What is the evidence for the permissibility of electing women? Is it the women's pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : My Shaykh, what is the evidence for the permissibility of electing women? Is it the pledge of allegiance, the women's pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : And why did you specify women and not men? What is the evidence for that?
The questioner : By Allah,[Ali 'Imran 3:36].
The Shaykh : What is said about men is said about women.
The questioner : Like this.
The Shaykh : And as he (peace be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 236 except for what is excluded, which is known.
Yes.
The questioner : My Shaykh, here you mentioned that the fourth question is upon them, because the Muslim representative must be a scholar in the rulings of the Shari'ah in their various forms and types. So if a matter is put on the table for discussion, it must be weighed by the scale of the Shari'ah. Does this mean there is a permissibility for entering parliament and the like? So how did you use, (peace and blessings be upon him), how did you use the term "Muslim representative," meaning the use of this word?
The Shaykh : Did you read all the questions and answers?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I see that it is correct for you to read them all.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So that you gather the opinion on all the topics, and it will become clear to you, in my opinion.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The answer to this question that you directed just now.
The questioner : My Shaykh, what is the evidence for the permissibility of electing women? Is it the pledge of allegiance, the women's pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : And why did you specify women and not men? What is the evidence for that?
The questioner : By Allah,
And the male is not like the female
وَلَيْسَ الذَّكَرُ كَالْأُنْثَىThe Shaykh : What is said about men is said about women.
The questioner : Like this.
The Shaykh : And as he (peace be upon him) said:
Woman are counterpart of men.
إنَّما النِّساء شقائق الرجالYes.
The questioner : My Shaykh, here you mentioned that the fourth question is upon them, because the Muslim representative must be a scholar in the rulings of the Shari'ah in their various forms and types. So if a matter is put on the table for discussion, it must be weighed by the scale of the Shari'ah. Does this mean there is a permissibility for entering parliament and the like? So how did you use, (peace and blessings be upon him), how did you use the term "Muslim representative," meaning the use of this word?
The Shaykh : Did you read all the questions and answers?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I see that it is correct for you to read them all.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So that you gather the opinion on all the topics, and it will become clear to you, in my opinion.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The answer to this question that you directed just now.
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