Welcome to Islam, - * Some Misconceptions about Women in Islam -I

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Islam gave women rights and privileges at a time when only barbaric manners and values dominated.
Yet, some people argue that Islam has alienated women in some domains. In fact, this belief is a misconception. People who say so,may have read about it in a magazine or seen it on TV. A quick examination of the issues judged as unjust to women will certainly correct the misunderstanding.
Man as the head of the household:
Some people believe that a woman in Islam is regarded as inferior to man since the Quran says )what means(:
"Men have one degree above women."]Quran 2: 228[
In fact, to understand this Quranic verse, you should see another one, related to the issue in question. It reveals the wisdom behind this concept.
· Polygyny might be the solution for a couple if the wife is barren, the husband wants children of his own and the option of separation does not appeal to both parties.
· If a woman is chronically ill and is unable to perform her marital duties. Polygyny may also be the solution when the couple does not want divorce.
· Polygyny is the religion's answer to cases where some men have excessive sexual needs that cannot be fulfilled by one wife. This in no way means that men should abuse this right and use it whenever they fancy a woman. It is rather a chance Islam has provided to prevent men from committing adultery. Many people who condemn polygyny cheat on their wives, calling this phenomenon a 'swift affair.' Islam, at least, has offered the second woman the option of being called 'a wife' rather than 'a mistress', especially in some countries where women remarkably outnumber men.
· Polygyny may settle the problem of an increased number of unmarried women, especially during wars.
However, polygyny has some limits and conditions to be met. Indeed, the Quran instructs the man to be fair with his wives on all levels, including treatment, money, house, etc. The only level where the man may have an uneven stance is the level of the feelings that he cannot control:
The Quran says )what means(:"You will never be able to do perfect justice between wives even if it is your ardent desire, so do not incline too much to one of them ]by giving her more of your time and provision[ so as to leave the other hanging ]i.e. neither divorced nor married[. And if you do justice, and do all that is right and fear Allaah by keeping away from all that is wrong, then Allaah is Ever-Forgiving and All-Merciful."]Quran 4:129[
Finally, it is worth knowing that Islam gives a woman the right to refuse polygyny for her husband by setting it as a condition during the marriage procedures. If this condition is set, then the woman is granted divorce if her husband marries another while he is still married to her.
You might ask, why could not there be polyandry )a woman having more than one husband(? The answer is simple. Islam did not allow it because Allaah is All-Aware that it will create a problem of kinship. This means that the child may not know who is actually his father )it could be anyone of the four husbands(. In addition to the psychological damage it may cause, this problem also complicates the issue of inheritance. Even birds and animals do not allow polyandry.

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Welcome to Islam, - * Hijaab is a woman's real beauty

