Is it obligatory for a blind woman to clean her home and herself for the sake of her husband, when she may not be able to do so due to the affliction of blindness?
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Question:
She asks: Is it obligatory for a blind woman to clean her home and herself for the sake of her husband, when she may not be able to do so due to the affliction of blindness? And what is required of her in this matter? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
Yes, she is required to do what she is able to do. She is required to do what she is able to do of the household chores and of adorning herself for her husband, even if she is uneducated. Many blind women were better than seeing women in these matters because of what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) grants them of power of perception and power of sensitivity. So they do the work well, like seeing women or even better, and this is a favor from Allah. Praise be to Allah. (Glorified and Exalted is He). So she should strive, and accustom herself to these matters, and become accustomed to them, if Allah wills. Yes.
She asks: Is it obligatory for a blind woman to clean her home and herself for the sake of her husband, when she may not be able to do so due to the affliction of blindness? And what is required of her in this matter? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
Yes, she is required to do what she is able to do. She is required to do what she is able to do of the household chores and of adorning herself for her husband, even if she is uneducated. Many blind women were better than seeing women in these matters because of what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) grants them of power of perception and power of sensitivity. So they do the work well, like seeing women or even better, and this is a favor from Allah. Praise be to Allah. (Glorified and Exalted is He). So she should strive, and accustom herself to these matters, and become accustomed to them, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل على المرأة العمياء واجب تنظيف بيتها ونفسها لأجل زوجها، وهي قد لا تستطيع لعلة العمى؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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