Islamic Articles, - Examples of women's rights Islam – II

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In the second part of this article, 33 examples have been given about how Islam endorses the rights of women. In this part, other 20 examples are highlighted:
34. Islam protects the woman's rights by forbidding her husband to verbally abuse her. The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said,“You should give her food when you eat… and do not revile her.”]Ibn Maajah[
35. Islam protects the woman's rights by making it prohibited for any separation between husband and wife, when there is a misunderstanding between them, to take place anywhere other than inside the house. This is so that the wife does not feel desolate or face harm in his absence. The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said,“… and do not separate yourself from her except in the house.”]Ibn Hibbaan[
36. Islam protects the woman's rights by giving her a chance to groom herself ready to receive her husband after a long absence. It prohibits him from surprising her by coming suddenly when she is unprepared and her appearance is shabby as this may affect her self-esteem. The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said,“When you arrive at night from your trip, give your wife )who had been waiting long for you( ample time to shave and groom herself before you enter the house.”]Al-Bukhaari and Muslim[
37. Islam protects the woman's rights by keeping the details of her sexual relationship with her husband secret. Islam prohibits having this secret divulged. The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said,“do not do this ]divulge details of the intimate relationship[; this would be like a male and a female devils having sexual intercourse on the street under everyone’s gaze.”]Ahmad[
38. Islam protects the woman's rights in having children. It does not allow the husband to practice 'Azl )to withdraw away from his wife during intercourse before ejaculation( without her permission. The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said,“The husband shouldn’t do ‘Azl without his wife’s permission.”]Ahmad[
39. Islam protects the woman's rights by making it incumbent on the husband to attend to his wife’s sexual needs. This is represented by the story of 'Uthmaan Ibn Math’oun may Allaah be pleased with him when he became too preoccupied with fasting and night prayers to attend to his wife’s needs. The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said to him,“Am I not an example for you? I sleep and I pray, and I fast and eat and I marry women, so fear Allaah, 'Uthmaan, your wife has a right over you.”]Abu Daawood[
40. Islam protects the woman's rights by ordering her husband not to approach her sexually except from the place where she finds enjoyment as ordained by Allaah. Allaah Almighty Says in the Quran )what means(,“… come to them )i.e. have sexual intercourse( from where Allaah has ordained for you.”]Abu Daawood[
41. Islam protects the woman's rights by making it incumbent on the husband who has more than one wife to treat them equally, and not to favor one in treatment over the other. Allaah Says )what means(:“And you will never be able to be equal ]in feeling[ to your wives, even if you strive ]to do so[. So do not incline completely ]toward one[ and leave the other hanging )i.e. neither divorced nor married(.”]Quran 4:129[
42. Islam protects the woman's rights in matters concerning her religion. Historically, it prohibited the return of migrating Muslim women to the nonbelievers so they were not to be swayed away from their religion or prosecuted by the enemies of Islam. Allaah Says )what means(:“… And if you know them to be believers, then do not return them to the disbelievers; they are not lawful ]wives[ for them, nor are they lawful ]husbands[ for them…”]Quran 60:10[
43. Islam protects the woman's rights against her husband’s abstention away from her. It prohibited the husband from staying away from his wife for more than four months, after which period she has the right to ask for divorce to protect herself from deviation and harm. Allaah Almighty Says )what means(:“For those who swear not to have sexual relations with their wives is a waiting period of four months…”]Quran 2:226[
44. Islam protects the woman's rights when travelling. It prohibited her from travelling alone without the company of a ‘Mahram’ )either her husband or someone whom she is prohibited to marry i.e. father, son, brother, uncle, etc( for fear of having her falling victim to stalkers or lurkers. The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said,“No woman shall travel without the company of a Mahram, and no foreign man shall enter upon her unless she is in the company of a Mahram.”]Al-Bukhaari and Muslim[
45. Islam protects the woman's rights by protecting her body and soul together. It equates her to a precious jewel, the beauty of which no one other than her husband is allowed to enjoy. Hijaab has therefore been ordained in Islam to safeguard the woman’s honor, elevate her status and to protect her from the harm of stalkers. Allaah Almighty Says, )what means(:“O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves ]part[ of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known ]as chaste believing women[ and not be abused.”]Quran 33:59[
46. Islam protects the woman's rights in acquiring Khul’ )a divorce a wife obtains after paying compensation(. This can be granted to a wife who cannot tolerate the life with her husband. During the times of the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam , the wife of Thaabit bin Qays may Allaah be pleased with him came to the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam and said, "O Prophet of Allaah, I do not blame Thaabit for any defects in his character or his religion, but I cannot endure to live with him." On that Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said,"Will you return his garden to him?" She said, "Yes." The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said to her husband, “Accept the garden, and divorce her.”]Al-Bukhaari[
47. Islam protects the woman's rights by honoring her character, her descent, her color and her status; and prohibits that she is scorned or despised because of any of these factors )this is applicable to men too(. Allaah Says )what means(:“… let not a people ridicule ]another[ people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule ]other[ women; perhaps they may be better than them.”]Quran 49:11[
48. Islam protects the woman's rights in taking her counsel and respecting her opinion. This is amplified in the tradition of the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam when he took the advice of his wife Umm Salamah during Al-Hudaybiyyah treaty, as has been narrated by Al-Bukhaari and others.
49. Islam protects the woman's rights in enjoying righteous deeds and forbidding repugnant deeds according to Islamic law. Allaah Says )what means(:“The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong …”]Quran 9:71[
50. Islam protects the woman's rights in education and by making it a duty for her to gain knowledge and to have knowledge provided for her. The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said,“Seeking knowledge is a duty on every Muslim ]whether a male or a female[”]Ibn Maajah and others[
51. Islam protects the woman's rights in making her the best enjoyment of the worldly life. The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said,“The worldly life is an enjoyment, and the best enjoyment therein is a righteous wife.”]Muslim[
52. Islam protects the woman's rights in giving her justice and making her an equal partner with Aadam in committing the first mistake and by making Satan the reason behind the temptation to both of them. Allaah Says in the Quran )what means(:
“But Satan whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was concealed from them of theirprivate parts. He said, ‘your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you become angels or become of the immortal…’ ”.]Quran 7:20[
“…And he swore ]by Allaah[ to them, ‘indeed, I am to you from among the sincere advisors’."]Quran 7:21[
“…So he made them fall through deception… ".]Quran 7:22[
53. Islam protects the woman's rights in giving her the right to provide refuge and shelter to Muslims in need. An example of this is what the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam had been cited as saying to a woman companion called Umm Haani may Allaah be pleased with her:“We give refuge and shelter to those whom you have given, Umm Haani.”]Al-Bukhaari and Muslim[