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It often occurs to me that many of our sisters in Islam are not properly encouraged once they begin to observe the requirements of Hijaab. It may be that a sister has been obliged to wear the Hijaab without truly pondering over its superiority.
Perhaps she has reached the age of puberty and her parents have instructed her to wear it. Perhaps she has recently accepted Islam and her close companions have told her of its obligation. Alternatively, perhaps her husband has commanded her to wear Hijaab.
A sister who does not truly know the superiority of Hijaab will always remain envious of disbelieving women. Why? Because they observe these misguided disbelievers attempting to look beautiful for all to see. Hence, the Muslim woman then compares herself to that woman which causes her to feel ashamed of her own Hijaab.
Therefore, what follows is a reminder for my sisters in Islam. It is a reminder of the true status of these so-called beautiful women. It is a reminder of the excellence of the women who wear Hijaab.
Excellent Qualities of Those who Wear Hijaab:
It is well known that the Muslim woman is a creature of modesty. Allaah loves for our Muslim women to be shielded by their Hijaab. It is their outer protection from the decadence of this life. Allaah's Messenger, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, )may Allaah exalt his mention(, said:"Allaah is modest and covering. He loves modesty and privacy."]Abu Daawood, An-Nasaa'i Al-Bayhaqi, Ahmad[.
Thus, as modesty is a quality that is loved by Allaah, our sisters must take comfort in knowing that they are modest and that they are not like those women who show themselves off to the world. Such women will not be shielded from Allaah's Wrath. Allaah's Messenger, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said:"Any woman who takes off her clothes in other than her husband's home, has broken Allaah's shield upon her."]Abu Daawood and At-Tirmithi(
Therefore, we see that the Hijaab of the Muslim woman is indeed part of modesty. Modesty accompanies Eemaan )faith(. That is why Allaah's Messenger, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: "Modesty is part of Eemaan and Eemaan is inParadise." ]At-Tirmithi[. Also:"Modesty and Eemaan are companions, when one goes away the other one goes away."]Al-Haakim and others[
The Muslim women must know that the disbelieving women who beautify themselves for the world to see possess no modesty, thus, they are void of any Eemaan. Instead of looking to the latest fashion models for guidance, you must look to the wives of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.
Look at the regard for modesty that our mother, 'Aa'ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, possessed even in the presence of the deceased; she said: "I used to enter the room where the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and my father )Abu Bakr(, may Allaah be pleased with him, were later buried in without having my garment on me, saying it is only my husband and my father. But when 'Umar bin al-Khattaab, may Allaah be pleased with him, was later buried in )the same place(, I did not enter the room except that I had my garment on being shy from 'Umar."
It can be quite difficult for the Muslim woman to go out wearing Hijaab in a society that mocks and torments her. Indeed, she may feel strange and out of place. However, if she knows the status of those who are mocked by the disbelievers, then she would continue to wear her Hijaab with dignity.
Allaah Says in His Book )what means(:"Verily! The criminals used to laugh at those who believed. And whenever they passed them, used to wink at one another. And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting. When they saw them, they said: 'These have indeed gone astray!' But they )disbelievers, sinners( had not been sent as watchers over them )the believers(. But on this Day those who believe will laugh at the disbelievers. On )high( thrones, looking )at all things(. Are not the disbelievers paid )fully( for what they used to do?"
]Quran 83:29-36[
Allaah's Words should serve as a support for you my dear sister. Also, take comfort in being a stranger among these lewd and sinful women. Allaah's Messenger, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said )what means(:"Islam began as something strange, and it would revert to its )old position( of being strange, so good news is for the strangers."]Muslim[
The Characteristics of the Exposed Women:
Instead of practicing the Hijaab )covering(, the disbelieving women expose themselves, making a dazzling display of themselves for others. Such a display is an attribute of ignorance. Allaah Says in His Book )what means(:"And stay in your houses and do not display yourselves as you used to during the times of ignorance."]Quran 33:33[
Allaah's Messenger, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said:"The best of your women is the affectionate, the fertile, the comforting, the agreeable -- if they fear Allaah. The most evil of your women are those who expose and display themselves, and those who strut )to show off( and they are the hypocrites. Those who enter al-Jannah )theParadise( are like the red beaked crow."]Al-Bayhaqi[. The simile of the red-beaked crow is to show that those who enterParadisewill be as rare as this kind crow is rare.
We see from the above Aayah and Hadeeth that displaying oneself is indeed unlawful. Further, it is a quality of the most evil of women! Therefore, do not be envious of the disbelieving women. They only have this life to enjoy, while the believing women will haveParadise. There is nothing in your Hijaab to be ashamed of, as it is the garment of the righteous and pious female worshippers of Allaah.
In order to truly show you how evil those women who expose themselves are, let us ponder over the following statement of Allaah's Messenger, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam :"Of the people of Hell there are two whom I have never seen, the one possessing whips like the tail of an ox and they flog people with them. The second one, women who would be naked in spite of their being dressed, who are seduced )to wrong paths( and seduce others. Their hair is high like the humps of the camel. These women would not enterParadise, nor will they smell its fragrance, although its fragrance can be sensed from such and such a distance."]Muslim[
These women who expose themselves are common among us today. These are women that even the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, did not see! Look around you and you will see those women who are clothed but naked! Look at the hairstyles of the women who expose themselves -- are they not high like the camel's hump?
Perhaps we are the first generation since the time of Aadam, may Allaah exalt his mention, to witness such women. If one ponders over photos taken thirty to fifty years ago, one will see that the disbelieving women did not expose themselves in the manner that their offspring do today! These women are among the people of the Fire! Thus, how can you envy them?
Such lewd women will not even smell the fragrance ofParadise; so our women must avoid their path.
Another lesson from the above hadeeth is that it confirms that what the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, came with is indeed the truth! This is a prophecy that has come to pass in front of our very eyes. Hence, will we continue to envy these evil women, or should we be grateful to our Lord for the Hijaab, which brings modesty, which leads toParadise?
To sum up, the Muslim woman should abandon all of the ways of the exposed women, and adopt the ways of those who are modest through their love and practice of the proper Islamic Hijaab.

