Is it true that in a Moslem's marriage life, women always weaker than man ?

Question

e.g. when a father passed away, son has bigger portion of the heritage than doughter.

Answer 1

Actually, no. Islam promotes equality, but men and women can not be dealt with at the same level, due to a difference in their make up. Their rights are even, b/c both play major roles as slaves of Allah, both have rights to inheritance, land, property, and both play major roles in their married lives, in social life, etc etc.

The only reason a man gets a bigger portion (twice) as the woman, is because a woman keeps her own portion and does not have to share it with anyone (unless, of course, she wants to.) A man must not only take care of himself, but provide for the women in his family with that money, so he gets more. :)

Women are very honored in Islam, and they are considered far from weak. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)'s own wife was a leader in society - as a teacher, a political leader, and a religious leader as well. :)

Answer 2

Taking ur example:

If my father passes away, than whatever I get, my brotherwill get the double of it.

When my husband passes away, I'll get 1/4 th of his fortune

When my child passes away, if he has any child, i will getv1/6 of his share. If he dosn't have any child, than i will get 1/3 of his share.

so i get from so many places that i am rich!. in actual fact, richer than my bro

At thee time of marriage, there is 'mehar'. (look it up in an urdu dict). It is usually cash. So, if I'm divorced, than my husband will have to pay me all.

In marriage, it is preferred that a woman stays home, keep herself pretty, (that is a must. wear nice clothes n hairdos n jewellery n stuff! this is no joke.) and give her children n husband all the atention.that is a full time job too. she may go anywhere n do anything. she dosn't have to do any domestic job if she can hire domestic help. Her husband must provide for her amusement n her clothes n keep.

so u c? woman has no stress in her life. her husband provides her living necessatie. she can stay at home and rule like a queen in her domain (home).

Where is the woman weaker?

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a man gets more from his father than his sister. many have pointed out u the reason y. There is one more reason I'd like to add. Be it a muslim, christian, hindu, buddhist.......-any releigon- they would like it that their fortune stays in the family. If the women gets more than her brother, than when the woman marries in another family, the fortune would go there. No one would want that huh? So, the fortune (or belongings or whatever) stays in the familuy

Answer 3

Yes, men get a larger portion of inheritance that women. Also, men can marry four women, but a woman can only marry one husband. A man can divorse his wife by telling her that she is divorced (no court hearings are necessary), and he can get her back within a certain period of time without her consent. Also, a woman is not allowed to travel without a male escort (they call it "mehram"). In an Islamic court, the testimony of two women is equal to that of one man.

Answer 4

yes thats true the man gets twise the woman. but its not coz women are weaker than men. its simply because the woman will eventually get married and have a husband who should be the provider.
and as the man should be the main provider within a family then the man should get more than the woman.
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and robin please dont mix one man's cultural back ground with religion. like you said it all depends on the man!!! ;)

Answer 5

well, i was married to a muslim man, hate to tell BUT YES most of the women R SUPPOSED to be the WEAKER BUT,. We ALL know its NOT TRUE. it just really depends on the man.

Answer 6

The inheritance law in Islam and in Christianity:

Many times I debate with Christian and non Muslim folks, they bring the inheritance law in Islam as an unjust law to women. According to Islam, the son inherits double the daughter, which means that: One son gets what two daughters get. It is quite unfortunate that Islam is the most misunderstood religion in the world, and the inheritance law in Islam is just one little example of many that needs to be clarified so people would realize the real wisdom and justice in Islam and start appreciating it and respecting it more.

My dear Muslim brother or sister, or my dear fellow Christian friend, according to Islam, it is my responsibility as a man to provide the financial source to my wife, kids, parents (when they get old), and my sisters (if they become widows). And if I refuse to support my widow sister for instance, then if she decides to take me to court and sue me, and prove that I make enough money to be able to support my wife, kids and my widow sister, then the court will force me to pay her money every month to support her. This law in Islam is called the law of "Nafaqa".

The woman according to islam does not have to provide a single dollar, nor her husband has the right to ask her or force her to use her money to support her husband and kids. In fact, just to show you how fair and respectful Islam is to women, a woman has the right to ask her husband for money for breast feeding her their child.

