Have you ever seen a Muslim woman talk back?

Question

For the record, I too speak my mind, and have been told I'm like this person. What is your opinion on this?

Hafsa, like A'isha with whom she became close friends, was never at a loss for words, and was not afraid to argue with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who was content to allow her to say what she thought. One day, while speaking to Hafsa's mother Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I think I shall so and so." Whereupon his wife replied, "But it would be better if you did such and such." "Are you arguing with me, woman?" said Umar who was a fierce man who did not expect his wives to talk back at him. "Why not?" she answered. "Your daughter keeps arguing with the Messenger of Allah until she upsets him for the whole day." Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) immediately put on his cloak and went directly to his daughter's house. "Is it true that you argue with the Messenger of Allah?" he asked. "Indeed I do."

She replied. Umar was just about to chastise her for what he considered were bad manners, when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came into the room and would not allow him to even touch her. So Umar went round to visit Umm Salama, to whom Umar was related in order to try and influence Hafsa's behavior through her.

"I wonder at you, Ibn Khattab," she said, after she had listened to him. "You have interfered in everything. Will you now interfere between the Messenger of Allah and his wives?" Sayiduna Umar when relating this incident, continued, "And she kept after me until she mad me give up much of what I thought proper." Some sources say that the Prophet divorced Hafsa with a single divorce and that Umar was heart broken when this happened and began to throw dust on his head.

Then the Prophet took her back after Jibril had descended and said to him. "Take Hafsa back. She fasts and prays and she will be your wife in the Garden."

Like A'isha, Hafsa memorized the entire Qur'an by heart. The written copy of the Qur'an which was recorded by Zayd ibn Thabit on Abu Bakr's instructions, and which was then given to Umar for safekeeping, was then given by Umar to Hafsa to look after. When Uthman eventually became the khalif, he instructed several written copies of the Qur'an to be made so that they could be sent to the main centers of the now rapidly expanding Muslim empire, and it was the copy in Hafsa's keeping that was used, after it had been meticulously checked for its accuracy by referring to all the other written records of the Qur'an and to all the Muslims who knew the Qur'an by heart.

Answer 1

Might i say, i too like to speak my mind, get it over with, out of the way with no hard feelings. LOL

Answer 2

The Prophet (pbuh) valued any opinion regardless of sexes. He used to get advises not only from men but also from women. But nowadays Muslims tend to forget this. Muslims tend to silence the voice of the female gender. This is not religious but cultural.

Islam values men and women equally. Yes, they may be of different roles but they are of equal status.

Answer 3

Its good to speak your mind. Unspoken words fester like an uncleaned wound. Speak on sistah!

Answer 4

Not in a rude way, but to correct someone or debate a subject.

Answer 5

Islam is a complete code of life giving guidance in all spheres of life.

Answer 6

Yes you are right sister.

My wife is my consultant, in all matters.

Answer 7

What if the woman is ten times smarter than her husband, and tries to counsel the fool correctly?

Answer 8

I don't interact with muslim women - but that's ok, you do more than enough talking for all of them put together, and manage to make your specific religion even more hated.

This site is not meant for "questions" like "did you know that my religion's great?"

Why don't you ask actual questions instead? Or answer ones?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ak4ArYJoLqjYeiZp_SCyQUDsy6IX?qid=20070801103109AAMzreF

Answer 9

yes, me