And upon his family and all his Companions. Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Chapter: Uthman ibn al-Haytham narrated to us, ‘Awf narrated to us from al-Hasan from Abu Bakrah, who said:

The reciter: And may Allah send prayers upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his Companions.
Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Chapter:
Uthman ibn al-Haytham narrated to us, ‘Awf narrated to us from al-Hasan from Abu Bakrah, who said: .

The Shaykh : His statement: “A people” is an indefinite noun in the context of negation, which encompasses every people. This is the most apparent meaning of this hadith. It was also said that the intended meaning is only these people, meaning the Persians. The meaning is that they will not succeed because they placed the management of their affairs in the hands of a woman. The first interpretation is the apparent meaning of the wording. If someone asks, “Does this not contradict what is seen in the lands of disbelief, where women hold authority and have succeeded?” The answer to that is to say: First, that these women did not truly hold authority; they are merely figures. Let us give an example by the Queen of Britain; she is a figurehead queen. Second, we say that success is of two kinds. If they place the management of their affairs in the hands of a woman and succeed, then if it were not for her, their success would have been greater, more magnificent, and broader. So the negation here is a negation of perfection, meaning they will not achieve complete success. In any case, the Persians, praise be to Allah, were conquered in the era of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), as is known from history.