The Woman’s Work and Her Status in Society, and the Saying of Allah the Exalted: “And remain in your homes”
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Question:
Please, Fayyaz from Ta’if. Hello, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. And upon you be peace. May Allah keep you safe, and let us speak to the Shaykh. Please go ahead. Shaykh, there is much talk about the woman and the nature of her work and the nature of her presence in society, and so on. There is, I mean, a fierce attack on the nature of the woman in Islam, as if the verse that says[Al-Ahzab 33:33] has been abrogated or nullified, Shaykh? Good. Good. Please clarify the picture for us.
Answer:
My brother, Muslim women have known their status in society, and Muslims have known the status of women in society, as Allah the Exalted commanded that she remain in her home, perform her household duties, and raise her children. This is a noble work. This is a noble work.
No one else can perform it in the required manner. If she leaves her home and abandons these tasks, they are neglected, and no one else can take her place in performing them in the required manner. Those who are currently trying to go against the fitrah (the innate natural disposition) are trying to go against the fitrah with which Allah created women. They want her to always leave the house and for her work to always be outside the house, even though no dire necessity calls for this. These people are of no account, because they want to break down the barriers, as they say, between men and women, and they want the woman not to be distinguished by anything without the man, and for women to be equal to men. This is contrary to the Shari'ah and contrary to the fitrah with which Allah created people. The Muslim women will not be undermined by them in this, and the Muslims will not obey them no matter how much they try, if Allah wills. And they will fail, by the permission of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
Thank you.
Please, Fayyaz from Ta’if. Hello, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. And upon you be peace. May Allah keep you safe, and let us speak to the Shaykh. Please go ahead. Shaykh, there is much talk about the woman and the nature of her work and the nature of her presence in society, and so on. There is, I mean, a fierce attack on the nature of the woman in Islam, as if the verse that says
And abide in your houses
وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّAnswer:
My brother, Muslim women have known their status in society, and Muslims have known the status of women in society, as Allah the Exalted commanded that she remain in her home, perform her household duties, and raise her children. This is a noble work. This is a noble work.
No one else can perform it in the required manner. If she leaves her home and abandons these tasks, they are neglected, and no one else can take her place in performing them in the required manner. Those who are currently trying to go against the fitrah (the innate natural disposition) are trying to go against the fitrah with which Allah created women. They want her to always leave the house and for her work to always be outside the house, even though no dire necessity calls for this. These people are of no account, because they want to break down the barriers, as they say, between men and women, and they want the woman not to be distinguished by anything without the man, and for women to be equal to men. This is contrary to the Shari'ah and contrary to the fitrah with which Allah created people. The Muslim women will not be undermined by them in this, and the Muslims will not obey them no matter how much they try, if Allah wills. And they will fail, by the permission of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
Thank you.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 04 فتاوى على الهواء - 10 / 02 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (44:23)
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