A local health visitor once told me that she knows some (I don't know how many in acual numbers) Muslim families in our local community, where women never leave the house.
Is that possible???
Or just a myth?
I certainly see a fairly high proportion of Muslim men doing the school run for their children.
I would love to meet and socialise with Muslim women in my community - but it seems almost impossible. oh:
But sometimes the problem is not the brothers but us (sisters). Firstly its not compulsory for the women to attend the masjid to pray. In fact its better for her to pray at home.
Once the wife of Abu Hamid Sa'adi pleaded with the Prophet to be allowed to attend his mosque (the Prophet's Mosque in Madina) as she was very fond of offering prayers behind him. He told her,
"What you say is right, but it is better for you to offer prayer in a closed room than in a courtyard.Your prayer in a courtyard is better than on a verandah, and your offering prayer in the mosque of your own locality is better than your coming to our mosque for it." Thereafter she appointed a room for offering prayers and continued offering prayers there till her death, never even once going to the mosque.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) encouraging women to offer their prayers inside their houses: "The best mosques for women are the inner parts of their houses."
And secondly look at how women dress when atteding the Masjid. They waer make-up, perfum and dress seductivly subhan Allah. Are sisters not aware of strictly observing the various restrictions imposed upon them by the Shari'ah?
This is what 'A'isha said regarding the women of her time
"Had the customs and manners which women have adopted since the Prophet's death been there in his lifetime, he too would have prevented them."
Yeah i know but some people think that it's haram for women to even step into mosques. Otherwise obviously the woman should pray in the home coz she has to look after the kids etc.
What about our time?! Seriously its beyond belief how women come to the Masjid these days! Espically during Eid, sisters all dressed in bright, red and yellow etc clothes, perfeum, make up. Astaghfirullah!
I totally agree - we were gonna complain last eid coz it's totally disgraceful.
^ You should see them at Malaysia sis. It's absolutely Eyeboggling. See thru dresses and skirts with slits all the way up to the thighs. Really disgraceful. And to make it more disgusting, most of the women who were wearing the transparents clothing and tight clothing and clothing with slits in them had on a khimar on their head!! Astaghfirullah.
Do women like yourself have to ask their husbands if they can leave the house or is it just done out of respect?
Hi Searchingsoul
In Islam the Husband has a right over his wife and likewise the wife has a right over her husband. Allah and his Messenger have command these rights for us. And if everyone followed them according to Islam then peace will prevail. Yes the wife has to seek her husbands permission to leave the house. But it is his religious obligation to be compassionate and not to unreasonably restrict her freedom of movement.
^ You should see them at Malaysia sis. It's absolutely Eyeboggling. See thru dresses and skirts with slits all the way up to the thighs. Really disgraceful. And to make it more disgusting, most of the women who were wearing the transparents clothing and tight clothing and clothing with slits in them had on a khimar on their head!! Astaghfirullah.
you know the women in san'ah are becomin; like that now , more and more are even takin' off the hijaab.....wal 3iyaadu billah!
^ things there are changing so fast innit? When Me and my family first reached there 9 years ago, everyone was closed and covered up, but not now Allahul Musta'aan
Do women like yourself have to ask their husbands if they can leave the house or is it just done out of respect?
i alway tell my husband befor he goes to work just incase somethink happens i am diabetic and he worries about me but i think its good to tell them eney way becouse it builds trust they know you want go out behind there back so when you tell them you want to go out they dont say no
i alway tell my husband befor he goes to work just incase somethink happens i am diabetic and he worries about me but i think its good to tell them eney way becouse it builds trust they know you want go out behind there back so when you tell them you want to go out they dont say no
Personally I would hope any daughter I had would not marry a man who did not already trust her enough to go out on her own. But each to their own.
Can a Muslima put it in her wedding contract that she can go out for specified reasons, or to specified places or even whenever she wants?
Le coeur a ses raisons, que la raison ne connait pas. - Blaise Pascal
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