Thursday, 8 May 2014

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.

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