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Subject: Re: Man Forcing Wife to Work

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Laila Nasheeba

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Date Posted: 15:44:08 11/28/02 Thu
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In reply to: sister 's message, "job" on 14:55:21 11/28/02 Thu

As Saalamu Alaikoum,

Praise be to Allah.

No man can FORCE his wife to do anything that is in contradiction to Allah's laws.

Both spouses must refer to the sharee�ah concerning all matters in their lives. Whatever is the ruling of sharee�ah is what they must apply and follow. This is the way that leads to happiness and ease in this world and in the Hereafter, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

�(And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allaah and His Messenger, if you believe in Allaah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination�

[al-Nisa� 4:59]

With regard to women working and going out of the home:

The basic principle is that women should stay in their houses. This is indicated by the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

�And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance�

[al-Ahzaab 33:33]

Although this was addressed to the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), all believing women should follow them in that. It was addressed to the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) because of their honoured status and because they are the example for the believing women.

This is also indicated by the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): �Woman is �awrah, and when she goes out the Shaytaan gets his hopes up. She is never closer to Allaah than when she is in the innermost part of her house.� (Narrated by Ibn Hibbaan and Ibn Khuzaymah; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, no. 2688.

And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said concerning women praying in the mosques: �Their houses are better for them.� (Narrated by Abu Dawood, 567� classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood).

CONCLUSION: The woman in this case can refuse her husbands desire for her to work and she needs to remind him of what Allah and his Prophet(saw) has said in regards to this. Remind him that he is the man and protector and maintainer (qawwaam) because he spends on you from his means. It is not right for him to let greed for worldly things and the desire for more money make him ask his wife to do work which she is not obliged to do according to sharee�ah, or to expose her to fitnah (temptation) for the sake of the transient conveniences of this world.

AND ALLAH KNOWS BEST

Laila Nasheeba

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