The Exception of the Prince’s Wife and the Old Woman from the Prohibition of Women Going Out for Jihad

The questioner:
He says that he has excepted two categories of women from the prohibition of going out.

The Shaykh:
Start with the first question.

The questioner:
He says that the author of *Kashf al-Mukhaddirat* stated that the Imam must prevent women from going out for jihad with the Muslims.

The Shaykh:
Jihad, yes.

The questioner:
Except for two categories of women: the wife of the prince, due to his need for her, and an old woman, for providing water and the like.

The Shaykh:
This is service. If they go out to serve their husbands or to serve the public by providing water and tending to the camp, there is no meaning to that, yes.