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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explanation of the disbelief of Iblis and the meaning of the deficiency in a woman's intellect and religion

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Question:
The questioner says: There are some preachers on some satellite channels who say that Iblis did not disbelieve in Allah. They also say that in the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) where he said, "Women are deficient in intellect and religion," the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was joking with them. What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh?

Answer:
This is shirk (associating partners with Allah), may Allah protect us from it. This is shirk and a denial of the words of Allah and the words of His Messenger. Iblis committed open sinfulness by defying the command of his Lord, as stated in the Qur'an. "Fisq" means he went out from the command of his Lord, so Allah cursed him, expelled him, and drove him away. Does Allah (Mighty and Majestic) curse him if he is not a disbeliever? Does He expel him from His mercy if he is not a disbeliever? If Iblis is not a disbeliever, then there is no disbelief on the face of the earth. We ask Allah for safety. This is a denial of Allah and His Messenger, and it is a calamity for the Muslims.
As for his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) in
Women are deficient in intellect and religionالنساء نقصات عقل ودين
, this is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him). He was asked about it, and he said that the deficiency in her intellect is that the testimony of two women is equal to the testimony of one man. This indicates a deficiency in her intellect and a lack of precision in her testimony.
As for the deficiency in her religion, it is because times pass for her during which she does not pray due to menstruation and post-natal bleeding, whereas the man always prays. This is the aspect of the deficiency in her intellect. No one can refute the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) except a disbeliever. We ask Allah for safety.
So the woman is deficient in intellect and religion, whether she likes it or not. Allah created her that way, and the male is not like the female. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-47-منهج أهل السنة والجماعة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (19:08)

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