semi-naked clothing are destined for Hell
❀عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَؓ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : صِنْفَانِ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ لَمْ أَرَهُمَا ، قَوْمٌ مَّعَهُمْ سِيَاطٌ كَأَذْنَابِ الْبَقَرِ يَضْرِبُونَ بِهَا النَّاسُ، وَنِسَاءٌ كَاسِيَاتٌ عَارِيَاتٌ مُمِيلاتٌ مَا ثَلَاتٌ رُؤُوسُهُنَّ كَأَسْئِمَةِ الْبُخْتِ الْمَائِلَةِ لَا يَدْخُلْنَ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَا يَجِدْنَ رِيحَهَا وَإِنَّ رِيحَهَا لَتُوْجَدُ مِنْ مَسِيرَةٍ كَذَا وَكَذَا۔
Narrated Abu Huraira رضي الله عنه, he said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: There are two types of people in Hell whom I have never seen: a people who will have whips like the tails of oxen with which they will beat the people, and women who are clothed yet naked, enticing and being enticed, their heads like the humps of camels. They will not enter Paradise nor will they smell its fragrance, although its fragrance is perceived from such and such a distance.”
Curse on the woman who imitates men
❀عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسِؓ : لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمُتَشَبِهِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ بِالنَّسَاءِ وَالْمُتَشَهَاتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ بِالرِّجَالِ .
Narrated from Hazrat (Abu Musa) Ash’ari رضي الله عنه, he said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever woman applies perfume and then passes by people so that they may smell her fragrance, she is immoral.”
Do not hate daughters
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِالْأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ ﴿٥٨﴾ يَتَوَارَىٰ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ مِن سُوءِ مَا بُشِّرَ بِهِ ۚ أَيُمْسِكُهُ عَلَىٰ هُونٍ أَمْ يَدُسُّهُ فِي التُّرَابِ ۗ أَلَا سَاءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ ﴿٥٩﴾
Allah Almighty has said: “And when one of them is given the glad tidings of a girl, his face becomes dark, and he is filled with grief. He hides himself from the people because of the evil news he has been given. Should he keep her despite humiliation, or bury her in the earth? Indeed, their decision is an evil one.”
❀عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍؓ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ : لَا تَكْرَهُوا البناتِ فَإِنَّهُنَّ الْمُوْنِسَاتُ الْغَالِيَاتُ۔
Hazrat Uqbah bin Aamir (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Do not dislike daughters; they are affectionate and honorable.
وصلى الله تعالى على خير خلقه محمد و آله و أصحابه أجمعين.