Furthermore, according to the Islamic laws, the husband does not have the right to force his wife to work if she doesn't want to. It is the man's primary responsibility to support his family financially, and not the woman. Also, in Islam, the wife has all the right to ask her husband to pay for her education if she wishes to go to school. Women in Islam have the right to be educated, and it is their parents' responsibilities (if the women are single), or their husband's responsibility to pay for their education.



Inheritance in the Bible:

Let us look at "If a man dies and leaves no son, turn his inheritance over to his daughter. (Numbers 27:8)"

So in other words, women (daughters, sisters and mothers) don't inherit anything if a man (son) is present.

The following was sent to me by brother Yishan Jufu; may Allah Almighty always be pleased with him:

Female inheritance

One of the most important differences between the Quran and the Bible is their attitude towards female inheritance of the property of a deceased relative. According to Numbers 27:1-11, widows and sisters don't inherit at all. Daughters can inherit only if their deceased father had no sons. Otherwise the sons receive the entire inheritance. Among the pagan Arabs before Islam, inheritance rights were confined exclusively to the male relatives. The Quran abolished all these unjust customs and gave all the female relatives their just share (4:7,11,12,176).


So is Islam fair then?

It is quite obvious that Islam by far honors women in inheritance more than the Bible does. The Bible doesn't even regard the women's existence in inheritance if a son is present. The son takes all in the Bible.

In Islam, on the other hand, the daughter gets half of what the son gets, because under the law of "Nafaqa", the son is responsible to support his (1) Wife and Kids; (2) Old Parents; (3) Widowed Sisters. In Islam, the wife doesn't have to provide any financial support to her family. Only the man does. So, it is very fair for the man to get equivalent to two women of inheritance in Islam.

Wouldn't you agree with me that if it is the man's responsibility to support his parents (when they get old), wife, kids, and widow sisters, then it makes perfect sense for the man to get more money than the woman in inheritance?














There are many Christians who are fond of making the claim that in Islam, women get no share in any inheritance, and get nothing. As usual, they provide no evidence for such claims, so instead we will post the counter claims which refute this lie.



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YUSUFALI: Allah (thus) directs you as regards your Children's (Inheritance): to the male, a portion equal to that of two females: if only daughters, two or more, their share is two-thirds of the inheritance; if only one, her share is a half. For parents, a sixth share of the inheritance to each, if the deceased left children; if no children, and the parents are the (only) heirs, the mother has a third; if the deceased Left brothers (or sisters) the mother has a sixth. (The distribution in all cases ('s) after the payment of legacies and debts. Ye know not whether your parents or your children are nearest to you in benefit. These are settled portions ordained by Allah; and Allah is All-knowing, Al-wise.



So as we can see, the females to get an inheritance. Now Christians will say why does the male get a portion which equal to that of two females. The reason simple, I shall let the tafsir of Ibn Kathir respond:



(Allah commands you for your children's (inheritance): to the male, a portion equal to that of two females;) Allah commands: observe justice with your children. The people of Jahiliyyah used to give the males, but not the females, a share in the inheritance. Therefore, Allah commands that both males and females take a share in the inheritance, although the portion of the males is twice as much as that of the females. There is a distinction because men need money to spend on their dependants, commercial transactions, work and fulfillling their obligations. Consequently, men get twice the portion of the inheritance that females get. Allah's statement,

(Allah commands you for your children's (inheritance): to the male, a portion equal to that of two females;) testifies to the fact that Allah is more merciful with children than their own parents are with them, since He commands the parents to be just and fair with their own children. An authentic Hadith stated that a captured woman was looking for her child and when she found him, she held him, gave him her breast and nursed him. The Messenger of Allah said to his Companions,



(Do you think that this woman would willingly throw her child in the fire) They said, "No, O Messenger of Allah.'' He said,



(By Allah! Allah is more merciful with His servants than this woman is with her own child.) Al-Bukhari recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "The custom (in old days) was that the property of the deceased would be inherited by his offspring; as for the parents (of the deceased), they would inherit by the will of the deceased. Then Allah cancelled whatever He willed from that custom and ordained that the male get twice the amount inherited by the female, and for each parent a sixth (of the whole legacy), for the wife an eighth or a fourth, and for the husband a half or a fourth.''(http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=4&tid=10541)



So as you can see, the only reason a male gets a double portion is because he has more work to do than the female, he needs to take of the familly, of his business and so on. This is logic, and not meant to be degrading or bad. What is more interesting is that we see that the pagans would not give their women anything, Islam fixed this problem.