For sisters, many of us are either pursuing degrees or academic qualifications for the purpose of securing work opportunities, due to necessity or just to enjoy the much sought after ‘sense of Independence’.


An Islamic consciousness would usually drive a sister to wonder: “To work or not to work?”



So when one of the Shuyookh was asked this question, this was his response:

❝There is a need of women to work at certain times/situations eg. widow,single, divorcee with no male mahrams to care for her or husband not working etc, but where does she work? Amongst men? Does she speak to them and they to her? She laughs with them and they laugh with her, asking each other about their affairs? She has a delightful time with them, and they have a delightful time with her, until her Hayā’ (modesty) goes away, where she wouldn’t have any significance?

No! A woman can work, however, with guidelines. Our religion has simplicity and ease and it has softness and it deals with different circumstances and with different situations, as it must be done. Does her going out to work neglect her marriage/husband/children which is her primary role/responsibility?



“We have not neglected in the Kitāb (i.e. Qur’ān) a single thing.” – Qur’an [6:38].

One does not find anything in this Deen [a matter], except that it has a way out. However, free-mixing, adorning herself and forbidden acts? The Deen does not accept this.

I say that a woman is concealed and honoured. If we need her to work in a field for woman, then she is welcome to work there, or else she adheres to her house and Allāh will suffice her from His bounty. Many of the girls argue that they are in need of a profession. However, I say that their need for the Taqwā of Allāh is given precedence over their need for a profession.

If she fears Allāh, then Allāh will suffice her profession and give her a way out, but for the ‘way out’ to be harām? Not at all! The ‘way out’ (given by Allāh) will never be in harām.

We are not against women working, but we are against where a woman works. We do not want her to be a toy that is played around with. By Allāh, the One Who there is no Diety except Him, today, just today during ‘Asr, I was informed of a story of a girl working amongst men, until she became a toy between their hands. So a cousin of hers came to her (for marriage), but she replied to him “I am not suitable for marriage”. She outwardly proclaimed to her cousin: “I am not suitable for marriage. Due to the affect of frequently free-mixing with these (men), I have lost the most honourable thing I hold (my chastity). The wolves played around with me until they took the most honourable thing I hold, so who would accept me as a wife for him?”


He (the cousin) is consulting with me. He asks, “Shall I conceal her and take her (to marry)? Should I conceal her due to her exposure and accept her as a wife to me, or what should I do?” What caused her to reach that extent? Because she took sitting around with men as a light matter, so fear Allāh.


We do not wage war against women working, but rather we’re against where a woman works.❞

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Ndia abiakwa ozo

Unless one is living in a fully Islamized world or one has deliberately decided to carve ones own path of isolation, practising Islam in its pristine form cannot be possible.
In today's world, Women who have been empowered with western education do not see themselves as 'toys' whose emotions can easily be played like a saxophone by men that knows how to, rather badass C.E.O's with all the skills required to seal billion dollar deals as would men . It's hard to instruct these kind of women with strong passion on what they wanna do, where to OR where not to flex their tentacles by threatening them with some scorching fire, they'll just be looking at you like an idiot. This is my humble opinion.

Jazakum Lahu Khaeran for this write-up. But what's the teaching of Islam for a Muslim women working in a bank where wearing Ijab to work is prohibited or restricted?

USSR sent a woman to space, and these people want to send their women to stone age.
Ike ndia agwu go m kpam kpam. Chineke ekwekwene ka enwe ife ji kotara mu na ndia

Jazakallahu Khairan.

Turantula:
USSR sent a woman to space, and these people want to send their women to stone age.
Ike ndia agwu go m kpam kpam. Chineke ekwekwene ka enwe ife ji kotara mu na ndia

Must you release your IPOB defacation everywhere?

You will be fine. Insha Allah!

First things first - marrying your cousin is a really bad idea - it has very strong links to genetic problems caused by inbreeding ! Secondly - why do we like deceiving ourselves - it will be extreme difficult to find any reasonable population that relegates one half of its population to unemployment status when they can work ! And when u allow them work you create a parallel universe for them - if Allah did not want women to mix with men why ask men and women to lower their gazes ? It makes no sense to tell them to lower their taxes if they’re would be no mixing of the sexes in terms of trade , learning etc ! The prophets wife Khadijat was a business leader - a CEO who employed the prophet before she married him - how was this possible if she was not working ? You people just follow scholars who twist and misrepresent the Quran and dodgy hadiths to create their own version of Islam !

Pataricatering:
First things first - marrying your cousin is a really bad idea - it has very strong links to genetic problems caused by inbreeding ! Secondly - why do we like deceiving ourselves - it will be extreme difficult to find any reasonable population that relegates one half of its population to unemployment status when they can work ! And when u allow them work you create a parallel universe for them - if Allah did not want women to mix with men why ask men and women to lower their gazes ? It makes no sense to tell them to lower their taxes if they’re would be no mixing of the sexes in terms of trade , learning etc ! The prophets wife Khadijat was a business leader - a CEO who employed the prophet before she married him - how was this possible if she was not working ? You people just follow scholars who twist and misrepresent the Quran and dodgy hadiths to create their own version of Islam !

Marrying a cousin may be a 'bad idea' medically but it is not prohibited in Islam.

To be fair to the Sheikh, he did not ban women from working altogether. He only employed caution and restrictions. This for me shouldn't be an issue for those who fear Allah.

As for Khadijah (RA) being CEO and employing even the prophet (SAW), that is true but was she alive when the verse of Hijab, for example, was revealed?

OgologoDimkpa:
I usually ask this same question about those women dressing like masquerade. no organisation will ever like to employ them cos they pose danger and threat to that organisation.
imagine coming to work and seeing your colleague dressed in a masquerade form

Islam does not mean well for women at all. They like putting them in bondage

I think Muslim women are put at a disadvantage. Their life essence is to please the men. While the men have the freedom to live their lives maximally, the women are suppressed and any dreams or aspirations they have are put under lock and key.

ImaIma1:


I think Muslim women are put at a disadvantage. Their life essence is to please the men. While the men have the freedom to live their lives maximally, the women are suppressed and any dreams or aspirations they have are put under lock and key.

PLEASE ASK QUESTION FOR GUIDANCE.
KNOWLEDGE IS SUPERIOR TO SELF ASSUMPTION.

MASAA LAM.

OLASUNKONMI:


PLEASE ASK QUESTION FOR GUIDANCE.
KNOWLEDGE IS SUPERIOR TO SELF ASSUMPTION.

MASAA LAM.

This write up already stated that. What other question do I need to ask?

ImaIma1:


I think Muslim women are put at a disadvantage. Their life essence is to please the men. While the men have the freedom to live their lives maximally, the women are suppressed and any dreams or aspirations they have are put under lock and key.

Their life is to please their Creator(Allah). And men can't live their life as they wish, but as their Creator (Allah) wish.

Kindly say something that could hinder women from achieving what they want. Then I'll tell you the Islamic ruling on it.