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سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب السير عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمThe Book on Military Expeditions
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي خُرُوجِ النِّسَاءِ فِي الْحَرْبِChapter: The ruling on women going to war.
Hadith 1575
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ الصَّوَّافُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الضُّبَعِيُّ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَغْزُو بِأُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ وَنِسْوَةٍ مَعَهَا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ ، يَسْقِينَ الْمَاءَ ، وَيُدَاوِينَ الْجَرْحَى " ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : وَفِي الْبَاب ، عَنْ الرُّبَيِّعِ بِنْتِ مُعَوِّذٍ ، وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to go out for jihad with Umm Sulaym and some other women of the Ansar who stayed with her. They would give water and treat the wounded.
Imam Tirmidhi says:
1- This hadith is hasan sahih.
2- There is also a narration in this chapter from Rubayyi' bint Mu'awwidh.
Imam Tirmidhi says:
1- This hadith is hasan sahih.
2- There is also a narration in this chapter from Rubayyi' bint Mu'awwidh.
Related hadith on this topic
Brief Explanation
1؎: Jihad is not obligatory upon women, but due to the benefits and necessities mentioned in the hadith, it is permissible for them to participate in jihad. A Hajj Mabrur is the most virtuous jihad for them. In jihad, a person must endure the hardships, difficulties, and sufferings of travel, and must spend wealth; in Hajj and ‘Umrah, one is also faced with all these hardships. Therefore, women receive the reward of jihad for Hajj and ‘Umrah, and on this basis, Hajj and ‘Umrah have been declared as jihad for women. It is as if she attains the reward of jihad by performing Hajj and ‘Umrah.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
Jihad is not obligatory upon women,
but due to the benefits and necessities mentioned in the hadith, it is permissible for them to participate in jihad.
An accepted Hajj (hajj mabrur) is the most virtuous form of jihad for them.
In jihad, a person has to endure the hardships of travel,
difficulties,
and sufferings,
and must spend wealth.
In Hajj and Umrah, one also faces all these hardships,
therefore, women receive the reward of jihad for Hajj and Umrah.
On this basis, Hajj and Umrah have been declared as jihad for women, as if the reward of jihad is granted to them upon performing Hajj and Umrah.
1:
Jihad is not obligatory upon women,
but due to the benefits and necessities mentioned in the hadith, it is permissible for them to participate in jihad.
An accepted Hajj (hajj mabrur) is the most virtuous form of jihad for them.
In jihad, a person has to endure the hardships of travel,
difficulties,
and sufferings,
and must spend wealth.
In Hajj and Umrah, one also faces all these hardships,
therefore, women receive the reward of jihad for Hajj and Umrah.
On this basis, Hajj and Umrah have been declared as jihad for women, as if the reward of jihad is granted to them upon performing Hajj and Umrah.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1575
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ In jihad, women may be employed for services to the mujahideen.
➋ These tasks can be performed while observing hijab.
➌ Therefore, for these services, it is also necessary to provide women with education, training, and practice.
➍ In light of the Shari’ah teachings, absolutely no permission can be given for unrelated men and women to mix openly and without hijab.
➎ Some people derive a general rule and principle from a few isolated incidents of this kind from the era of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam),
➏ that there should be no distinction or difference between men and women in any matter,
➐ and that women should participate side by side with men in every field of life.
➑ But it is obvious that this claim of such people is entirely incorrect,
➒ and their reasoning is baseless. How can the Western concept of equality between men and women, and participation side by side in every matter, be established merely from taking a few elderly women along for minor services such as dressing the wounds of the injured and giving them water?
➊ In jihad, women may be employed for services to the mujahideen.
➋ These tasks can be performed while observing hijab.
➌ Therefore, for these services, it is also necessary to provide women with education, training, and practice.
➍ In light of the Shari’ah teachings, absolutely no permission can be given for unrelated men and women to mix openly and without hijab.
➎ Some people derive a general rule and principle from a few isolated incidents of this kind from the era of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam),
➏ that there should be no distinction or difference between men and women in any matter,
➐ and that women should participate side by side with men in every field of life.
➑ But it is obvious that this claim of such people is entirely incorrect,
➒ and their reasoning is baseless. How can the Western concept of equality between men and women, and participation side by side in every matter, be established merely from taking a few elderly women along for minor services such as dressing the wounds of the injured and giving them water?
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2531
