Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
One day Asma bint Yazid ibn Al-Sakan RadiAllahu anha came to the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) as he was sitting with a number of his companions.
Addressing him, she said:
"Messenger of God, may both my parents be sacrificed for you. [This was a traditional phrase of endearment, used mostly figuratively].’ I am an emissary from women to you. God has sent you as His messenger to both men and women. We believe in you and your Lord. Yet we, women, are restricted, home bound. We stay in your (i.e. men’s) homes, give you your pleasure, and bear your children. You, men, have been favored over us with attending Friday prayer and congregational prayers in mosques, visiting the sick, attending funerals, offering the pilgrimage repeatedly, and with what is more than that: fighting for God’s cause.
When a man goes out intending pilgrimage or jihad, we take care of your property, sew your clothes, and bring up your children for you. Do we have a share of your reward?"
The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) turned to his companions asking them:
"Have you ever heard a better statement by a woman than this one who is asking about matters of her faith?"
They said: "We would not have thought that a woman would ever be able to express such meanings as this lady."
The Prophet turned to Asmaa and said: "Listen, woman, and inform other women who sent you that a woman who is a goodly wife, keen to please her husband and doing what he likes is equal to all that." As she left, she was glorifying God and repeating statements of His oneness.
[Source]
The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa'sallam said:
"The Muslim is a unique Ummah among the whole of mankind:
Their Land is ONE, their War is ONE, their Peace is ONE,
Their Honour is ONE and their Trust is ONE."
[Ahmad]
"The Muslim is a unique Ummah among the whole of mankind:
Their Land is ONE, their War is ONE, their Peace is ONE,
Their Honour is ONE and their Trust is ONE."
[Ahmad]
