Question
Some Ulama quote the Qur'aanic verses of Jihaad and women's participation in Jihaad during the time of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) to justify women's participation in Tabligh Jamaat journeys.
Answer
It is gross jahaalat (ignorance) to promote an activity which Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) had discouraged. The women who had accompanied their husbands in some Jihaad campaigns did not do so by instruction of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). On the occasion of the Battle of Khaibar when Nabi (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) saw some ladies, he became angry and demanded an explanation for their presence. His anger is sufficient evidence for the averment that women were not in general allowed to participate in Jihad. They accompanied their husbands on rare occasions and acted in secondary roles. They were not a fighting force, hence they should not be a public tabligh force. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that "Hajj is the woman's jihaad". It is utterly baseless to cite the occasional presence of women in battles as a basis for the mass women's tabligh jamaat. Our booklet, Ladies Tabligh Jamaat explains this question in more detail.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 21 No 12
- PDF page
- 5
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