The Meaning of the Hadith: “Be Kind to Women”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Treat women well"Sahih al-Bukhari 3331?
Answer:
Yes, he said this during the Farewell Pilgrimage (peace and blessings be upon him) in the sermon of the Farewell Pilgrimage at 'Arafah. It means that by her nature, there is a crookedness in her, which is part of the nature of women. So be patient with her. Yes. If Sahih Muslim 1467b then be patient with her. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Treat women well"
for a women is created from a rib
فإن المرأة خلقت من ضلعAnswer:
Yes, he said this during the Farewell Pilgrimage (peace and blessings be upon him) in the sermon of the Farewell Pilgrimage at 'Arafah
Treat women well, for they were created from a rib, meaning from the rib of Adam (peace be upon him), and the most crooked part of the rib is its top
استوصوا بالنساء خيرا فإنهن خلقن من ضلع يعني من ضلع آدم عليه السلام وإن أعوج شيء في الضلع أعلاهAnd if you attempt to straighten her, you will break her, and breaking her is divorcing her.
ذهبت تقيمها كسرتها وكسرها طلاقها
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في أم الولد — islamhouse.com (44:11)
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