The Ruling on Calling for Women's Freedom
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Question:
What is the ruling on one who calls for women's freedom and demands that women drive cars?
Answer:
This is among their schemes against the Muslims. Women's freedom—freedom from what? From life and chastity? Her freedom is from her religion and from the rulings of Allah that He prescribed for her. This is what they call freedom; it is actually slavery. They call it freedom, but it is slavery and servitude, and I seek refuge in Allah. It is servitude to desires and servitude to other than Allah, and in that lies her humiliation and degradation. Look at the women of the West; what is their condition?
As long as she is young, whoever wants to enjoy her does so, among the wicked of mankind. And when she withers, they throw her into the trash. They throw her into mental hospitals or into homes for the elderly or homes for the aged, and so on. This is the woman in their view. Look at the woman among the Muslims; how is she?
She is honored, respected, protected, and safeguarded. She has authority in her home; she has power in her home. And when she grows old, look at what is done to her in terms of honor, dutifulness, and kindness. Compare this with that. Yes.
What is the ruling on one who calls for women's freedom and demands that women drive cars?
Answer:
This is among their schemes against the Muslims. Women's freedom—freedom from what? From life and chastity? Her freedom is from her religion and from the rulings of Allah that He prescribed for her. This is what they call freedom; it is actually slavery. They call it freedom, but it is slavery and servitude, and I seek refuge in Allah. It is servitude to desires and servitude to other than Allah, and in that lies her humiliation and degradation. Look at the women of the West; what is their condition?
As long as she is young, whoever wants to enjoy her does so, among the wicked of mankind. And when she withers, they throw her into the trash. They throw her into mental hospitals or into homes for the elderly or homes for the aged, and so on. This is the woman in their view. Look at the woman among the Muslims; how is she?
She is honored, respected, protected, and safeguarded. She has authority in her home; she has power in her home. And when she grows old, look at what is done to her in terms of honor, dutifulness, and kindness. Compare this with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1209- 4717] حكم الدعوة إلى حرية المرأة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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