Priceless
Gems: Advice for Women from the Prophet
The Messenger of Allah,
sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:
“If a woman performs the five (obligatory)
prayers, fasts the month (of Ramadan), maintains her chastity and obeys her
husband, it will be said to her (on the Day of Judgment), ‘Enter Paradise from
whichever gate you like’.”
[Ibn
Hibban] [Al-Albani: Saheeh]
• The Messenger of
Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:
“O
company of women! Give charity even from your ornaments, for you constitute the
majority of the people of Hell on the Day of Judgment.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
• The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,
further said:
“I advise you (O women) to adhere to
Tasbeeh (to say ‘Exalted be Allaah’), Tahleel (to say ‘there is none worthy of
worship except Allaah’), and Taqdees (to say ‘Exalted be (Allaah) The
Sovereign, The Pure, Exalted and Pure be the Lord of angels and Holy spirit’),
and count with the help of your fingers, for they will be questioned and made
to speak (to give witness to you), and be not heedless (of Thikr — remembrance)
lest you would forget. (to seek) mercy.”
[Abu Dawood and At-Tirmithi]
• It was narrated that the Messenger of Allah,
sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, asked a woman of the
Ansar (The Companions of Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, from Madeena)
called Umm Sinan: “What prevented you from performing Hajj with us?” She
replied, “There were only two camels used for carrying water owned by so-and-so
(meaning her husband). He and his son offered Hajj on one, and the other was
left to be used for irrigation.” The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,
said: “Then, ‘Umrah (to be offered) in Ramadan is equal (in reward) to Hajj or
Hajj with me.” [Muslim]
• The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,
said:
“May Allaah have
mercy upon a man who stands at night and offers (supererogatory) prayers and
then awakens his wife to offer prayer, and if she refuses (to wake up), he
sprinkles water on her face; and may Allaah have mercy upon a woman who stands
at night and offers(supererogatory) prayers and awakens her husband to offer
prayer, and if he refuses, she sprinkles water on his face.”
• It was narrated on the authority of Umm Humayd, the
wife of Abu Humayd As-Sa‘idi, may Allaah be pleased with them, that she came to
the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and said,
“‘O Messenger of Allah! I like to
offer prayers with you.” The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “I
know that you like to offer prayers with me; however, (you should know that)
your prayer in your sleeping place (inside your chamber) is better for you than
your prayer in your chamber; and your prayer in your chamber is better for you
than your prayer in your house; and your prayer in your house is better for you
than your prayer in the mosque of your people; and your prayer in the mosque of
your people is better for you than your prayer in my mosque.”
[Ahmad] [Al-Albani: Saheeh]
• It was narrated on the authority of ‘Aa’ishah, may
Allaah be pleased with her, that she said,
“I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! We see that
Jihad (struggle for the sake of Allah) is the best of deeds; should we not
engage in Jihad?’ The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said, “For you
(women), the best act of Jihad is to perform Hajj that is accepted (by Allah).”
[Al-Bukhari]
• It was said to the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam, “‘O Messenger of Allah! Such-and-such a woman prays at night, fasts by
day, does such-and-such good deeds and gives charity. However, she harms her
neighbors with her tongue.’ On that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi
wa sallam, said: “There is no good in her. She is from the people of Hell.”
They further said,
“And such-and-such a woman performs
only the (obligatory five) written prayers, and gives only yogurt as charity.
However, she harms no one.” On that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi
wa sallam, said:“She is from the inhabitants of Paradise.”
[Al-Bukhari: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad]
[Al-Albani: Saheeh]
• The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,
said:
“By
the One in whose hand the soul of Muhammad is! A woman will not fulfill the
right of her Lord (perfectly) unless she fulfills the right of her husband
fully; and if her husband asks her to have sexual intercourse while sitting on
the back of a camel, she should not prevent him (from doing so).”
[Ibn Majah] [Al-Albani: Hasan]
• The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:
“If a woman spends (gives charity) from
the foodstuff of her house but not wastefully, she will have a reward for what
she spent, her husband will have a reward for what he earned, and the
storekeeper the like of that, without reducing anything from the reward of each
other.”
[Al-Bukhari]
• It was narrated on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn
Mihsan that one of his paternal aunts came to the Messenger of Allah,
sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, for a particular need, and when she finished her
need the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said to her:
“Do you have a husband?” She
answered in the affirmative. He asked: “How are you with him?” She said, “I am
never negligent in fulfilling his right except when I am incapable.” On that,
he said: “Then, regard your position with him for he either leads you to
Paradise or to Hell.”
[Ahmad
and Al-Hakim] [Al-Hakim and Ath-Thahabi: Saheeh]
• The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu
‘alayhi wa sallam, said:
“No trouble, fatigue, anxiety, sadness,
harm or distress befalls a Muslim, even a prick that he receives from a thorn,
but that for which Allaah forgives some of his sins.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
O Muslim sister, remember the above-mentioned Hadeeth
(saying of Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,), (narration), and hope for
the reward from Allah The Almighty for whatever difficulties and troubles you
meet in your life, like pregnancy, post-partum bleeding, suckling,
raising children, menstruation, and so on, perchance your scale
of good deeds will be heavy,
your sins will be forgiven, and your rank will be elevated high in Paradise.
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