Women's Rights In Islam - Part 2

A Woman in Islam Has the Right to Get an Education.
 

In the words of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW):
"To seek knowledge is obligatory on every Muslim." (Declared Authentic By Shaikh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen Al-Albaani)
 

Muslim here meaning male and female Muslims, as women are the twin halves of men. The Prophet (SAW) also said:
"Whoever follows a way to seek knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a way to paradise." (Declared Authentic By Shaikh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen Al-Albaani)

A woman in Islam has the right to knowledge and education. Allah (SWT) encourages women to read and keep up the learning process. He also bestows His mercy upon all who seek knowledge, and gives them high status:
"Is one who is obedient to Allah, prostrating himself or standing (in prayer) during the hours of the night, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the Mercy of his Lord (like one who disbelieves)? Say: "Are those who know equal to those who know not?" It is only men of understanding who will remember (i.e. get a lesson from Allah’s Signs and Verses). (Az-Zumar 39:9) 

"O you who believe! When you are told to make room in the assemblies, (spread out and) make room. Allah will give you (ample) room (from His Mercy). And when you are told to rise up (for prayers, Jihad, or for any other good deed), rise up. Allah will exalt in degree those of you who believe, and those who have been granted knowledge. And Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do. (Al-Mujadilah 58:11)

Songs From The Heart

This is referring to religious knowledge, in the first place, and to any other kind of knowledge, in the second place, where one has the intention of benefiting herself, her family and the Islamic society. Additionally, a husband should not forbid his wife from going out of the house to seek basic religious knowledge, unless he is teaching her at home. The Quran advises mankind to pray:
"Then High above all be Allah, the True King. And be not in haste [O Muhammad (SAW)] with the Quran before its revelation is completed to you, and say: My Lord! Increase me in knowledge." (Ta-Ha 20:114) 

The Right to Go to the Mosque. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said:
"If someone’s wife asks his permission to go to the mosque, he should not deny it to her." 

Women should be covered Islamically, according to the Muslim woman's dress requirements.

At the same time, a woman’s prayer in her home is better, from the standpoint of her household duties and duties as a mother. Also it is better in the sense that it prevents unnecessary mixing with men. The Prophet (SAW) also stated on another occasion:
"But their homes are better for them." (Reported by Abu Dawud and Ahmed)

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Excellence of promoting greetings

The Islamic form of greeting, that is to say, “As-Salamu Alaikum”, creates among each other a sense of cohesion and feelings of respect for one another. This is part of the obligations that the Muslims have towards each other.

Bukhari Sharif :-

1) Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-as (Ra) reported:
A man asked the great Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM): “Which act in Islam is the best?”
Hazrat replied “To give food, and to greet everyone, whether you know the person or you do not.”

2) Hazrat Abu Hurairah (Ra) reported: The Prophet said “When Allah created Adam (AS), Allah said to him to go and greet that company of angels who were sitting there and then to listen to what were going to say in reply to his greetings, because that would be his greeting and his offspring’s greetings. Adam (AS) said to the angels “As Salamu Alaikum (May you be safe from evil). The angels replied “As-Salamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah (May you be safe from evil and Mercy of Allah be upon you.)

All Occasion Greeting Card Assortment, box of 10 cards and envelopes

Hence, the Islamic form of greeting has been in existence since the days of the Prophet. According to some Hadith, it is better to add in response - wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu (and the Mercy and Blessings of Allah). Feeding the poor and the destitute is an act of goodness and so is the fulfillment of the needs of the indigent. 

Moreover, greeting everybody, whether an acquaintance or a stranger, is part of good manner and etiquette. Both of these acts generate mutual love and remove hatred and ill will from our hearts. We should practice it as often as we could, i.e. when leaving the house, coming back home, meeting our elders or even when meeting the ones who are younger than us in age. It is a form of acknowledgement that generates love, respect and blessing of Allah on the Muslims.