The Meaning of the Hadith: “Be Kind to Women”
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Question:
The questioner: Umm Salim from Tabuk asks: What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Answer:
On its apparent meaning, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is advising men regarding women to be good to them, to have mercy on their weakness, and to treat them well in their companionship if they are their husbands, dealing with them in a manner befitting between spouses, or in a manner befitting between a Muslim man and a Muslim woman. And among the good advice regarding women is protecting them from degradation, immodesty, and lack of modesty. It is obligatory for men to take care of them; men take care of women by preventing them from doing wrong, preventing them from not covering themselves, preventing them from free mixing, and so on. This is part of the good advice regarding women. Yes.
The questioner: Umm Salim from Tabuk asks: What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
“Advise women well?”
استوصوا بالنساء خيرا؟Answer:
On its apparent meaning, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is advising men regarding women to be good to them, to have mercy on their weakness, and to treat them well in their companionship if they are their husbands, dealing with them in a manner befitting between spouses, or in a manner befitting between a Muslim man and a Muslim woman. And among the good advice regarding women is protecting them from degradation, immodesty, and lack of modesty. It is obligatory for men to take care of them; men take care of women by preventing them from doing wrong, preventing them from not covering themselves, preventing them from free mixing, and so on. This is part of the good advice regarding women. Yes.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 28-10-1434هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (43:52)
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