Let us analyze the Economical rights -
Islam gave economical rights to the women 1,300 years before the West.
An adult Muslim woman can own, she can dispose or disown any of her property without consulting any one, irrespective whether she is married or she is single. In 1870, it was the first time in England,
that the West recognized the rights of the married woman, where she was allowed to own or dispose
any of her property without consultation. I do agree that the women were given
their economical rights 1300 years ago – these are ancient rights - but the question is –
‘are they modernizing or outdated?’
A women in Islam, if she wishes to work she can work – There is no text in the Qur’an or the authentic
Hadith which prevents or makes it prohibited for a woman to do any work, as long as it is not
unlawful, as long as it is within the preview of the Islamic Shariah, as long as she maintains
her Islamic dress code But natural, she cannot take up jobs,
which exhibit her beauty and body – Like for example, modeling and film acting,
and such kind of jobs. Many of the professions and jobs which
are prohibited for the woman are also prohibited for the man, for example serving liquor.
For example working in gambling dens – For example doing any unethical or
dishonest business - All these jobs are prohibited for both men and women.
A true Islamic society requires women to take up profession such as doctors.
We do require female Gynecologists –
We do require female nurses - We do require
female teachers But, a woman in Islam has got no financial obligations – The financial obligation is laid on the shoulders
of the man in the family - Therefore she need not work for her livelihood.
But in genuine cases, where there are financial
crisis in which both the ends do not meet,
she has the option of working.
Here too, no one can force her to work
-She works out of her own absolute, Free Will.
Besides the professions I mentioned,
she can work in the house and take up
tailoring, she can take up embroidery,
she can do pottery, she can make baskets etc
She is also allowed to work in factories and
small scale industries in which, which has been
designed exclusively for the ladies.
She can work in places which have got separate sections-
gents and ladies, because Islam does not agree with intermingling of the sex
She can also do business, and where it comes
to doing transactions, where it involves interaction
with a foreign male, with a Na-Mehram,
she should do it through a father or a brother
or husband or a son
And the best example I can give you is of
BibiKhatija (may Allah be pleased with her)
who was the wife of our beloved Prophet (may peace be upon him)
She was one of the most successful business
women of her times and she did the
transaction through her husband,
Prophet Muhammed may (May peace be upon him)
A woman in Islam has been given more
Financial security,
as compared to the men As I told you earlier,
The financial obligation
is not put on her shoulder - It is put on the shoulder
of the man in the family
It is the duty of the father or
the brother, before she is married and
the duty of the husband or the son, after
she is married to look after her lodging,
boarding, clothing and financial aspects of her.
When she gets married, she is on the receiving end.
She receives a gift - she receives a dower
or a marital gift, which is called as ‘Meher’
1)And it is mentioned in the Qur’an.
‘Give to the woman in dower, a marital gift’ .
[AL-Qur’an Ch.4 Verse No.4 ]
For a marriage to solemnize in Islam, ‘Meher’ is compulsory.
But unfortunately in our Muslim society here,
we just keep a nominal ‘Meher’ to satisfy the
Qur’an, say 151 Rupees, or some people give 786
Rupees and they spend lakhs and lakhs of
Rupees on the reception, on the decoration,
on the flowers, on the lunch parties, on the dinner parties.
In Islam, there is no lower-limit, nor is there an
upper limit for ‘Meher ’
“if ye had given the mountain of gold for dower”
[Al-Qur’an ch 4 verse 20]
- But when a person can spend lakhs of Rupees on the reception,
surely the ‘Meher ’ should be much more.
Demanding dowry a husband demanding
dowry from the wife, directly or indirectly is prohibited in Islam.
There are various cultures which have
crept into the Muslim societies, specially in the Indo-Pak area
They give a small amount of ‘Meher ’
and they expect the wife to get a fridge,
to get a T.V set, they expect the wife to give a
flat, to get a car, etc., and a large sum of dowry,
depending upon the status of the husband
If he is a graduate, they may accept –
they may expect 4lakh - If he is an engineer
they may expect 10 lakhs- If he is a doctor
they may expect 20 lakhs –If he is a Mba 15 ,etc.
How, the cattle’s sales in the market.
If the parents of the girl give the girl something
out of their own free will, it is accepted –
But demanding or forcing directly or indirectly,
it is prohibited in Islam
If a Woman works, which she does not have to –
whatever earning she gets, it is absolutely
her property.She need not spend a single
pai on the household - if she wants to
spend it is her free will.
Irrespective how rich the wife is, it is the
duty of the husband to give lodging, boarding,
clothing and look after the financial aspects of the wife.
In case of divorce or if a wife gets widowed,
she is given financial support for the period of ‘Iddah’
- and if she has children, she is also given child support.
Islam gave the right to the women to inherit, centuries ago.
If you read the Qur’an - in several verses,
in Surah Nisa, in Surah Baqarah and in Surah Maida,
it is mentioned that a woman irrespective,
she is a wife or she is a mother, or a sister,
or a daughter, she has a right to inherit –
And it has been fixed by Allah (SWT) in the Qur’an.
[In Surah Baqarah, Ch. No. 2, Verse No. 180, in Surah Baqarah, Ch. No. 2, Verse No. 240,
in Surah Nisa, Ch. No. 4, Verse No. 9, it is mentioned in Surah Nisa, Ch. No. 4, Verse No. 19,
Surah Maidah, Ch. No. 5, Verse No. 105.
In several places but regarding the detailed explanation of the shares,
it is mentioned in the Qur’an in
Surah Nisa, Ch. No. 4, Verse No. 11 and 12 and in Surah Nisa, Ch. No. 4, Verse No. 176.]
