Warnings of Punishment for Women in The Qur'an & Hadith

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Warnings of Punishment for Women in The Qur'an & Hadith

 

Many warnings are given in the Qur'an and Ahaadeeth regarding actions which lead to punishment.

We shall try and collect them so that they serve as a reminder for the Muslimah

 

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Cursing & Being Ungrateful to Husbands

 

"Hadhrat Abu Saeed Khudri (radhiyallahu anhu) narrated that once Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) addressing a group of women said:

“O Women! Give Sadqah (Charity) because I have seen you (females) more in Jahannum.”

 

The women enquired: “O Rasulullah! What is the reason for this?”

 

Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “You curse in abundance and you are ungrateful to your husbands. Furthermore, despite the deficiency in your Aql (intelligence) and your Deen, I have not seen anyone more capable of making a moron of an intelligent man.”

The women asked: “O Rasulullah! What is the deficiency of our Aql and our Deen?”

 

Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) replied: “What! Is the testimony of one woman not equal to the testimony of half a man? (In other words, the testimony of two women equals that of one man.)”

 

Responding, the women said: “Yes, O Rasulullah.” Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “This then is the deficiency of the intelligence of women.”

 

Then Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “Is it not that when a woman is in the state of haidh neither does she perform Salaat nor does she fast?”

 

The women said: “Yes, O Rasulullah!.”

Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) commented: “This is the deficiency of your Deen.”

(Bukhaari and Muslim)

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Wearing Perfume in Public

 

The Prophet sallallahu alaihe wasallam has stated,

 

"If a woman was to apply perfume to herself, then leave her home and wander past people who were to catch her fragrance, she would be sinful of adultery and she would also be sinful of adultery for every glance she received."

(Ahmad, Nasai and Al-Haakim:Abu Moosa Al-Ashari)

 

 

Reported by Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi with the following wording:

 

“Every eye is liable to commit adultery; and the woman who wears perfume and then passes by a gathering is such and such.” (i.e., she is an adulteress).

 

At-Tirmidhi regarded the same hadith as an authentic hadith.

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Camel Hump Hijaab Style

 

 

The Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam said,

 

“There are two types of the people of Hell that I have never seen: people with whips like the tails of cattle, with which they strike people, and women who are dressed but appear naked, walking with an enticing gait, with their heads looking like the humps of camels leaning to one side. They will never enter Paradise, nor even smell its fragrance, although its fragrance can be discerned from such and such a distance.” [Muslim]

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Asking for Divorce for no Apparent Reason

 

 

It has been narrated by Hazrat Thawbaan radiyallahu anhu, " The fragrance of Jannat is unlawful upon that woman who asks her husband for a divorce for no apparent reason."

 

(Imaam Ahmed, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah and Haakim)

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Imitation Of Females In Male Attire And Vice Versa 

 

  

 

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam cursed men who imitate women and women who imitate men, and he said: “Throw them out of your houses.” Bukhari

 

 

 

It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam cursed the man who wears women’s clothing and the woman who wears men’s clothing. Abu Dawood

 

 

 

‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam cursed masculinized women. Narrated by Abu Dawood

 

 

 

The Prophet sallallahu alaihe wasallam stated, "A woman who dons male clothing is distant from Allah’s mercy, as is a man who dons female clothing." (Al-Kabaair Lith-thahabi)

 

 

 

Al-Nawawi said, this indicates that it is haraam for men to imitate women and vice versa, because if it is haraam with regard to clothing then imitating them in one’s movements and tone of voice is even more abhorrent. So it is haraam for men to imitate women and vice versa with regard to clothing that is unique to one sex, and the one who does that is subject to the threat of being cursed.

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Meaning if the Hadith "Women will be Clothed yet Naked"

 

Hanafi Fiqh > Daruliftaa.com

 

Respected Scholars in Islam! I have heard the following abridged hadith:

 

Imam Muslim ® narrated that Abu Hurayrah (RA) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “There are two types of the people of Hell whom I have not seen…” one of whom was, “women who are clothed yet naked…” According to Imam Ahmad ® he said: “Curse them, for they are cursed.”

 

Can you please narrate the whole hadith and explain its true meaning and interpretation.

 

ANSWER

In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,

The Hadith in full is as follows:

 

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “There are two types of people who will enter the Hell-fire, whom I have not (as yet) seen: People having whips similar to ox-tails with which they will beat people, and (secondly) women who will be dressed yet appear to be naked. They will seduce men and be inclined towards them. Their heads will be like the swaying humps of bacterial camels. They will neither enter paradise, nor smell its fragrance, even though its fragrance can be smelt from such and such distance.” (Sahih Muslim, no. 2128)

 

In this Hadith, the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) describes two types of people who will enter the fire of Hell, whom he had not seen. In other words, these two types of actions lead one to punishment and Hell in the Hereafter. May Allah Almighty save us all, Ameen.

 

The meaning of “women who will be dressed yet appear to be naked” (as explained by Imam al-Nawawi and others) is that they will be semi-nude. Part of their body will be covered whilst the other will remain exposed. This is clearly manifested today; in that many women wear short skirts and expose their arms, neck, hair, etc.

 

Imam al-Nawawi (Allah have mercy on him) mentions some scholars stating that the meaning is, women will wear see-through and transparent clothing in a way that the colour of their body will be visible. This, again, is quite common today, in that many women wear very thin clothing, thus exposing their skin-colour.

 

A third interpretation, also recorded by Imam al-Nawawi (Allah have mercy on him), is that they will be blessed in abundance with the various gifts and bounties of Allah, yet they will not be grateful.

 

The meaning of “They will seduce men and be inclined towards them” is that they will walk and act in order to seduce strange men.

The meaning of “Their heads will be like the swaying humps of bacterial camels” is that they will style their hair to certain stylish hairdos, or style their hair like a hump. (See: Sharh of Nawawi on Sahih Muslim, P. 1603)

 

In summary, the above Hadith is one of the marvels (mu’jizah) of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace). Imam al-Nawawi (Allah have mercy on him) states:

 

“This Hadith is from the miracles of prophet-hood (nubuwwah), for these two types of people now exist. This Hadith also condemns these two actions.” (ibid)

 

The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) envisaged the situation of certain individuals and their actions, thus informed his companions (Allah be pleased with them) and us about them. Thus, the moral of the Hadith is to abstain and refrain from these actions, for they lead one to the fire of Hell.

 

And Allah knows best

 

[Mufti] Muhammad ibn Adam

Darul Iftaa

Leicester , UK