On the supplication of the master of seeking forgiveness, which was reported as: “O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no deity but You, You created me and I am Your servant…”
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The questioner : In the supplication of the master of seeking forgiveness, which was reported: Sunan Abi Dawud 5070Sahih (Al-Albani) to the end of the supplication or to the end of the hadith, should a woman replace the phrase “I am Your servant” with “I am Your female slave”?
The Shaykh : The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on this. Some said it is preferable to keep the hadith in its original wording, so the woman says “and I am Your servant,” because in reality she is a servant of Allah, and if she is among the righteous, she is among the righteous servants of Allah. Others said: the meaning should be considered, so the woman says “and I am Your female slave, and I am upon Your covenant and promise as long as I am able.” This is closer to the truth, because keeping the wording “I am Your servant” requires figurative interpretation, whereas “I am Your female slave” does not require figurative interpretation, because in reality she is a female slave of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). For this reason, it came in the authentic hadith:Sunan Abi Dawud 566.
The questioner : The questioner says.
O Allah! Thou art my Lord; there is no god but Thee, Thou hast created me, and I am Thy servant
اللهم أنت ربي لا إله إلا أنت خلقتني وأنا عبدكThe Shaykh : The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on this. Some said it is preferable to keep the hadith in its original wording, so the woman says “and I am Your servant,” because in reality she is a servant of Allah, and if she is among the righteous, she is among the righteous servants of Allah. Others said: the meaning should be considered, so the woman says “and I am Your female slave, and I am upon Your covenant and promise as long as I am able.” This is closer to the truth, because keeping the wording “I am Your servant” requires figurative interpretation, whereas “I am Your female slave” does not require figurative interpretation, because in reality she is a female slave of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). For this reason, it came in the authentic hadith:
Do not prevent the female servant your women from visiting the mosques of Allah.
لا تمنعوا إماء الله مساجد اللهThe questioner : The questioner says.