Creating the Opportunity for Women to Call People to Allah, Mighty and Majestic
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Question: Is there a way to create the opportunity for a woman who calls people to Allah, Glorified is He?
Answer: I am not aware of any obstacle to this, provided that a righteous woman is found to undertake the call to Allah, Glorified is He. She should be supported, employed, and asked to guide women of her own sex, because women need guides from among their own sex. The presence of a woman among women may be more beneficial in conveying the call to the path of truth than a man, for a woman may be shy of a man and not reveal to him everything that concerns her, or she may be prevented from hearing the call from a man. However, with a woman who calls to Allah, the situation is different, because she mixes with her, presents what is on her mind, and is more influenced by her.
Therefore, it is obligatory for any woman who has knowledge to perform the obligation of calling to Allah and directing people to good according to her ability, based on the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic): : [Al-Nahl: 125], and His saying (Mighty and Majestic): : [Yusuf: 108], and His saying, Glorified is He: [Fussilat: 33], and His saying (Mighty and Majestic): : [Al-Taghabun: 16]. There are many verses in this meaning, and they encompass both men and women.
And success is from Allah.
Answer: I am not aware of any obstacle to this, provided that a righteous woman is found to undertake the call to Allah, Glorified is He. She should be supported, employed, and asked to guide women of her own sex, because women need guides from among their own sex. The presence of a woman among women may be more beneficial in conveying the call to the path of truth than a man, for a woman may be shy of a man and not reveal to him everything that concerns her, or she may be prevented from hearing the call from a man. However, with a woman who calls to Allah, the situation is different, because she mixes with her, presents what is on her mind, and is more influenced by her.
Therefore, it is obligatory for any woman who has knowledge to perform the obligation of calling to Allah and directing people to good according to her ability, based on the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic): :
Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best
ادْعُ إِلَى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُمْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُThis is my way; I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me
قُلْ هَذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَى بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِيAnd who is better in speech than one who invites to Allah and does righteousness and says, "Indeed, I am of the Muslims."
وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِمَّنْ دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَSo fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْAnd success is from Allah.
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