40/6. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2613 — Charity and Speech Warning
Regarding The Completion Of Faith, Its Increasing And Decreasing
Hadith About Women, Charity, and Guarding Speech
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2613
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2613
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، هُرَيْمُ بْنُ مِسْعَرٍ الأَزْدِيُّ التِّرْمِذِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَوَعَظَهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ " يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ تَصَدَّقْنَ فَإِنَّكُنَّ أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ " . فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ وَلِمَ ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " لِكَثْرَةِ لَعْنِكُنَّ " . يَعْنِي وَكُفْرَكُنَّ الْعَشِيرَ . قَالَ " وَمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ نَاقِصَاتِ عَقْلٍ وَدِينٍ أَغْلَبَ لِذَوِي الأَلْبَابِ وَذَوِي الرَّأْىِ مِنْكُنَّ " . قَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ وَمَا نُقْصَانُ دِينِهَا وَعَقْلِهَا قَالَ " شَهَادَةُ امْرَأَتَيْنِ مِنْكُنَّ بِشَهَادَةِ رَجُلٍ وَنُقْصَانُ دِينِكُنَّ الْحَيْضَةُ تَمْكُثُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ الثَّلاَثَ وَالأَرْبَعَ لاَ تُصَلِّي " . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ حَسَنٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Delivered A Khutbah In Which He Exhorted Them, Then He Said: "O Women! Give Charity For You Are The Majority Of The People Of The Fire." A Woman Among Them Said: "And Why Is That O Messenger Of Allah?" He Said: "Because Of Your Cursing So Much." - Meaning Your Ungratefulness Towards Your Husbands.He Said: "And I Have Not Seen Any Among Those Lacking In Intellect And Religion Who Are More Difficult Upon People Possessing Reason And Insight Than You." A Woman Among Them Said: "And What Is The Deficiency Of Her Intellect And Religion?" He Said: "The Testimony Of Two Women Among You Is Like The Testimony Of A Man, And The Deficiency In Your Religion Is Menstruation, Because One Of You Will Go Three Or Four Days Without Performing Salat."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2613In-book reference : Book 40, Hadith 8English translation : Vol. 5, Book 38, Hadith 2613
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2613
This hadith about women, charity, and guarding speech reports a khutbah in which the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) exhorted people, then addressed women and told them to give charity. He said they were the majority of the people of the Fire. When asked why, he mentioned frequent cursing, and the narration explains it as ingratitude toward husbands. He also explained the phrase about deficiency of intellect and religion through two examples in the text: the testimony of two women being like that of one man, and menstruation causing a woman to leave Salat for three or four days. The hadith should be read through its own wording: it calls to charity, careful speech, and gratitude.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet urged women in this narration to give charity.
- Frequent cursing is warned against in the hadith.
- Ingratitude toward husbands is mentioned in the narration.
- The text explains its own wording about testimony and menstruation.
