ISLAM AND WOMEN

Islam and Women

 

In Islam, men and women are different from each other and each has their respective roles. Honoring and respecting women in Islam is a sign of a good, wholesome character and an unadulterated nature. The Messenger of Allah, Muhammad  said: 
“The best of you are the ones who are best towards their wives.” (Tirmidhi)


The woman is also the first person to whom a man must act righteously, maintain ties with, and treat well. When a man asked the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad  to whom he should favor with his companionship, he replied: 
“Your mother.” He said, “Then who?” He said, “Your mother.” He said, “Then who?” He said, “Your mother.” He said, “Then who?” He said, “Your father.” (Bukhari)


The Messenger of Allah, Muhammad  also said: “Women are the complementary halves of men.” (Abu Dawud)

  • Women are equal to men in their humanity. They are not the source of sin, nor are they the reason Adam was expelled from Jannah (Heavenly Gardens).

  • Women are equal to men in their individuality. They neither lose their names, nor the names of their family, upon marriage. They do not fade away and blend into the identity of men.

  • Women are equal to men with regards to reward and punishment in this life as well as the next.

  • Women are equal to men in the sense that Islam seeks to maintain and uphold their honor and chastity.

  • Women are equal to men in that they have a right to inheritance

  • Women are equal to men in that they have full right to do as they please with their own wealth.

  • Women are equal to men with regards to the obligation of shouldering the responsibility of social reform.

  • Women and man have an equal share of rights to receive an education and proper upbringing.

  • Women and man have an equal share of rights in matters pertaining to good rearing, proper teaching and caring. Islam assures that when applying these rights of women, they would be put at a higher position.

  • A Women has the right to provisions from her husband for all her needs and more. If she’s not married then she has the right to provisions from her father, and in his place, her brother(s). If she doesn’t have brothers then the closest of kin to her. Quite simply, a Muslim woman is cared for.

  • A Women has the right to keep all of her own money. She is not responsible for maintaining the family financially. Any amount of money she does contribute to the family is done only out of her free will and is counted as an act of charity.

  • A Women has the right to get sexual satisfaction from her husband.

  • A Women has the right to get custody of her children in case of divorce, along with financial child support, unless she is unable to raise them for a valid reason (medical illness, etc.).

  • A Women have the right to re-marry after divorce or after being widowed.