READ THIS BEAUTIFUL WOMEN REWARDS EQUIVALENT
You are not alone in this.
Even the female companions of Rasulullah felt the same way. They were
watching men going to the masjid, attending Jumu'ah and salat with
Messenger of Allah , listening to the beautiful reminders about this
world and the hereafter and doing so many other great deeds.
As they were confined to their houses and to the care of their families,
they felt underachieving and as if they were left out. How could they
even match men in reward when they could not do so much? The answer came
from the Messenger of Allah himself.
Asma' bint'l-Sakan
al-Ansariyyah, on behalf of the women in Madinah, came to the Prophet
while he was surrounded by his companions and asked boldly: "O Messenger
of Allah! The men have taken all your time…" and she complained that
men are entitled to the reward of the congregational prayers, Fridays,
fighting with him and other works of good deeds while women were
confined to their houses and taking care of their children.
She asked if women share men in the reward for what they are doing.
The Messenger of Allah replied, "Go back to the women who sent you and
let them know that treating their husbands kindly and taking care of
them is equivalent to that all you mentioned." [Reported by al-Bazzar
and al-Ṭabarani]
This hadith has always been used to highlight the status of husbands over their wives.
Unfortunately, rarely was it used to the advantage of women. This
hadith gives women the privilege of earning the reward for participating
in a myriad of devotional acts such as salat, fasting, hajj among many
other good deeds only by taking care of one single thing, the familial
duty.
Taking care of the house chores and being kind to the
husband are not that easy either, but it's what most women usually and
normally do. They are kind by nature, and sacrifice their lives for
their family.
They are being rewarded immensely for what they
naturally do. This is why spousal duty was made the most dangerous for
women to neglect, because it was the most rewarding.
No comments:
Post a Comment