Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
1. Qur’an and Hadith
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One who brings up three daughters, teaches
them good manners and morals, arranges
their marriages and treats them with fairness,
deserves to be ushered into Paradise.
24
If a man to whom a girl is born neither buries
her alive, humiliates Her, nor gives his sons
preference over her, he will be allowed to
enter heaven by God, as a reward.
25
Shall I not tell you what the best object of your
charity is? It is your own daughter who has
returned to you as a widow, or a divorcee,
and who has no one to earn for her except
you.
26
(That is, to spend on a daughter in
need is the best form of charity.)
When a man is tested through his daughters
by God, and he treats them well, his actions
will guard him form hellfire,
27
17. At-Tirmidhi,
Sahih, Abwab at-Tafsir,
11/238.
18. Ibn Majah,
Sunan, Kitab an-Nikah,
1/596.
19. Al-Haythami,
Majma’ al-Zawa’id wa Manba’ al-
Fawa’id, Kitab an-Nikah,
4/273.
