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According to the Quran, Hadith and Sharia Law,
i) (Quran 2:228 - Pickthall translation ) "and the men are a degree above them (women)"
ii) (Quran 4:34 - Pickthall translation ) “Men are in charge of women”
iii) Women have to follow a modest dress code and “should cast their outer garments over their persons’ Quran 33:59, yet men do not have to.
iv) A woman according to Quran 43:18 ‘is a creature who in dispute cannot make herself clear ‘
Prophet Mohamed felt women are lacking in brains, and the majority of Hell's residents are women (Sahih Bukhari 1:301 and also 2:541).
v) When it comes to testimony in courts, women testify in pairs, as one man testimony is equivalent to 2 women in Islamic courts (Sahih Bukhari 1:301)
vi) Also women inherit half as much as their male counterparts. (Quran 4:11-12)
vii) They are not allowed to travel without a male companion (Bukhari:1763)
viii) Women can only marry muslims and have a single partner (Quran 4:22 to 24), men on the other hand don’t have to marry muslims and can marry up to 4 women (Quran 4:3)
ix) A woman should not fast without the permission of her husband nor can she marry someone without the permission of her father, brother or male guardian. (Sahih Bukhari 5192)
x) A nation headed by a woman will never succeed, and the worst sin and distraction from virtue is by women (Sahih Bukhari 4425)
xi) According to the Quran in certain circumstances it is ok to beat your wife. Quran 4:34: Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made some of them to excel others and because they spend out of their property; the good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded; and (as to) those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them alone in their sleeping places and beat them; then if they obey you, do not seek a way against them; surely Allah is great.
"Hang your whip where your wife can see it." (Hadith Musannaf, Abdul Razzaq)
In Quran 38:15 ‘Thy wife; - on whom he had sworn that he would inflict an hundred blows, because she had absented herself from him when in need of her assistance, or for her words. The oath was kept, we are told, by his giving her one blow with a rod of a hundred.’
Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 7, #132 The prophet said, "None of you should flog his wife as he flogs a slave and then have sexual intercourse with her in the last part of the day."
And sadly even the prophet is claimed to have hit his wife. When sleeping with Aisha, Muhammad surreptitiously left his bed and went to the graveyard at Baqi.
Aisha followed and watched what the prophet doing; when the prophet found out, according to Sahih Muslim Book 4:2127, ‘He struck me on the chest which caused me pain’
When it comes to testimony in courts, women testify in pairs, as one man testimony is equivalent to 2 women in Islamic courts
As for woman’s competence to give testimony, it depends on the nature of a given case. If the subject-matter relates to transactions, then for the testimony to be admissible, it must be given by two women in addition to one man. The is based on the Qur’anic verse: 'And call to witness, from among your men, two witnesses. And if two men be not (at hand) then a man and two women, of such as you approve as witnesses, so that if the one errs (through forgetfulness), the other will remember.' (Al-Baqarah: 282)
The significance of stipulating two women here in the above-mentioned verse, instead of one, is due to the nature of the case, which is somehow complicated and requires a certain kind of accuracy. Thus, for their testimony to be admissible, there must be two females so that if one of them forgets, the other can remind her. This is not the case for men. Should there be any loss of memory from one of them, the other cannot be a substitute; rather, the testimony will be straightaway rejected. This also shows the great respect Islam has for women.
In case of crimes like murder and adultery, Islam makes it clear that, in principle, a woman should be kept safe from all these fields that may hurt her feelings. However, if no other one is there to witness except a woman, her testimony may be accepted in such cases in order to preserve the course of justice. In issues relating to women affairs, women testimony is accepted even if it’s given by only one woman.”
It would be unreasonable to interpret this requirement as a reflection on the worth of women's testimony, as it is the only exception discerned from the text of the Qur'an. This may be one reason why a great scholar like At-Tabari could not find any evidence from any primary text (Qur'an or hadith) to exclude women from something more important than testimony: being herself a judge who hears and evaluates the testimony of others.
Also women inherit half as much as their male counterparts.
In Islam, there are three other cases regarding inheritance:
1. Women inherit as much as men.
2. Women inherit more than men.
3. Women inherit while men don't.
A Case Study
As for the first case, when women inherit less than men, it may sound unfair to you, but let me explain the responsibility of men and women in Islam through the following example.
If a person dies leaving 150,000 dollars and a son and a daughter, the son gets 100,000 and the daughter only 50,000. There are two scenarios that may happen after this inheritance is distributed.One is that both of them may get married. In Islam, the man pays the bridal money or dower gift to the bride. So the son will spend about 25,000 and the daughter will receive the same amount. Now both of them have 75,000.Then after marriage the husband is responsible for the household expenses, while the wife keeps her money.The husband is solely responsible for everything, while the wife is not required to pay a single penny. However, if she decides to help her husband, this will be considered as an act of charity.
The second scenario is that they don't get married, or the son marries and the daughter does not. Even if the daughter in the above example remains unmarried, her brother is obligated by Islam to be financially responsible for her.If the woman is not married, still her male relatives have the responsibility to spend on her. If she is a mother, it is her son's responsibility; if she is a daughter, it is her father's responsibility; if she is a sister, it is her brother's responsibility.Even if she has no male relatives, according to Islamic teachings, the society as a whole has the responsibility to provide for such a woman.
Islam is about perfect justice for both the man and the woman. If the son and the daughter get equal shares, this will be really unjust to the son.
They are not allowed to travel without a male companion (Bukhari:1763)
This is primarily unlawful according to the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “A woman who believes in Allah and the Hereafter shall not travel for (a period of) a day and a night unless accompanied by a mahram of hers.” (Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Depending on this general text, some scholars are of the opinion that a woman should not travel by herself. Other scholars stipulate that her travel is permissible in the company of a trustworthy group of men or men and women. The prohibition conveyed by the hadith is justified by fearing that the woman may be exposed to mischief or temptation if she travels alone, bearing in mind that the dangers of travel were numerous in the past. Caliph `Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) allowed the Prophet’s wives (Mothers of the Believers) to travel for Hajj with a group of believers and sent with them `Uthman ibn `Affan and `Abdul-Rahman ibn `Auf.
In the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to `Adiy ibn Hatim we read: “If you live long, you will see the woman travel from Hirah (a city in Iraq) to circumambulate the Ka`bah fearing none but Allah.” (Reported by al-Bukhari)
This confirms that the cause (of the prohibition) is fear (of insecurity). If security is guaranteed and fear is no more present, a woman may travel, particularly nowadays when travel has become easy, whether by air, train or coach. In all these means of transportation, company is available and security is realized for the Muslim woman.
This is in respect of the woman’s travel from one town to another or from one country to another and her arrival on the same day of her travel, whereupon she finds company providing security. If the journey requires staying overnight in a hotel on the way, or the journey is intended to perform a certain task that requires residence for a certain period, the woman, in this case, is supposed primarily to travel with a mahram of hers, or reside for the required period with a Muslim family in that country to avoid the likelihood of temptation or mischief the woman may face.
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