Commentary

The position and rewards of women in deen

Q: There is an Islamic page on facebook. When I joined this page, I came to know that there are men who insult women based on some Ahaadith. Again and again, they mention that women are “naaqisat-ul-aql.” If a woman in the comments section tries to explain the context of the Hadith, they call her a feminist and say, “It clearly says that women are naaqisat-ul-aql.” 

They also repeatedly post the Hadith that women will be the majority of the inhabitants of Hell, and that women will be the majority of the followers of Dajjaal. Once, they even said that Allah did not consider women capable (in an insulting way with laughing emoji), which is why He did not choose women to be prophets. 

They also mention the Aayah in which Allah allows husbands to beat their wives in the case of nushuz. When a woman tries to explain that it should not be excessive or cause injury or scars, some men say that they can beat their wives with their hands as much as they want, as long as they don't use a belt or something else that could cause a scar. 

They also say that a woman has to obey her husband in every matter. They do accept that she can refuse if he asks her to do something against Islam, but otherwise, they say that if a husband tells his wife to clean the house in the middle of the night, she has to obey, and if she refuses, she would be considered naashizah. 

I am no longer part of that page because I felt really disappointed and disturbed by what I was reading. 

I know my question is very long, but could you please explain these Ahadith to me? Do men really think like this about women? 

Could you also please explain the Aayah about obeying husbands? Does a wife have to blindly obey her husband? What things are considered nushuz? For example, if a husband tells his wife to clean the house in the middle of the night and she refuses, would she be considered naashizah? 

And what if a husband is not fulfilling his wife's rights? What options does the wife have in that situation?

Fixing prices in the market

Q: There is also a well-known hadith where people asked the Prophet ﷺ to fix prices because prices had risen. He declined, saying that Allah is the One who determines prices and that he did not want to meet Allah having wronged anyone regarding their wealth. This is often cited by scholars as evidence that prices should generally be left to the market rather than artificially controlled. 

As for competitors agreeing on prices: 

* Many contemporary Islamic scholars say that competitors should not collude to fix prices, especially if it harms customers or prevents fair competition. 

* If businesses agree to keep prices at a certain level to eliminate competition or manipulate the market, this can conflict with the Islamic principles of justice and fair dealing.

Person's dua being rejected due to consuming haraam

Q: Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) mentioned [the case] of a man who, having journeyed far, is disheveled and dusty, and who spreads out his hands to the sky saying “O Lord! O Lord!,” while his food is haraam (unlawful), his drink is haraam, his clothing is haraam, and he has been nourished with haraam, so how can [his supplication] be answered? 

Question: 

1. Does this hadith mean that it is "impossible" according to Islam that such a person's supplication (dua) will be accepted by Allah? 

2. According to Islam, can the supplications (dua) of such a person whose income, food, clothing are haraam be accepted by Allah, not because the person deserves to have his supplications (dua) accepted, rather due to Allah's infinite kindness, generosity, mercy?

Is being born on a certain day a sign of bad luck?

Q: As per Hadith no. 7054 narrated in Sahih Muslim "Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, created the clay on Saturday and He created the mountains on Sunday and He created the trees on Monday and He created the things entailing labor (or hardship/displeasure) on Tuesday and He created light on Wednesday and He caused the animals to spread on Thursday and He created Adam (peace be upon him) after 'Asr on Friday..." (Sahih Muslim)." 

As per this Hadith, on Tuesday things which are hated upon/unliked are created. So I want to ask, if one is born on Monday or Friday, are they considered to be lucky/blessed? Similarly, if a person who is born on Tuesday, is that person unlucky/unblessed or unliked in the sight of Allah who has to go through a hard life? 

Meaning of the hadith “War is deception”

Q: Abu Hurairah and Jabir (may Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “War is deception.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] 

Is it permissible to deliberately spread a false rumour accusing the wife of a prominent political enemy of the Muslims of adultery, with the intention of discrediting him, causing turmoil and distress in his personal life, and thereby hoping to gain a strategic advantage for the Muslims?