A woman wishing to be a man
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The questioner:
So the greatest thing a woman says, whether it is a man or a woman, is that perhaps many of the deeds are such that they cannot achieve sincerity.
The Shaykh:
There is a distinction here. If she says this in the sense of wishing for good, wishing that she were a man so that she could strive in the path of Allah, then there is nothing wrong with it, and she has the reward of the one who strives for this intention. But if she says this in the sense of objecting to Allah, objecting to Allah for making her a woman, then this is forbidden and not permissible. Yes.
So the greatest thing a woman says, whether it is a man or a woman, is that perhaps many of the deeds are such that they cannot achieve sincerity.
The Shaykh:
There is a distinction here. If she says this in the sense of wishing for good, wishing that she were a man so that she could strive in the path of Allah, then there is nothing wrong with it, and she has the reward of the one who strives for this intention. But if she says this in the sense of objecting to Allah, objecting to Allah for making her a woman, then this is forbidden and not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 10 من 10/شرح الأصول الثلاثة/معرفة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:14:56)
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