The Fitna of Women

[@d.n.8919]

You are an amazing speaker who brings me closer to Islam when many other people make me want to turn away

[@Euseph1]

This is an incredibly important video. I really hope it goes viral.

[@humairakhan970]

May Allah bless you, increase you in your knowledge, and give barakah in your time and health. The work you are doing is much needed! May He reward you immensely!

[@F1rd4us]

Ya Akhawaat and whoever stumbles upon this video I fear for you. The Ayahs the sister was referring to at the beginning were from At-Taghabun verses 14 -15 (64:14-15) one of the best translations of the Qur'an in the English language in terms of accuracy Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali \ Mohsin Khan has translated the verses as: " O you who believe! Verily, among your wives and your children there are enemies for you (who may stop you from the obedience of Allah); therefore beware of them! But if you pardon (them) and overlook, and forgive (their faults), then verily Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." [64:14] "Your wealth and your children are only a trial, whereas Allah! With Him is a great reward (Paradise)." [64:15] "أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۡ" Outside of any context does directly translate to 'Your spouses' which is how sahih international translates the verse, but based on the context it refers to wives specifically, do not take my word for it but the renowned mufassir author of Tafsir ibn Kathir word where in the exegesis \ Tafsir of this surah verse 14 directly states I quote: " Allah states that some wives and children are enemies to their husbands and fathers, in that they might be busied with them rather than with performing the good deeds. " He then adds a quote in the Tafsir, I add it here as well so you can see how it was understood by the Sahabas and Tabe'en " Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn Abbas said to a man who asked him about this Ayah, يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ امَنُوا إِنَّ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَأَوْلَاادِكُمْ عَدُوًّا لَّكُمْ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ (O you who believe! Verily, among your wives and your children there are enemies for you; therefore beware of them!) "There were men who embraced Islam in Makkah and wanted to migrate to Allah's Messenger. However, their wives and children refused to allow them. Later when they joined Allah's Messenger, they found that those who were with him (the Companions) have gained knowledge in the religion, so they were about to punish their wives and children. Allah the Exalted sent down this Ayah, وَإِن تَعْفُوا وَتَصْفَحُوا وَتَغْفِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ But if you pardon (them) and overlook, and forgive, then verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." At-Tirmidhi collected this Hadith and said that it is Hasan Sahih. " [Snippets taken from the english Tafsir Ibn Kathir] It is clear here that the verse is referring to women. And as we know it does not mean women are innately evil or corrupted, but that we as men and women have our own roles have our own weaknesses and a weakness of men are women "......وَخُلِقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ ضَعِيفًا " "....and man was created weak" [4:28] Tafsir ibn Kathir explains this part of the ayah as man being created weak concerning women, it can be clear to you as to why Allah Azawajal therefore warns men with regards to their wives and their love and infatuation for them, that it should never take precedence over the love towards Him, men are mentioned specifically because they are more prone to falling into this and Allah knows best about our conditions. "Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned" [21:35] Be patient upon that which doesn't concern you, be steadfast upon that which is upon you and for what you do not understand of what is clear say "I hear and I obey". I still urge everyone who reads this to go and research the verses and tafsir for them for yourselves, in this blessed month of Ramadhaan the month the Qur'an was revealed I urge you - go and take that extra step of actually researching, do not wait to be fed for you do not know if it is good for you or poison. The accessibility of knowledge stands as a blessing bares a testimony as a witness for or against you, take advantage of it, oh my Muslim brothers and sisters. May Allah forgive us for any transgressions we fall under, rectify our affairs, and make us among those who are successful, Ameen. [ Any mistakes are from myself, do research and correct me if I have misspoke ] Jazakumullahu Kheiran.

[@deedeee6271]

What are your credentials for interpreting Quran and Hadith?

[@F1rd4us]

​@@deedeee6271 Credentials ? I was quoting Tafsir basing any additional thing I said on them I haven't added anything on my own accord in terms of interpreting Qur'an or hadith.

