Question: The Hadith
regarding the seven to whom Allaah gives shade to, on the day when there will
be no shade except His is it specific to men, or will women receive the reward
mentioned if they do exactly the same deeds?
Ans: The reward
mentioned in this Hadith is NOT specific to men, but rather, it includes both
men and women. The Hadith applies to a young girl, for instance, who grows up
worshipping Allaah Almighty. Similarly, it applies to women who love one
another for the sake of Allaah, or to a woman who, when she is seduced by a
handsome man of good position, says, "Indeed, I fear Allaah."
It also applies to a
woman who gives charity from good and honestly earned wealth, yet her left hand
doesn't know what her right hand has spent, and to the woman who remembers Allaah
when she is alone.
As for the quality of being a just Imaam
(ruler), or congregational prayer in the Masjid, these two are specific to men,
for the prayer of a woman in her home is better for her, a fact that is related
in authentic narrations from Allaah's Messenger (صلّى
اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم).
Fatawa Islamiyah, vol.
7, pg. 185
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