Islam gave economical rights to the women 1,300 years before the West.
An adult Muslim woman can own, she can dispose or disown any of her property without consulting any one, irrespective whether she is married or she is single. In 1870, it was the first time in England,
that the West recognized the rights of the married woman, where she was allowed to own or dispose
any of her property without consultation. I do agree that the women were given
their economical rights 1300 years ago – these are ancient rights - but the question is –
‘are they modernizing or outdated?’
A women in Islam, if she wishes to work she can work – There is no text in the Qur’an or the authentic
Hadith which prevents or makes it prohibited for a woman to do any work, as long as it is not
unlawful, as long as it is within the preview of the Islamic Shariah, as long as she maintains
her Islamic dress code But natural, she cannot take up jobs,
which exhibit her beauty and body – Like for example, modeling and film acting,
and such kind of jobs. Many of the professions and jobs which
are prohibited for the woman are also prohibited for the man, for example serving liquor.
For example working in gambling dens – For example doing any unethical or
dishonest business - All these jobs are prohibited for both men and women.
A true Islamic society requires women to take up profession such as doctors.
We do require female Gynecologists –
We do require female nurses - We do require
female teachers But, a woman in Islam has got no financial obligations – The financial obligation is laid on the shoulders
But in genuine cases, where there are financial
crisis in which both the ends do not meet,
she has the option of working.
Here too, no one can force her to work
-She works out of her own absolute, Free Will.
Besides the professions I mentioned,
she can work in the house and take up
tailoring, she can take up embroidery,
she can do pottery, she can make baskets etc
She is also allowed to work in factories and
small scale industries in which, which has been
designed exclusively for the ladies.
She can work in places which have got separate sections-
gents and ladies, because Islam does not agree with intermingling of the sex
She can also do business, and where it comes
to doing transactions, where it involves interaction
with a foreign male, with a Na-Mehram,
she should do it through a father or a brother
or husband or a son
And the best example I can give you is of
BibiKhatija (may Allah be pleased with her)
who was the wife of our beloved Prophet (may peace be upon him)
She was one of the most successful business
women of her times and she did the
transaction through her husband,
Prophet Muhammed may (May peace be upon him)
A woman in Islam has been given more
Financial security,
as compared to the men As I told you earlier,
The financial obligation
is not put on her shoulder - It is put on the shoulder
of the man in the family
It is the duty of the father or
the brother, before she is married and
the duty of the husband or the son, after
she is married to look after her lodging,
boarding, clothing and financial aspects of her.
When she gets married, she is on the receiving end.
She receives a gift - she receives a dower
or a marital gift, which is called as ‘Meher’
1)And it is mentioned in the Qur’an.
‘Give to the woman in dower, a marital gift’ .
[AL-Qur’an Ch.4 Verse No.4 ]
For a marriage to solemnize in Islam, ‘Meher’ is compulsory.
But unfortunately in our Muslim society here,
we just keep a nominal ‘Meher’ to satisfy the
Qur’an, say 151 Rupees, or some people give 786
Rupees and they spend lakhs and lakhs of
Rupees on the reception, on the decoration,
on the flowers, on the lunch parties, on the dinner parties.
In Islam, there is no lower-limit, nor is there an
upper limit for ‘Meher ’
“if ye had given the mountain of gold for dower”
[Al-Qur’an ch 4 verse 20]
- But when a person can spend lakhs of Rupees on the reception,
surely the ‘Meher ’ should be much more.
Demanding dowry a husband demanding
dowry from the wife, directly or indirectly is prohibited in Islam.
There are various cultures which have
crept into the Muslim societies, specially in the Indo-Pak area
They give a small amount of ‘Meher ’
and they expect the wife to get a fridge,
to get a T.V set, they expect the wife to give a
flat, to get a car, etc., and a large sum of dowry,
depending upon the status of the husband
If he is a graduate, they may accept –
they may expect 4lakh - If he is an engineer
they may expect 10 lakhs- If he is a doctor
they may expect 20 lakhs –If he is a Mba 15 ,etc.
How, the cattle’s sales in the market.
If the parents of the girl give the girl something
out of their own free will, it is accepted –
But demanding or forcing directly or indirectly,
it is prohibited in Islam
If a Woman works, which she does not have to –
whatever earning she gets, it is absolutely
her property.She need not spend a single
pai on the household - if she wants to
spend it is her free will.
Irrespective how rich the wife is, it is the
duty of the husband to give lodging, boarding,
clothing and look after the financial aspects of the wife.
In case of divorce or if a wife gets widowed,
she is given financial support for the period of ‘Iddah’
- and if she has children, she is also given child support.
Islam gave the right to the women to inherit, centuries ago.
If you read the Qur’an - in several verses,
in Surah Nisa, in Surah Baqarah and in Surah Maida,
it is mentioned that a woman irrespective,
she is a wife or she is a mother, or a sister,
or a daughter, she has a right to inherit –
And it has been fixed by Allah (SWT) in the Qur’an.
[In Surah Baqarah, Ch. No. 2, Verse No. 180, in Surah Baqarah, Ch. No. 2, Verse No. 240,
in Surah Nisa, Ch. No. 4, Verse No. 9, it is mentioned in Surah Nisa, Ch. No. 4, Verse No. 19,
Surah Maidah, Ch. No. 5, Verse No. 105.
In several places but regarding the detailed explanation of the shares,
it is mentioned in the Qur’an in
Surah Nisa, Ch. No. 4, Verse No. 11 and 12 and in Surah Nisa, Ch. No. 4, Verse No. 176.]
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