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Islamic Articles, - Examples of women's rights Islam – I

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Islam is the true liberator of women. It has preserved the rights of a woman from the time she is a mere fetus in her mother's womb till the time she is laid down in her grave. Even after that:
1- If a woman is divorced during pregnancy, the father is obligated to support the mother while she is pregnant.
2- Islam protected the rights of a woman by not allowing a woman to be punished or incarcerated for a crime while she is pregnant as to not harm the baby. "When the woman from the Ghaamidi tribe came to Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam and said: Purify me. He sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam told her:"Wait till you deliver your baby."
3- Islam protected the rights of a woman when she is a baby being nursed. When that Ghaamidi woman delivered the baby and asked for her punishment, the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said:"Go and nurse your child till the child is capable of eating solid food."]Muslim[
4- Islam protected the rights of a woman as an infant by obligating the father to provide for food and clothing.
5- Islam protected the rights of a woman as a growing upchild by obligating the father to provide for her based on the general evidence related to the obligation of providing for children.
6- Islam protected the rights of a woman in matters of inheritance regardless of her age.
7- Islam protected the rights of a woman in choosing a suitable husband. She has the sole right to accept or refuse a proposal of marriage if she has been previously married. The Prophet has said: "A previously married woman cannot be married until she approves."
8- Islam protected the rights of a virgin woman. She cannot be married without her consent. The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said:"A virgin shall not be married until she is consulted."]Al-Bukhaari[
9- Islam protected the right of a woman to a dowry when she is wed by obligating the husband to provide it.
10- Islam protected the right of a woman to demand a divorce in exchange for something she gives to the husband if she no longer wishes to remain with him out of fear that she may not fulfill his rights )or for any other Islamically acceptable justification(.The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said to a man whose wife had demanded a divorce she could not reach the state of loving him:"Accept the garden )the dowry as compensation( and divorce her."]Al-Bukhaari[
11- Islam protected the rights of a woman when she is divorced.
12- Islam protected the rights of a woman when she is widowed, by allotting her a portion of the inheritance.
13- Islam protected the rights of a woman when she is divorced before consummating the marriage by not obligating her to wait for 'Iddah )the prescribed period before she can remarry(.
14- Islam protected the rights of a woman when she is an orphan by allotting her a portion of the spoils of war, an allowance from the treasury, permitting her to take charity, and encouraging people to help her.
15- Islam protected the rights of a woman in her social life and in her relationship with kith and kin by prohibiting her husband from marrying her sister or aunt.
16- Islam protected the rights of a woman regarding her self-respect by prohibiting men from lustfully looking at her.
17- Islam protected the rights of a woman by punishing anyone who accuses her of adultery without sufficient evidence.
18- Islam protected the rights of a woman if she is a mother by obligating her children to honor and respect her and prohibiting them from speaking back to her disrespectfully.
19- Islam protected the rights of a woman when she is breastfeeding her child by obligating the father to compensate her if she wants it.
20- Islam protected the rights of a woman when she is pregnant.
21- Islam protected the rights of a woman by obligating her husband to provide her housing.
22- Islam protected the rights of a woman by exempting her from fasting when she is pregnant or nursing.
23- Islam protects the woman's rights to choose to return to her husband who divorced her once or twice after the end of her prescribed waiting period with a new marriage contract. Islam prohibits preventing her from doing so if there is an agreement between the two parties. Allaah Almighty Says )what means(:“… Do not prevent them )women( from remarrying their ]former[ husbands, if they mutually agree on equitable terms”.]Quran 2:232[