[@themaryamamir]

@@F1rd4us may Allah bless you. The abridged English of Ibn Kathir does not include all of the riwayat his Arabic does. Additionally there are a number of other classical tafasir that include varying narrations and Asbab Al-Nuzul that would expand this understanding. May Allah bless you and reward you

[@F1rd4us]

@@themaryamamir Jazakallahu kheir, waiiyaki, please do include the tafasirs you are mentioning, and the details added in the originally written Tafsir ibn Kathir as this is all I'm aware of, you mention here different interpretations I'm assuming of the verse but completely dismissed the understanding I've quoted above in the video, although perhaps not intentional it comes across as belittlement of it and smears its credibility.

[@themaryamamir]

@@F1rd4us May Allah bless you! Ah no I certainly did not mean it as dismissive, I simply meant that the abridged English does not fully convey Ibn Kathir’s full tafsir of the ayah in Arabic and therefore can make it seem as if he only presented one incident for the reason of revelation. As to Ibn Kathir’s words on women, of course he and many, many scholars hold this position and may Allah bless and raise their ranks. I did mention this in the lecture, that it is absolutely true women have a certain level of power we must be careful and accountable for. At the same time, the overextension of the concept of women as fitna goes beyond what the Quran and authentic sunnah have included. As to other tafasir, al-Qurtubi states: " من أزواجكم " يدخل فيه الذكر والأنثى لدخولهما في كل آية His point speaks to this verse including both men and women. al-Tabari mentions it was revealed because of Awf ibn Malik [a companion obviously who was a man, about his family. However other mufasiroon mention other companions by name who were men because of whom it was revealed. Al-Tabari also mentions people [men and women] who wanted to convert and make hijrah but their families did not allow them. al-Shawkani mentions the same. That is expansive, not specific to wives. It is what you will find in many tafasir spanning from al-Baghawi to al-Suyuti, from classical to commentaries in the later centuries, that even within the tafsir they mention varying reasons of revelation, from names of specific men and also general tribes or groups of people which included men and women, thus the meaning of the verse is expansive to include not only wives but spouses. May Allah bless you and your loved ones and all of our scholars and may Allah guide us to what is the most pleasing to Him.

[@benj.bloomgren3680]

I am not Muslim, but I know that a lot of really screwed up things have happened because of this belief. Thank you for speaking against it, sister in humanity.

[@kanizfatima3447]

like what? Im genuninely curious lol

[@headinthekloudz]

Early Christian scholarships believed women didn't have souls lol

[@Jamillakitchen]

Loooooooool du har ingen aning om islam. Så tala inte förrän du går och läser om den. Gör de sedan kom tillbaks med negativa kommentarer.

[@ConfusedConure]

@@kanizfatima3447What happened in Afghanistan? The rise of hateful misogynist terminally online Muslim men?

[@Amila-ym7ny]

@@headinthekloudzwhy do muslims think youre either christian or muslim lol

[@yasminhusain213]

SubhanAllah, nicely explained. JazakAllahu khairan

[@josefabuaisheh6262]

Quran - 64:14: "O you who have believed, indeed, among your spouses and your children are enemies to you, so beware of them. But if you pardon and overlook and forgive - then indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful." Saheeh international Even in Tafseers they turn it on the women. I think because it was mostly men asking about Ayas there might have been a bias. Ibn Katheer: "according to Ibn Zayd. Mujahid explained the Ayah ,'They might direct the man to sever his relation or disobey his Lord. The man, who loves his wives and children, might obey them in this case.' Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn 'Abbas said to a man who asked him about this Ayah, "There were men who embraced Islam in Makkah and wanted to migrate to Allah's Messenger ﷺ. However, their wives and children refused to allow them. Later when they joined Allah's Messenger ﷺ, they found that those who were with him (the Companions) have gained knowledge in the religion, so they were about to punish their wives and children."

