The Seventeenth Benefit: The Prescribed Nature of Women’s Participation with Men in Jihad.
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Eid Abbasi : The Seventeenth Benefit:
It concerns the prescribed nature of women’s participation with men in jihad. Umm Sulaym used to accompany the Muslims on their travels, and it is well known that most of their travels were for jihad in the cause of Allah. It is also established that others did the same. There is no doubt that this is conditional upon her observing the rulings and etiquette of Islam regarding covering herself, modesty, and restraint, and not mixing with men except out of necessity and within the limits of the Shari'ah.
In any case, the fighting regarding which we say that women’s participation with men is permissible only becomes fighting in times of dire necessity. In normal circumstances, it involves serving the Muslims in their food, their drink, their needs, and treating the wounded. As for fighting, women did not engage in it directly except in times of dire necessity. For example, during the Battle of Uhud, when the defeat occurred and those who were struck were struck, and it spread that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had been killed, and a number of the Companions were killed, Umm 'Amrah and others participated in the fighting and defended the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This is permissible. However, the original ruling, as long as there is no dire necessity, is that men should undertake this. But what I affirm is that there is nothing wrong with women accompanying them to perform the tasks that are their nature, and which allow the men to be free from being occupied with them. For example, an army might have women cooking for it; why should we occupy men who could be fighting with that? And likewise, treating the wounded and providing water.
The questioner : Meaning, are they wearing hijab?
Eid Abbasi : Of course, without a doubt.
The questioner : Wearing hijab.
Eid Abbasi : Meaning, the Shari'ah-prescribed hijab is obligatory. As for the issue of whether your question is about covering the face; that is to the extent of one’s ability.
The questioner : ... .
Eid Abbasi : If a woman is showing her face and has no adornment on it, we say: she is wearing hijab, we do not say: she is uncovered. But it is a prescribed hijab. Some of them are like this, and some are like that. Naturally, we know from the conditions of the female Companions that some of them used to cover their faces, and some of them used to show them, and Islam did not make it difficult for them in that regard.
It concerns the prescribed nature of women’s participation with men in jihad. Umm Sulaym used to accompany the Muslims on their travels, and it is well known that most of their travels were for jihad in the cause of Allah. It is also established that others did the same. There is no doubt that this is conditional upon her observing the rulings and etiquette of Islam regarding covering herself, modesty, and restraint, and not mixing with men except out of necessity and within the limits of the Shari'ah.
In any case, the fighting regarding which we say that women’s participation with men is permissible only becomes fighting in times of dire necessity. In normal circumstances, it involves serving the Muslims in their food, their drink, their needs, and treating the wounded. As for fighting, women did not engage in it directly except in times of dire necessity. For example, during the Battle of Uhud, when the defeat occurred and those who were struck were struck, and it spread that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had been killed, and a number of the Companions were killed, Umm 'Amrah and others participated in the fighting and defended the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This is permissible. However, the original ruling, as long as there is no dire necessity, is that men should undertake this. But what I affirm is that there is nothing wrong with women accompanying them to perform the tasks that are their nature, and which allow the men to be free from being occupied with them. For example, an army might have women cooking for it; why should we occupy men who could be fighting with that? And likewise, treating the wounded and providing water.
The questioner : Meaning, are they wearing hijab?
Eid Abbasi : Of course, without a doubt.
The questioner : Wearing hijab.
Eid Abbasi : Meaning, the Shari'ah-prescribed hijab is obligatory. As for the issue of whether your question is about covering the face; that is to the extent of one’s ability.
The questioner : ... .
Eid Abbasi : If a woman is showing her face and has no adornment on it, we say: she is wearing hijab, we do not say: she is uncovered. But it is a prescribed hijab. Some of them are like this, and some are like that. Naturally, we know from the conditions of the female Companions that some of them used to cover their faces, and some of them used to show them, and Islam did not make it difficult for them in that regard.
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