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Ummul Momineen Sayyidina Aaisha (Radiyallahu anha) reported:
I said: "O Messenger of Allah!(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
We consider Jihad as the best deed,
should we not then go for Jihad?''
The Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said,
"The best Jihad for you women is
Hajj Mabrur (i.e., one accepted by Allah).''
[Al-Bukhari].
I said: "O Messenger of Allah!(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
We consider Jihad as the best deed,
should we not then go for Jihad?''
The Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said,
"The best Jihad for you women is
Hajj Mabrur (i.e., one accepted by Allah).''
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary:
In ordinary circumstances, Hajj is the best of Jihad for women because
in Islam, politics, economy, government, military affairs etc., come in
the purview of men and men alone. Women are exempted from all such matters.
However, in case of war, if the need arises, women can be engaged for supply
of food, first-aid of the wounded etc., on the internal front, provided they
can do such works without crossing the bounds of the Islamic-type veil.
But imparting military training to women and dispatching them to war front
are sheer imitations of the western nations for which there is no scope in
the teachings of Islam. This Hadith also confirms this view.
In ordinary circumstances, Hajj is the best of Jihad for women because
in Islam, politics, economy, government, military affairs etc., come in
the purview of men and men alone. Women are exempted from all such matters.
However, in case of war, if the need arises, women can be engaged for supply
of food, first-aid of the wounded etc., on the internal front, provided they
can do such works without crossing the bounds of the Islamic-type veil.
But imparting military training to women and dispatching them to war front
are sheer imitations of the western nations for which there is no scope in
the teachings of Islam. This Hadith also confirms this view.
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