[@kanizfatima3447]

60.7] It may be that Allah will bring about friendship between you and those whom you hold to be your enemies among them; and Allah is Powerful; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

[@truthseeker971]

"We love women who were niqab" isn't the best way to make yourself sound like you're not offensive. There are a ton of logical reasons why women should wear the niqab. Especially in today's world. It makes it impossible not to lower your gaze. It puts you in a position that it's impossible for people to pursue you as "casually" religious. Everyone will be their most serious and respectful selves. No one will be nice to you only because you have a pretty face. No one will slow down his car to get a longer look at your faces as they won'tbe able to see it. You'll be less welcome in the secular spaces. You'll be challenged in ways you can't imagine which is a great opportunity to practice patience and earn reward (ajr). You'll have men lower their gaze and open the door for you. It'll hold you accountable in the eyes of yourself. You won't be able to skip Kiyam or to pass a week without fasting. It'll make everyone toss a bunch of hate upon you that you'll embrace and say Alhamdulilah and the tears you cry when saying "Alhamdulilah," that is the healing that choosing Allah over everyone else gives. So people loving a niqabie is far from what niqabies ask, want, wish, or even care about because they choose this path even though it's the path less traveled. I know you probably mean no harm. I thought I'd show you a different perspective; the one that you'd only see from within the niqab rather than from without. May Allah guide us all. Ameen.

[@Amila-ym7ny]

Wearing niqab draws more attention to yourself lol its absolutely bizarre to think otherwise.

[@McC4H10]

Am wondering how the bride felt 😂

[@MuftihameedBinali-yk6nq]

My Allh bless u .Increase You In your Knowledge

[@MuftihameedBinali-yk6nq]

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[@TheBookofAssistance]

MashaAllah this is beautiful Ustedha thank you

[@ice2kewl112]

Hmm, well this take does create some issues with other verses: 60.10-11 also says "Oh you who have believed", but is clearly addressing men about women and wives. Notice how the same word azwājikum is used for "your wives" in 60.11 as it is used in the verse the sister is contesting (64.14). So, it is true, 64.14 can indeed mean "your wives". But let us turn to the Quran for more evidence. Does it demonstrate that believing wives can be a fitnah? Yes, it does with verse 66.1.

[@JamshidAbdusattorov]

Oh Leyla I did this and telling mom about zina. Haram bro, Haram. She is simplifying the importance of modesty!

[@Toast-M1]

amazing

[@EmeraldDiamond3]

To be fair. The Arabic az wa ja or az wa jun does in fact mean wives in other verses. The similar word az wa Jee is used in the verse she’s talking about. This is much a do about nothing. If it says wives can be a fitna who cares. They can be.

[@kanizfatima3447]

The word ‘أزواج’ differs in meaning depending on the context. إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ - 23:6 In this Ayah it means spouses. The word ‘زوج’ means spouse and in this Ayah it’s plural. Sometimes it means pairs like in the following Ayah. "الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَسَلَكَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلًا وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجًا مِّن نَّبَاتٍ شَتَّى (53)" سورة طه It means pairs of diverse plants

[@kanizfatima3447]

Azwaju-kum Azwaj means mates kum is a plural masculine pronoun, which refers to BOTH male and female If it were a feminine 'plural' pronoun such as 'hunna, kunna, etc.' it would refer to females ONLY. Masculine 'plural' pronouns refer to BOTH male and female.

[@EmeraldDiamond3]

@@kanizfatima3447And that is fine. I’m just saying it’s not crazy to be defined as wives over spouses. She was making it sound it like it was crazy. And it’s not even a big deal. Women/wives are a fitna for men on occasion. That’s a fact. So what. So are children. So is money. This is not something to frown upon. Women have some similar fitnas and some different ones. Also understandable. The whole thing really isn’t a big deal unless people make it a big deal. The male and female are not the same. And that’s ok. It’s not wise to make light of women being a fitna for men. Because they are. If you have sons it’s must to be aware of it.

[@justshushmate]

@@EmeraldDiamond3It is a big deal because people justify all sorts of heinous crimes and acts because of it. Women are not a plague who only cause chaos and destruction. It’s also important to understand the prophet pbuh hadiths whenever he says something because we are following his sunnah and if you act it out incorrectly then that’s not good for you. Misinterpretations should be cleared up and what the Ustadha did here is commendable.

[@nanabai329]

@@EmeraldDiamond3in your explanation you don’t mention men being a fitna to women which the original ayah has you said being mistranslated is no big deal. So are not there men who are a fitna to women that because of their love, fear or desire for a man they will disobey Allah? No one is saying women cannot be a fitna to men but this ayah Allah says both husband and wife can be an enemy and that is a fact.

