The obligation of women to perform righteous deeds, just as men are
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: As for the woman, is she obligated like the man? And do the righteous deeds—the Qur'an address both men and women in them?
Answer:
Yes, the address is for everyone.[Al-Ma'idah 5:1] includes both men and women. “Establish prayer” includes both men and women. Women may also have an address specific to them, and men may have an address specific to them as well, depending on the context. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: As for the woman, is she obligated like the man? And do the righteous deeds—the Qur'an address both men and women in them?
Answer:
Yes, the address is for everyone.
O you who have believed
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 23-03-1436هـ — af.org.sa (29:12)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
