The trials of this age: The diversification of women’s work, which has reached the level reached by men; is this a violation of her rights?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. The trials of this age. A little while ago, our discussion was about the trials. Shaykh Salih, regarding the trials of this age: the diversification of women’s work, which has reached the level reached by men. Perhaps Shaykh Salih could say a word.
The Shaykh:
We mentioned that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, created the two sexes and prepared each for the works that suit them. Men have works that women cannot perform, and women have noble works that men cannot perform. So each performs what Allah has prepared them for. The man is prepared for raiding and jihad in the path of Allah, prepared for seeking provision, traveling, and moving about the earth, prepared for caring for his household, looking after them, and raising them, among other things, and prepared to participate in the interests of the Muslims. As for the woman, she was also created for great works in her home: caring for her husband’s home, living with him, and finding tranquility with him. The psychological tranquility and comfort between the two spouses, each with the other.
Her raising of the children, carrying them, and breastfeeding them. Her upbringing and her performance of the household tasks. The man works outside the home, and the woman works inside the home. The works complement each other from inside and from outside. For the family, for the children. So if each performs their work, the interests are fulfilled. But if the divine fitrah (innate natural disposition) is violated and women take on the works of men, which they cannot bear.
Even if the pretenders to this work try to force women into tasks that are not within their domain, their weakness and failure will become apparent, and in the end their nerves will break and they will become thin. This is something that is observed, known, and tested, because it goes against the fitrah (the innate natural disposition) with which Allah created people, and He has prepared each for the tasks that suit them. Therefore, it is obligatory for the peoples and the sensible among people to be discerning in this matter, and to return everything to its proper place, so that benefits are realized, advantages are established, and the joint work that is beneficial and useful for the peoples and for individuals is organized. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
The questioner:
Those who enjoy talking about women. Shaykh Salih, they believe that such speech is a violation of women’s rights and a diminishment of their rights. They claim that the woman has conquered space, flown fighter planes, driven trucks, and entered the mines as well. Perhaps Shaykh Salih could say a word.
The Shaykh:
The matter is the opposite. Those who forced women into works that are not their specialty are the ones who wronged her, diminished her right, and burdened her with what she cannot bear, and they suspended her interests in society.
These are the ones who reversed the matter. Even if she conquered space, as they say, or drove the tanks and planes and other things, the weakness of the woman will appear in her, and it is natural for the woman to be overcome by it, for she is a woman, no matter what, unlike the man, who is a man who performs the masculine works for which Allah has placed in him a predisposition. So these are the ones who made men perform the works of women: cooking, sweeping, and household tasks and service, as they say, and they made women go out to the works of men. These are the ones who reversed the matter, and failure will appear in these works, and the results will appear in these works, either soon or later. And they know that, but they deceive, or they want to corrupt the societies, or they want to take advantage of the illness, that it becomes a morsel in their mouths, and in their eyes they enjoy it, and then its end will be destruction, and failure, and dire results. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. The trials of this age. A little while ago, our discussion was about the trials. Shaykh Salih, regarding the trials of this age: the diversification of women’s work, which has reached the level reached by men. Perhaps Shaykh Salih could say a word.
The Shaykh:
We mentioned that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, created the two sexes and prepared each for the works that suit them. Men have works that women cannot perform, and women have noble works that men cannot perform. So each performs what Allah has prepared them for. The man is prepared for raiding and jihad in the path of Allah, prepared for seeking provision, traveling, and moving about the earth, prepared for caring for his household, looking after them, and raising them, among other things, and prepared to participate in the interests of the Muslims. As for the woman, she was also created for great works in her home: caring for her husband’s home, living with him, and finding tranquility with him. The psychological tranquility and comfort between the two spouses, each with the other.
Her raising of the children, carrying them, and breastfeeding them. Her upbringing and her performance of the household tasks. The man works outside the home, and the woman works inside the home. The works complement each other from inside and from outside. For the family, for the children. So if each performs their work, the interests are fulfilled. But if the divine fitrah (innate natural disposition) is violated and women take on the works of men, which they cannot bear.
Even if the pretenders to this work try to force women into tasks that are not within their domain, their weakness and failure will become apparent, and in the end their nerves will break and they will become thin. This is something that is observed, known, and tested, because it goes against the fitrah (the innate natural disposition) with which Allah created people, and He has prepared each for the tasks that suit them. Therefore, it is obligatory for the peoples and the sensible among people to be discerning in this matter, and to return everything to its proper place, so that benefits are realized, advantages are established, and the joint work that is beneficial and useful for the peoples and for individuals is organized. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
The questioner:
Those who enjoy talking about women. Shaykh Salih, they believe that such speech is a violation of women’s rights and a diminishment of their rights. They claim that the woman has conquered space, flown fighter planes, driven trucks, and entered the mines as well. Perhaps Shaykh Salih could say a word.
The Shaykh:
The matter is the opposite. Those who forced women into works that are not their specialty are the ones who wronged her, diminished her right, and burdened her with what she cannot bear, and they suspended her interests in society.
These are the ones who reversed the matter. Even if she conquered space, as they say, or drove the tanks and planes and other things, the weakness of the woman will appear in her, and it is natural for the woman to be overcome by it, for she is a woman, no matter what, unlike the man, who is a man who performs the masculine works for which Allah has placed in him a predisposition. So these are the ones who made men perform the works of women: cooking, sweeping, and household tasks and service, as they say, and they made women go out to the works of men. These are the ones who reversed the matter, and failure will appear in these works, and the results will appear in these works, either soon or later. And they know that, but they deceive, or they want to corrupt the societies, or they want to take advantage of the illness, that it becomes a morsel in their mouths, and in their eyes they enjoy it, and then its end will be destruction, and failure, and dire results. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من فتن هذا الزمان: أعمال المرأة التي تنوعت، ووصلت للحد الذي وصل إليه الرجال، هل في هذا غمطا لحقوقها؟ — youtube.com
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