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The ruling on a woman being included in the hadith of the seven if she fears Allah

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: It was mentioned in a hadith
The seven whom Allah will shade with His shade on the Day of Resurrection, a day when there is no shade except His.السبعة الذين يظلهم الله في ظله يوم القيامة يوم لا ظل إلا ظله
that one of them is the one whom a woman of high status and beauty invites, and he says, "I fear Allah." The question asks: If a woman is invited by a man of high status and beauty and she says, "I fear Allah," does she fall under this hadith?

Answer:
She says: Ha, Allah knows best. Yes, it is mentioned, if Allah wills, if the man did not tempt her with his beauty or his wealth, and she prioritized the fear of Allah the Exalted. But the common case, the common case, is that women are the ones who invite men and entice men to fornication; their invitation is stronger. Therefore, they were specifically singled out for this. Yes.

Question:
He says: May Allah reward you, in continuation.

Answer:
This is regarding when Allah mentioned the hadd (fixed punishment) for zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), He began with the male adulterer, saying:
The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual intercourse - lash each one of themالزَّانِيَةُ وَالزَّانِي فَاجْلِدُوا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا
[An-Nur 24:2]
because the woman is the cause of zina through her adornment and her tabarruj (display of adornment). She is the cause. If the woman had covered herself and not used perfume, men would not have lusted after her. But when she displays her adornment, reveals her beauty, and uses perfume, the wicked lust after her, or even the righteous.
Man is not infallible. Man is not infallible, even if he is among the righteous. No one is safe from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). So, the woman is the cause. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
So avoid the allurement of women: verily, the first trial for the people of Isra'il was caused by women.واتقوا النساء فان فتنة بني اسرائيل كانت في النساء.
Sahih Muslim 2742
He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I have not left after me any (chance) of turmoilما تركت بعدي فتنة
Sahih Muslim 2740
more severe to men than womenأضر على الرجال من النساء،
Sahih al-Bukhari 5096
Women are a great trial, and most evil comes from them. They are the cause of crimes. What would happen if the woman stayed in her house, and when she went out, she covered herself and did not use perfume? She would preserve her chastity, and men would not covet her. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4717-1703هل تدخل المرأة في السبعة الذين يظلهم الله إذا دعاها رجل ذو منصب وجمال فقالت إني أخاف الله — youtube.com

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