Hadith 32939

Chapter 19

باب 19

(19) باب فِتْنَةِ النِّسَاءِ

(19) Chapter: The tribulation of women
78
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنَّهُ قَالَ " يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ تَصَدَّقْنَ وَأَكْثِرْنَ مِنَ الاِسْتِغْفَارِ فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُكُنَّ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ " . فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ جَزْلَةٌ وَمَا لَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ قَالَ " تُكْثِرْنَ اللَّعْنَ وَتَكْفُرْنَ الْعَشِيرَ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ نَاقِصَاتِ عَقْلٍ وَدِينٍ أَغْلَبَ لِذِي لُبٍّ مِنْكُنَّ " . قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا نُقْصَانُ الْعَقْلِ وَالدِّينِ قَالَ " أَمَّا نُقْصَانُ الْعَقْلِ فَشَهَادَةُ امْرَأَتَيْنِ تَعْدِلُ شَهَادَةَ رَجُلٍ فَهَذَا مِنْ نُقْصَانِ الْعَقْلِ وَتَمْكُثُ اللَّيَالِيَ مَا تُصَلِّي وَتُفْطِرُ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَهَذَا مِنْ نُقْصَانِ الدِّينِ " .

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said:
"O women, give in charity and pray a great dealforforgiveness, for I have seen that you form the majority of thepeopleof Hell." A woman who was very wise said: "Why is it, OMessenger ofAllah, that we form the majority of the people of Hell?"He said: "Youcurse a great deal and you are ungrateful to yourhusbands, and I havenever seen anyone lacking in discernment andreligion moreoverwhelming to a man of wisdom than you." She said:"O Messenger ofAllah, what is this lacking in discernment andreligion?" He said:"The lack of discernment is the fact that thetestimony of two womenis equal to the testimony of one man; this isthe lack of reason. And(a woman) spends several nights when she doesnot pray, and she doesnot fast in Ramadhan, and this is the lack inreligion."

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 4003

In-book reference: Book 36, Hadith 78

English translation: Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4003