Praise be to Allaah.
It was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) that women will form the majority of the people of Hell. It
wasnarrated from 'Imraan ibn Husayn that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "I looked into Paradise andI
saw that the majority of its people were the poor. And I looked into
Hell and I saw that the majority of its people are women."
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3241; Muslim, 2737)
With regard to the reason for that, the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) was asked about it and he explained the reason.
It was narrated that 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Abbaas said: The Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "I was shown
Hell and I have never seen anything more terrifying than it. And I saw
that the majority of its people are women." They said, "Why, O
Messenger of Allaah?" He said, "Because of their ingratitude (kufr)."
It was said, "Are they ungrateful to Allaah?" Hesaid, "They are
ungrateful to their companions (husbands) and ungrateful for good
treatment. If you are kind to one of them for a lifetime then she sees
one (undesirable) thing in you, she will say, 'I have never had
anythinggood from you.'" (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1052)
It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri said:
"The Messenger of Allaah(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
went out to the Musalla on the day of Eid al-Adhaor Eid al-Fitr. He
passed by the women and said, 'O women! Give charity, for I have seen
that you form the majority of the people of Hell.' They asked, 'Why is
that, O Messenger of Allaah?' Hereplied, 'You curse frequently and
are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient
in intelligence and religious commitment than you. A cautious sensible
man could be led astray by some of you.' The women asked, 'O Messenger
of Allaah, what is deficient in our intelligence and religious
commitment?' He said, 'Is not the testimony of two women equal to the
testimony of one man?' They said, 'Yes.' He said, 'This is the
deficiency in her intelligence. Is it not true that a woman can
neither pray nor fast during her menses?' The women said, 'Yes.' He
said, 'This is the deficiency in her religious commitment.'"
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 304)
It was narrated that Jaabir ibn 'Abd-Allaah said: "I attended Eid
prayers with the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him). He started with the prayer before the khutbah, with no
adhaan or iqaamah. Then he stood up, leaning on Bilaal, speaking of
fear of Allaah (taqwa) and urging us to obey Him. He preached to the
people and reminded them. Then he went overto the women and preached
to them and reminded them. Then hesaid, 'Give in charity, for you are
the majority of the fuel of Hell. A womanwith dark cheeks stood up in
the midst of the women and said, 'Why isthat, O Messenger of Allaah?'
He said, 'Becauseyou complain too much and are ungrateful to your
husbands.' Then they started to give theirjewellery in charity,
throwing their earrings and rings into Bilaal's cloak."
(Narrated by Muslim, 885)
Our believing sisters who learn of this hadeeth should behave like
those Sahaabiyaat who, when they learned of this, did good deeds which
would be the means, by Allaah's leave, of keeping them far away from
being included in that majorityof the inhabitants of Hell.
So our advice to the sisters is to strive to adhere to the rituals
andobligatory duties of Islam, especially prayer, and to keep away
from that which Allaah has forbidden, especially shirk in its many
forms which are widespread among women, such as seeking one's needs
from someone other than Allaah, going to practitioners of witchcraft
and fortune-tellers, etc.
We ask Allaah to keep usand all our brothers and sisters far away
from theFire and the words and deeds that bring one close to it.
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