Editor, Author at Dr. Jasser Auda

01 Mar 17

Are most women “dwellers of hell” as one hadith says?

Are most women “dwellers of hell” as one hadith says? There is a popular, negative and unfair misconception about women that has to be cleared. Jabir Ibn Abdullah, may Allah be please with him, reported, according to Bukhari: I attended Eid Prayer with the Messenger of Allah. He started with…

01 Mar 17

Did the Prophet say that a woman’s prayer at home is better than at the mosque?

The hadith quoted in the previous chapter, which was narrated by Ibn Hibban and Ahmad about Um Humaid (“your prayer at home is better than your prayer in congregation”) is authentic

01 Mar 17

How old was Aisha when she married the Prophet (s)?

My estimate of Aisha’s age when she married the Prophet, peace be upon him, in the first year of the Hijri Calendar, is 19, not 9 as some scholars claimed.

01 Mar 17

?What does the Quran say about women and mosques

What does the Quran say about women and mosques? There are dozens of Quranic verses related to mosques, all of which urge all believers who seek guidance, light and knowledge, males and females alike, to frequent mosques. The following are a few examples: {Say, O Muhammad, “My Lord has ordered…