Work & Women

[raisa]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

I can't really find this question in the existing questions. I'm sorry if this question has already been discussed.
Are women allowed to work after they get married? If they wear a burqa how should they combine this with work in a country where burqas are allowed? Are women only allowed to work with women and childeren? And we all know that the first wife of the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, Bibi Khadija alayhis 'salam had a succesfull business...I would like to know if she continued to be a businesswoman after the marriage with the Noble Prophet (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. Thank you very much!

Allah hafiz!

[Imam]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu


All Praise be to Allah who is the Lord of the Worlds, and may Endless Blessings be showered upon His Most Beloved, and Final Messenger of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam

Much has been said in previous posts in relation to pardah. Verses from the Qur'an have been given, ahadith have been stated, and conclusions have been made in relation to women, what they wear, and whether they are able to work in a multi cultural society, or not.

As far as Islam is concerned, all it's representatives, whether male or female, need to represent it. The way to represent it, is to adress it's teachings in our everyday life. To wear the clothes it allows us to wear, to act according to how it tells us to act, and to bear the morals and characteristics of what it expresses.

Women also play a major part in this, as they need to make a livelihood, or be educated, need to speak English, amongst a list of other things, so that they may prosper and be recognised as 'The Woman representing the Religion of Islam'. So it is imperative that they follow it's teachings, by dressing accordingly, and if the need arises to help in earning a livelihood, so that hardships can be overcome.

So long as the work of a woman in Islam is regarded as permissable, such as working in an office, as a teacher, doctor, nurse, minister, civil serveant etc. Then not only are such professions permissable (ja'iz), but you will also be providing a service to humanity, which is another benefit, which Islam teaches us to do. However, this list should not be limited to those professions which are impermissable and haram, as is the situation in some cases.

Hadrat Syedina Khadijatul Kubra Radi Allahu anha, was born a business minded woman, and that remained with her until she passed away. She helped Allah the Almighty and His Beloved Messenger Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam not only financially, but in other ways too. She found this similar quality in the Beloved Messenger of Allah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam which was the reason why she gave her hand in marriage to Him Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam.

May Allah the Almighty, make all of the woman who represent true Islam, the reflections of the personalities of Hadrat Sayyidah Radi Allahu anha, and other great women of the religion of Islam. (Amin).


Jazak'allah for your question.





Wallahu A'lamu Biththawaab


M. Waseem Ashrafi