24- Islam protects the woman's rights to have custody over her children unless she remarries. The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said to a divorced woman asking for keeping her child under her custody:“You have more right over him unless you ]re[ marry”.]Ahmad and others[
25- Islam protects the woman's rights during her menses by forbidding sexual intercourse with her, due to the harm it causes her and guarding against her feeling of repulsion. Allaah Says )what means(:“…Keep away from wives during menstruation…”]Quran 2:222[
26- Islam protects the woman's rights during her menses by allowing the act of loving-making, fondling and foreplay without the actual intercourse. This is a proof that the aim is not to avoid contact with women in this period; rather to avoid intercourse due to the harm it causes.
27-Islam protects the woman's rights to dignity and honor during her menses. There are examples in the way the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam to treat his wives during this period to support this. 'Aa'ishah may Allaah be pleased with her narrated: “We )she and the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam( used to drink from the same cup; he would put his mouth on the same spot I drank from and would finish my drink when I was in menses”. She also narrated: “While in menses, I used to comb the hair of Allaah's Apostle sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam.” And: “The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam used to lean on my lap and recite the Quran while I was in menses.” And: “We would sleep together in one cloth while I was in menses”.
28- Islam protects the woman's rights by prohibiting having anal intercourse with her, as this is considered unjust and wasteful of her rights.
29- Islam protects the woman's rights against incriminating her of committing acts of fornication without the testimony of four witnesses. Allaah Says in the Quran )what means(:“Those who commit immorality ]i.e. unlawful sexual intercourse[ of your women – bring against them four witnesses from among you...”]Quran 4:15[
30- Islam protects the woman's rights by forbidding killing women in wartime, even if they were atheists. The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam forbade the killing of women and children during wartime.
31- Islam protected the rights of a woman by granting her the right to a will.
32- Islam protected the rights of a woman even after death, and this is for men and women, for, in Islam, harming or abusing the dead is like abusing the living. An evidence for this is the Hadeeth )Prophet's saying(:"Breaking a dead person's bone is like breaking his /her bone while alive."]Abu Daawood[
33- Islam protected the rights of a woman )as well as a man( when she is in her grave. The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam said:"It is better for you to sit on burning ambers and your clothes are burned till your skin rather than sitting on a grave".]Muslim[







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Dought & clear, - Ruling on aborting a deformed fetus.

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If a fetus is found to have some defects (at about 4.5 months of pregrancy), one which includes anencephaly:no brain, and the doctors strongly suggest an abortion since the longest an anencephalic born baby survived was 21 days and since most of such pregnancies end up in miscarriages at a later and riskier stage of pregnancies, or still born baby. what is a muslim couple to do? especially since consulting two knowledgeable islamic scholars each came up with a different solution ie one suggesting abortion the other one suggesting continuing with pregnancy. The couple had to make a decision the soonest possible. what do the laws of islam say?
Praise be to Allaah.
If the fetus has reached the age of four months, then the soul has already been breathed into it, so deliberately aborting it would be regarded as killing a soul - which is a very grave major sin. The doctors' opinion that it is malformed is no excuse at all. If it is miscarried or stillborn, or it is born alive and dies shortly thereafter, the parents will be rewarded for bearing the calamity of their loss, and if it lives and has some kind of disability, they will be rewarded for their patience in taking care of it. Everything that happens to the believer is good for him, but wilfully destroying a soul is nothing but evil and sin. We must also take into consideration the errors that may occur in doctors' reports, and that fact that the condition of the fetus may change and improve.
And Allaah knows best.







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