Matters of Women أمور النساء

REFERENCES (there are many other hadiths and verses, here are just some) Woman being a fitna around men - just by her mere presence “I have not left a fitna after me more harmful to men than women.”” Sahih Bukhari Effect of intelligence and religion upon men: ""You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you." Sahih al-Bukhari 304 First fitna was due to fitna of women: The Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) said: “Beware of this life and women, for the first thing the children of Israel have been tried with was women.” [Muslim] Walking fitna for men Shaytan deludes women - by making her want to tempt men - and being pleased with attention she gets from men: "“The woman is Awrah, so when she goes out, the Shaitan seeks to tempt her.” [to make her a source of FITNA for men - that is why shaytan deludes her]" - Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1173 "and the women who would be dressed but appear to be naked," Sahih Muslim 2128 Obligation of abiding by hijab: Qur'an 33:59, tells Muhammad ask his family members and other Muslim women to wear outer garments when they go out, so that they are not harassed: O Prophet! Ask your wives, daughters, and believing women to draw their cloaks over their bodies. Prohibition of putting on perfume: “If a woman puts on perfume and passes by people so that they can smell her fragrance, then she is such and such,” and he spoke sternly - meaning an adulteress. (Narrated by Abu Dawud (4173) and al-Tirmidhi (2786) Prohibition of women to go out without mahram: The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “No woman should travel except with a mahram and no man should enter upon her unless she has a mahram with her.” A man said: O Messenger of Allah, I want to go out with such-and-such an army, but my wife wants to go for Hajj. He said: “Go with her.” Narrated by al-Bukhari Prohibition of free mixing: Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet (May peace and blessings be upon him) said: ""The best of the men’s rows is the first and the worst is the last, and the best of the women’s rows is the last and the worst in the first." Narrated by Muslim under No. 664 Deficiency of women In leadership positions: "Narrated Abu Bakra: During the battle of Al-Jamal, Allah benefited me with a Word (I heard from the Prophet). When the Prophet heard the news that the people of the Persia had made the daughter of Khosrau their Queen (ruler), he said, "Never will succeed such a nation as makes a woman their ruler." Sahih al-Bukhari 7099 Women are not clear in their disputes/arguments (in general) (another reason for lack of leadership abilities) And tendency to care too much about ornaments/makeups/adornments/outer appearances of themselves: "(Like they then for Allâh) a creature who is brought up in adornments (wearing silk and gold ornaments, i.e. women), and who in dispute cannot make herself clear?" Surah Zukhruf 18 Prohibition of women acting like men: “Allah’s Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam) cursed the men who resemble and imitate women; and the women who resemble and imitate men.” (Al-Bukhāri, no. 5885) Widespread tendency to act ungrateful to husbands: "O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women)." They asked, "Why is it so, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ?" He replied, "You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands." Sahih al-Bukhari 304 Allah knows best. May Allah forgive our mistakes and shortcomings