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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it valid to cite the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Women were created from a crooked rib,” as evidence for the deficiency of their intellect?

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The questioner : First question, O Shaykh. Some people say that the deficiency of religion in women includes the meaning of a deficiency of intellect. They say that women are deficient in intellect and religion, and they claim that the deficiency of intellect does not mean that they are only disbelievers of the covenant, citing as evidence a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Women were created from a crooked rib خلقت المرأة من ضلع أعوج
This is the first hadith. Is this citation correct?

The Shaykh : What is this hadith being cited as evidence for?

The questioner : That a woman’s intellect in thinking is deficient?

The Shaykh : No, the hadith has no relation to intellect. It has to do with behavior; a woman’s behavior in relation to a man does not equal his behavior. It has no relation to intellect or the deficiency of intellect.
Source www.al-albany.com

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