Question ID 1232 - Womens Issues - 2014-03-23 21:30:02 |
A.O.A,
I have a question regarding Hazrat Ali a.s saying in Nahjul Balaghah, Khutbah 78, in which it is stated that:
"Aey logon! aurtein emaan me naqas, hisson me naqas aur aqal me naqas hoti hn. Naqas-e-emaan ka sabut ye he k daur me namaz aur roza inhen chorna parhta he. Aur naqas-e-aqal hone ka sabut ye he k do aurton ki gawahi ek mard ki gawahi k barabar hoti he. Aur hisa-o-nasb me kami yun he k meeras me inka hissa mardon se aadha hota he. Buri auraton se daro aur achhi aurton se bhi chaukanna raho. Tum unki achhi baatein bhi naa mano takey agey barh kar wo buri baaton k manwane par na utar aein."
I am really confused about the contents this saying contains. If we take a look at it, one shall obviously regard a woman's status as quite degraded.
Please help me clear the doubts asap.
JazakAllah. |
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Answer:- I have discussed this question with Ayatullah Shaikh Eshaq Fayyaz who was
in London for medical reasons, and he clearly said that such narrations are
not authentic. Islam says that the dignity of male and female is equal as
human beings.
Wassalam.
Mohammad al-Musawi
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