The Status of Women in Islaam
by Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azîz Ibn Bâz

Taken from ‘Al-Istiqaamah’ magazine (Issue No.1, pp.3-4) being translated from Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez bin Baaz’s Majmoo’ Fataawaa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi’ah (3/348-350):

The status of the Muslim woman in Islaam is a very noble and lofty one, and her effect is very great in the life of every Muslim. Indeed, the Muslim woman is the initial teacher in the building of a righteous society, providing she follows the guidance from the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Since adherence to the Qur’aan and the Sunnah distances every Muslim – male or female – from being misguided in any matter…

The secret of her importance lies in the tremendous burden and responsibility that is placed upon her, and the difficulties that she has to shoulder – responsibilities and difficulties some of which not even a man bears. This is why from the most important obligations upon a person is to show gratitude to the mother, and kindness and good companionship with her. And in this matter, she is to be given precedence over and above the father…

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