Question: Some people started believing in what the media of the
enemies try to spread, which is an intellectual planned invasion. Like when
they say: “ Islam is unjust to women, Islam has kept women at their homes and
thus kept half of the society unemployed”. What is your answer and comment on
this lie?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Answer: My comment on this is that these words can only come from
one who is ignorant of sharee’ah, ignorant of Islam, ignorant of the rights of
women, and is impressed by the attitudes and ways of the enemies of Allah who
are far away from the truth. Islam – praise be to Allah – did not take away
women’s rights, but Islam is the religion of wisdom which gives everyone his or
her rightful status. Women’s work is in the home, and her staying at home is for
the purpose of looking after her husband, raising her children, taking care the
household affairs, and doing work that is suited to her. The man has his own
work to do, which is usually earning a living and benefiting the ummah. When
she stays at home to look after him and her children, and the interests of her
children, that is the work that is suited to her. It is also a protection for
her, as it keeps her far away from immorality which may occur if she goes out
and works with men. It is well known that when women work with men that also
adversely affects the man’s work, because the man has a natural inclination
towards the woman. If he works with her he will be distracted by this woman,
especially if she is young and beautiful. He will forget his work and if he
does it, he will not do it properly. The one who studies the situation of the
Muslims at the beginning of Islam will see how they protected their womenfolk
and how they did their work in the best manner. End quote.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen.
Alfaaz wa Mafaaheem fi Meezaan al-Sharee’ah (p. 72-73).
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