Great Women (final part)

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As'Salâm Alaikum Wa'Rahmatullâhi Wa'Barakâtuh

Great Women

By: Shaykh 'Abdul-Muhsin Al-Qaasim

Source: Khutbah; 26, Rabee'uth-Thaanee 1426 (3, June 2005)

Transcription: Islaamic Propagation & Education Committee
Al-Madeenah Al-Munawwarah (Sermons of the two Holy Mosques)

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All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds.

Peace and blessings be upon the Messenger
(sallallaahu 'alayihi wa sallam), his household and companions.


Fellow Muslims!

That is the history of the outstanding women of ISLAM,
mothers of the faithful. Their virtues are glowing. They
had combination of beauties and virtues.

It is therefore, incumbent upon Muslim women to make
them their models in matters of their religion, their
submission to ALLAH and HIS Messenger (sallallaahu
'alayihi wa sallam), their conduct, their consciousness
of ALLAH, their performance of acts of worship, their
truthfulness in words and their spending for the poor.





They need to emulate them in their alleviation of
other people's sufferings; and in their efforts to
make their children righteous, correct them
with patience and in seeking fortification through
knowledge and learning from erudite scholars.

They need to emulate them in keeping themselves
properly covered, maintaining their chastity,
staying at their homes and keeping away from
doubtful and lustful things.





They should emulate them by avoiding pinning
their hopes on this world, heedlessness and
forgetfulness or being carried away by outward
beauties while the inward is corrupt.

The Muslim women should avoid looking at forbidden
things and engaging in amorous conversations with
alien men. They should beware of those who are calling to
the removal of hijaab and mixing with men.





Muslim woman's greatness and glory lie in her religion
and her hijaab.

ALLAH says,

" O Prophet Tell thy wives and daughters, and the
believing women, that they should cast their outer
garments over their persons (when abroad): that
is most convenient, that they should be known
(as such) and not molested.And ALLAH is Ever
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

(Al-Israa 33:59)


Dear Muslims!





The Prophet's wives lived with him humbly in apartments
built of brick and palm leaves, but full of eemaan and piety.
They showed patience with the Messenger of ALLAH
(sallallaahu 'alayihi wa sallam) over poverty and hunger.

Sometimes, a month or two would pass with no cooking
fire kindled in their homes. They would spend days with
nothing to eat but only dates and water.

Sometimes they would make do with water only.

Yet they lived in contentedness and patience upon
ALLAH's promise that,

"The Hereafter is better for you than the present
(life of this world)."

(Ad-Duhaa 93:4)


And His promise,

"And whosoever of you is obedient to Allaah and
His Messenger (sallallaahu 'alayihi wa sallam)
and does righteous good deeds, We shall give her,
her reward twice over, and We have prepared for her
a noble provision."

(Al-Ahzaab 33:31)


Brethren in Islaam!

The Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayihi wa sallam) married five
of his wives with their ages ranging between forty
and sixty. By that he was able to lay an example in
taking care of the widow and their orphaned children.





He married Khadeejah while she was forty years old,
with three children from the previous marriage,
while he was unmarried before.

He married Zaynab bint Khuzaymah who was an almost
sixty-year-old widow.

He married Umm Salamah who was a widow with six children.

He married Sawdah who was a fifty-five years old widow.

He married some relatives from among his cousins.

And he married some women who were not his relatives.

He was a compassionate, dutiful and honourable husband
to them all. He lived with them in the most beautiful way.
He was always cheerful and kind to them.

Therefore, let those who want to prosper emulate the
Messenger of ALLAH (sallallaahu 'alayihi wa sallam),
who is the best of all creatures.

Let the Muslim women follow the path of the righteous
wives of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayihi wa sallam).





For, there is no success for any woman except by following
the path of these pious ladies in their righteousness and
God-consciousness and in their dutifulness to their husband
and children.

Wa' Jazâkum Allâhu Khairan

Wa Billâhi-t-Tawfîq.

Wassalamu’alaikum warahmatulLAHI wabarakatuh


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