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Prayer, - Dought & clear, - * Ruling on praying in the workplace

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I work in the Faisal Tower in Riyadh, and when the time for prayer begins, there is a recording that is played over the PA system in the building, telling us of the time for prayer. I have some colleagues who offer the Zuhr prayer in their offices, and they give a number of reasons for doing so, namely:
1- That they cannot hear the adhaan from the mosque, and this is a recording, not an adhaan.
2- They offer the prayer in congregation and so they fulfil the condition of praying in congregation.
3- There is no prayer-room (musalla) in the tower. Although there is a mosque close to the ground floor, they say that this mosque does not belong to the building so it is far away.
My question is:
What is the ruling on their praying in their offices? How should I respond to their arguments?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly: the basic principle is that the prayer should be offered in the mosque, and this is what the mosques were built for. In the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever hears the call (to prayer) and does not respond, there is no prayer for him (i.e., his prayer is not valid), unless he has an excuse.”
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (217) and Ibn Maajah (793); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani inSaheeh Ibn Maajah(793).
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to Ibn Umm Maktoom (may Allaah be pleased with him): “Can you hear the call to prayer?” He said: Yes. He said: “Answer it.” Narrated by Muslim (653).
This hadeeth indicates that it is obligatory for the one who hears the call to respond, and to pray in congregation in the mosque.
What is meant by hearing the call is that one can hear the voice of the muezzin if he raises his voice with the adhaan, without using a loudspeaker.
Whoever is close to the mosque and can hear the call is obliged to pray in congregation in the mosque, but whoever is far away is not obliged to attend the mosque.
See the answer to question no. 20655.
Secondly:
With regard to their saying that they perform the prayer in congregation and thus fulfil the condition of praying in congregation, they should note that two things are required of them:
1- They should pray in congregation
2- This congregation should be in the mosque.
It is essential to do both things together. This has been explained in the answer to the question referred to above. See also question no. 72398.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
The basic principle is that prayer should be offered in the mosque, but there is nothing wrong with office workers praying in their offices if going out to the mosque will adversely affect their work, or will lead to some employees playing about if they go out to pray and come back late. If the mosque is far away, it is permissible for them to pray in the workplace.
What matters is that if there is a reason or a need for them to pray in their offices, there is nothing wrong with that. End quote.
Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen(15/68).
Conclusion:
These people should pray in the mosque so long as the mosque is close by, and it is not permissible for them to pray in their offices unless there is a reason, such as if there is the fear that this may cause employees to waste time and so on.
And Allaah knows best.

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Prayer, - Dought & clear, - * Is therea difference between subh prayer and fajrprayer?

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Is there a difference between subh prayer and fajr prayer?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Fajr prayer is subh prayer – there is no difference between them. It consists of two rak’ahs. The time for this prayer starts when the true dawn begins, and lasts until the sun rises. There is a prayer that comes before it, consisting of two rak'ahs, which is known as the Sunnah of subh or the two rak’ahs of Fajr.
The phrasessalaat al-subhandsalaat al-fajrare both used in the Sunnah to refer to this prayer, such as the report narrated by Muslim (656) from ‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Abi ‘Amrah who said: ‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan entered the mosque after Maghrib prayer and sat by himself. I sat beside him and he said: O son of my brother, I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “Whoever prays ‘Isha’ in congregation, it is as if he spent half the night in prayer, and whoever prays Subh (Fajr) in congregation, it is as if he spent the entire night in prayer.”
Al-Bukhaari (556) and Muslim (608) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If one of you catches up with a rak’ah of ‘Asr prayer before the sun sets, let him complete his prayer, and if he catches up with a rak’ah of Subh (Fajr) prayer before the sun rises, let him complete his prayer.”
As for calling it Fajr prayer, Muslim (670) narrated from Jaabir ibn Samurah that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) prayed Fajr he would sit in the place where he had prayed until the sun was well risen.
And al-Bukhaari (891) and Muslim (880) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to recite in Jumu’ah and in Fajr prayer,“Alif‑Laam‑Meem. The revelation of the Book… ” [Soorat al-Sajdah, no. 32]and“Has there not been over man a period of time” [Soorat al-Dahr, no. 76].
And al-Bukhaari (555) and Muslim (632) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Angels come to you in succession by night and by day, and they meet at Fajr prayer and at ‘Asr prayer, then those who stayed among you ascend and He (Allaah) asks them, although He knows best, ‘How did you leave My slaves?’ They say: ‘We left them when they were praying and we came to them when they were praying.’”
And Allaah knows best.







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