سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الجهادThe Chapters on Jihad
بَابُ : الْعَبِيدِ وَالنِّسَاءِ يَشْهَدُونَ مَعَ الْمُسْلِمِينَChapter: Slaves and woman accompanying the Muslims (in battle)
Hadith 2856
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّةِ ، قَالَتْ : " غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَبْعَ غَزَوَاتٍ ، أَخْلُفُهُمْ فِي رِحَالِهِمْ ، وَأَصْنَعُ لَهُمُ الطَّعَامَ ، وَأُدَاوِي الْجَرْحَى ، وَأَقُومُ عَلَى الْمَرْضَى " .
´It was narrated that Umm ‘Atiyyah Al-Ansariyyah said:` “I fought alongside the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in seven campaigns, looking after their goods, making food for them, tending the wounded and looking after the sick.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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During the time of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), women used to participate in jihad, but this mostly occurred before the command of veiling (hijab) was revealed. Afterwards, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not encourage women to participate in jihad. Not assigning women a fixed share in the spoils of war (ghanimah) is also for this very purpose.
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Even when women are present at the frontlines, they should not take direct part in combat, because this is contrary to their honor and the requirements of hijab. They should engage in those tasks during which they can, as much as possible, remain protected from mixing with men.
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During the time of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), women used to participate in jihad, but this mostly occurred before the command of veiling (hijab) was revealed. Afterwards, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not encourage women to participate in jihad. Not assigning women a fixed share in the spoils of war (ghanimah) is also for this very purpose.
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Even when women are present at the frontlines, they should not take direct part in combat, because this is contrary to their honor and the requirements of hijab. They should engage in those tasks during which they can, as much as possible, remain protected from mixing with men.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2856
