What is the meaning of "women are the counterparts of men"?
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The questioner : What is the meaning of women being the counterparts of men?
The Shaykh : The meaning of women being the counterparts of men is that a woman is the sister of a man, in the sense that she is a part of him, because a woman is the daughter of her father, so she is a piece of him, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding Fatimah bint Muhammad (may Allah be pleased with her):.
It has another meaning: counterparts of men, meaning equal to men in what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has made obligatory for men and women, in matters that are not specific to the woman or not specific to the man.
The Shaykh : The meaning of women being the counterparts of men is that a woman is the sister of a man, in the sense that she is a part of him, because a woman is the daughter of her father, so she is a piece of him, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding Fatimah bint Muhammad (may Allah be pleased with her):
Fatimah is a part of me
فاطمة بضعة منيIt has another meaning: counterparts of men, meaning equal to men in what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has made obligatory for men and women, in matters that are not specific to the woman or not specific to the man.