WOMEN & DA'WAH

This is for the Muslim sisters, may Allahu subheinawatallah bless all of us and keep us on the straight path Ameen. Alhamdulilah my husband and I just started making dowa for non-Muslims in my area. We have been quite successful in bringing people to Islam by the will of Allah ta'alla.

Allah says in Qur'an, "Surely you cannot guide whom you love, but God guides whom He pleases, and He knows best those who would be guided" (Quran 28:56).

With this being said, I would like to strongy encourage women reading this article to get involved with making da’wa. Too many times women think that men are the only ones that can bring people to Islam, but women are also responsible for telling people about this beautiful religion Allah ta'alla has blessed us with alhamdulilah. Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, is the perfect example of what the Muslim women should strive to be like inshallah. After the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, died, Aisha (raa) was the main source of knowledge about the Prophets teachings. She was active in telling people about Islam and giving knowledge to those who sought it. (May Allah give us knowledge to teach people about Islam inshallah).

Hazrat Abu Musa Ash'ari narrated, "We never had a problem to tackle but always found a relief from Hazrat Aisha. Her knowledge was stupendous." Imam Zehri, a Tabe'ie of great renown said, "Aisha was the greatest among the living scholars."

Why, after hearing these hadiths are women not giving dowa and teaching about the religion of Allahu subheinawatallah? Sometimes we as women are caught up in this material life, often times forgetting about alaheira (the afterlife). We are only in this dunya for a short period, and we need to be preparing ourselves for the next world, and by doing good deeds Allah inshallah will give us the Jenna inshallah. We need to read more about Islam, and make our lives revolve around Islam, not Islam revolve around our lives.

Next time you go the grocery store and someone is staring at you because you are wearing hijab, or your with your husband and people are looking at him because he has a beard, have cd's with you about hijab and why we as Muslim women dress like we do, and give them out when people look at you. Carry small books for dowa with you wherever you go, and when someone asks you about Islam at the restaurant, or at your childs school, give them a book about Islam. Inshallah Allah ta'alla will reward you for striving in his cause to let people know about this religion of ours.

Allah says in Qur'an, "Are those who know equal to those who know not." The Prophet (pbuh) also says, "If Allah wants to do good to a person, He makes him comprehend the religion."

Allah also says, "Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, male or female."

A question was posed to a well known Sheikh, Sheikh ibn Jibreen, which can be read in "Islamic Fatawa Regarding Women. His opinion on women giving dowa is as follows: "It is allowed to mix with the disbelievers, to sit with them, to be polite to them as a means of calling people to Allah, explaining to them the teachings of Islam, encouraging them to enter this religion and to make it clear to them the good results of accepting the religion and the evil result of punishment for those who turn away. For this purpose, being a companion to them and showing love for them is overlooked in order to reach that final goal."

Inshallah I hope to see alot more women being active in giving dowa as well as the community. There are new Muslims coming to Islam all the time, especially sisters and we need the women to be more open to other sisters and be willing to invite them to your home for dinner and to talk and become friends. Too many times, we as women are not as open to other sisters as we should be. Just smiling at your sister is charity as the Prophet (pbuh) said.

Inshallah Allah ta'alla will make us of the righteous women in Jenna. May Allah bless us and make us successful in this life and the next inshallah. JazakAllah khir. Allah Hafiz.