What a person must know of his religion

Question : Yes, indeed. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. If you please, a set of questions. She says: What is the legal ruling that a woman must know, O Shaykh, such that she is not excused for leaving it?

Answer : Everything that is obligatory for her in terms of acts of obedience, and everything that is forbidden for her in terms of sins, she must know it, just as the man must. This is because whatever is necessary for the completion of an obligatory act is itself obligatory. Therefore, a person must learn from the rulings of his religion what he is required to do and what he is forbidden from doing.