The Hadith of the Woman Being Weak in Intellect and Religion
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The second question of Fatwa No. ( 20767 )
Q 2: What is the authenticity of the hadith: ( The woman is weak in intellect and religion )?
A 2:It is established in (the two Sahihs) and others from the hadith ofAbu Sa'id al-Khudri(may Allah be pleased with him) that he said:Sahih al-Bukhari 304 . And in Muslimfrom the hadith ofIbn 'Umar(may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:. As for what is mentioned in some
books that this hadith is worded as: This hadith with the wording of ( the half ) has no basis. More than one of them stated this explicitly, including Ibn al-Jawzi al-Zayla'i and Ibn Hajar and others. What is established in ( al-Sahihayn ) and others is only what was mentioned previously. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q 2: What is the authenticity of the hadith: ( The woman is weak in intellect and religion )?
A 2:It is established in (the two Sahihs) and others from the hadith ofAbu Sa'id al-Khudri(may Allah be pleased with him) that he said:
Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went out to the Musalla (to offer the prayer) of `Id-al-Adha or Al-Fitr prayer. Then he passed by the women and said, "O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women)." They asked, "Why is it so, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ?" He replied, "You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you." The women asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?" He said, "Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?" They replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her intelligence
خرج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في أضحى أو فطر إلى المصلى، فمر على نساء، فقال: يا معشر النساء تصدقن فإني أريتكن أكثر أهل النار، فقلن: ولِمَ يا رسول الله؟ قال: تكثرن اللعن وتكفرن العشير، ما رأيت من ناقصات عقل ودين أذهب للب الرجل الحازم من إحداكن، قلن: وما نقصان ديننا وعقلنا يا رسول الله؟ قال: أليس شهادة المرأة مثل نصف شهادة الرجل؟ قلن: بلى. قال: فذلك من نقصان عقلهاO women, give in charity and seek forgiveness much, for I have seen that you are the majority of the people of the Fire - the hadith is similar - except that he said: And you spend nights not praying, and you break the fast in Ramadan, so this is the deficiency in religion.
يا معشر النساء تصدقن، وأكثرن الاستغفار فإني رأيتكن أكثر أهل النار - الحديث مثله - إلا أنه قال: وتمكث الليالي ما تصلي، وتفطر في رمضان، فهذا نقصان الدينbooks that this hadith is worded as:
I have not seen anyone more deficient in intellect and religion who is more distracting to a man of sound judgment than one of you. As for the deficiency in intellect, the testimony of two women equals the testimony of one man. And as for the deficiency in her religion, she spends half her life not praying.
ما رأيت ناقصات عقل ودين أغلب لذي لب منكن، أما نقصان العقل فشهادة امرأتين تعدل شهادة رجل، وأما نقصان دينها فإنها تمكث شطر عمرها لا تصلى
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