The Meaning of the Hadith: Women Are Deficient in Intellect and Religion
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Question:
Peace be upon you. The questioner asks: Is it understood from the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that this is not an absolute statement, but rather specific as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) defined it, and not as it is used to disparage women?
Answer:
This is not a disparagement of women. It is a clarification that a woman is not like a man. Allah has preferred some of His creation over others. The male is not like the female. There is no disparagement of women in this. It is a statement of their reality. A woman is not like a man in intellect, nor is she like a man in religion. The man is more complete in this; Allah has given him this. This is from the perspective of gender. In terms of gender, men are better than women. However, in terms of individuals, one woman may be better than a thousand men. One woman may be better than a thousand men in terms of individuals. Take, for example, the Mothers of the Believers; they are better than many men. So in terms of individuals, a woman may be better than many men. And in terms of gender, men are better than women. The gender of men is better than the gender of women. Yes.
Peace be upon you. The questioner asks: Is it understood from the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
Women are deficient in intellect and religion
النساء ناقصات عقل ودينAnswer:
This is not a disparagement of women. It is a clarification that a woman is not like a man. Allah has preferred some of His creation over others. The male is not like the female. There is no disparagement of women in this. It is a statement of their reality. A woman is not like a man in intellect, nor is she like a man in religion. The man is more complete in this; Allah has given him this. This is from the perspective of gender. In terms of gender, men are better than women. However, in terms of individuals, one woman may be better than a thousand men. One woman may be better than a thousand men in terms of individuals. Take, for example, the Mothers of the Believers; they are better than many men. So in terms of individuals, a woman may be better than many men. And in terms of gender, men are better than women. The gender of men is better than the gender of women. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-47-منهج أهل السنة والجماعة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:10:10)
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