[@lisamohammed-irvine5733]

Assalamu alaykom wa rahma'tullah wa barakatuh, I just wanted to express some thoughts insha Allah. The first is - the Prophet [s] did not give advice on the deen out of his own hikmah, but from the hikmah given by Allah. Allah always knows, always knew, and will always know - so there is no need to specuate on 'what if' [in fact we are exrpessly forbidden from going there 'if ' is a trap of shaytan. I personally have been in my own room, praying to our Rabb, and wept many times, I have never felt alone or abandoned there, so to say that a sister needs the masjid in order to be close to Allah is wrong - and it can make a burden on sisters that Allah did not place on us. There are some husbands' who prefer their wives & daughters to remain in the home apart from the days of Eid, or Ramadan nights for pryer, and that is fine, it is to protect their womenfolk, and we are not feminists, we do know that men and women mixing can cause problems. So if a sister wishes to pray in her home, Alhamdulillah - Allah accepts so we should not minimise this. As sisters we have to supprot each other. May Allah grant us all hikanh, hedayah, taqwa and tawwakul. May He make our iman the strongest and enable us to navigate the fitnah of modern times staunchly and grant us all success in this life and the ahquirah, ameen. ,

[@deedeee6271]

Allah has given women the choice. They can stay home or, if they want to, go to the masjid. I agree with what you said, that as sisters we should support one another no matter what we decide to do of the two options. JAK.

[@kjy05]

Aameen

[@coolyellowtransport5147]

Top thnx

[@فيصلصلاح-و2ج]

mashallah🌹🌹🌹😊

[@atif439]

Love from Bangladesh

[@kanizfatima3447]

nah the old lady had an agenda even if she misunderstood the ayah did she forget about other ayas like Quran 30:21?? people have agenda and we need to stay away from them

[@zebamaliha8901]

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[@SHAFKAT_KHAN]

MASHALLAH

[@nyenci6272]

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[@adhiliqbal500]

Women freely going out is a great fitna

[@MH-bf4uu]

You're a fitna

[@MH-bf4uu]

Nope. You are a fitna for spreading lies

[@OsirisMawn]

And hey i have to agree, some men arr just like dogs y'know. No self control. Like you

[@Amila-ym7ny]

Blah blah blah

[@Amila-ym7ny]

@@OsirisMawnits true. Men have no control over their desires. Actually a dog has more control. A dog wont eat till the owner says eat. Men will ignore the owner and just eat

[@mistermaykul]

A sister complaining what a shock

[@d.n.8919]

Fear Allah

[@MH-bf4uu]

When you start caring about your Muslim sisters and act like a qawwam, Muslim women wouldn't have to complain because men would make the earth a great place to live. So look at yourself

[@mistermaykul]

@@MH-bf4uu Yeah Muslim men have to change the entire earth for a sister to not complain. Well aware of that.

[@MH-bf4uu]

​@@mistermaykulmodern men are weak and lazy. Don't be surprised that there is an in built mechanism made in the opposite gender to recognise this

[@MH-bf4uu]

​@@mistermaykulmodern men are weak and lazy. Fix yourself then women will change

[@mistermaykul]

They fitna

[@ziephk]

Tunnel visioned. Typical of women actually 😅 but seriously she’s not competent enough and lack logic to have a congregation listening to her. Her level is for her to voice her perspective and wait to be validated or corrected. So much of what she says is tunnel visioned and she takes one valid aspect of each issue as opposed to ALL valid variables. And in doing so she is invalidating other valid reasons or points.

[@ConfusedConure]

Quite a lot of words to effectively say absolutely nothing of value. Instead of wasting your time, next time keep scrolling

[@bushraa6527]

ok so give her time to grow, do you know what IHSAN MEANS? support don't tear her down

[@justshushmate]

Bros yapping.

[@asswiddiqwatamaaman979]

​@bushraa6527 rather we should fear Allah all of us and pray for each other for Allah Allah to guide us all to understand his words 🙏🏾

[@asswiddiqwatamaaman979]

But all i know the time of the Prophet was totally different compare to our time now and Allah knows best...