First of all, there are more women rights in Islam as compared to Christianity and Jews as well. These are all points what I know.
In Christianity, men and women are equal in everything. In Islam, they are not equal in some circumstances, but equal overall. They are considered to be different from each other in Islam.
A husband always has to earn income for his wife and family. No matter how his wife earns. Even if she earns more money, it is still a husband’s duty to earn money for his wife and family. If his wife wants to, then she can. But it is Waajib for a husband to do that.
Even in divorce, whatever income a man got, will be given some to his wife. A man cannot take his wife’s money. Whatever a wife made income, it’s all hers. While in Christianity today, it equals to half between both husband and wife. Even from wife’s income, it’s half.
Its all Islam who told about taught other religions that women are actually humans. Some Christians asked "Is there a soul in women?” Then Islam taught Christians everything about women to concern them to be humans.
In dressing, women have above rights than men. Women are allowed to wear gold. Do make-ups, jewelries, etc. Men cannot do that. There is more dress for women than men as compared to Christianity today. In Christianity, women don’t do dress fully. That’s not being freedom with them. That’s being more protection in Islam than Christianity.
Men get always twice things than women. Suppose there are three kids, 1 boy and 2 girls. If there is $100 given to those three kids, it will be $50 for a boy and $25 and $25 for two girls. But from that, a boy has to share his money to those two girls.
In war, it is Waajib for a man to go and war. It is compulsory for every man to fight. While for women, it’s their own choice.
It all proves that we have more protection for women than men in Islam, compared to Christians. Then why Christians believe that women are considered to be below than men in Islam.
I am not 100% sure on this, but I think it is because it is the man's responsibility to raise his family and financially provide and it is assumed that the inheritance will be used to raise a family in the future. A woman has no such responbility.
the guy wud probably have a family or wud be taking care of his sisters, I assume thats why they get more, and what if the sister is married she already has sum1 to take care of her financially why would she need more money.
what if its a family where the brother is a lazy bum and the family depends on the woman's income or her husband does not have a job? is it still theoretically the husband's job to go out and provide or does the inheritance rule change then?
Alright, so its a mans responsibility to raise a family and gets more money understandable. But what if the girl is also responbile to financially care for her family, i..e, shes divorced or widowed (or like shweet said he's a lazy bum and a loser) and doesnt have a man to take care of her?
Also, as long as it doesnt cut into the son's part, then are parents allowed to give their daughter more of an inheritance (in the case ther'es only 1 son and 1 daughter?)
And just so i know, what are the exact numbers for inhertiance? I only konw that son gets more, daughter gets less, but i'm not sure if its 50 percent, one third etc etc.
Salam, bro. How are you? Good question. Like I said above, it is Waajib for a husband to earn income for his own family. If a husband does not have a job, then her husband has to find it, then offcourse what will they do? The wife's money can be use until her husband finds a job. Whatever happens, it is a wife's choice, if she wants to spend, she can. It is husband's responsibility. Good question again.
These all facts I have listed above is the truth. As of now, I do not have any evidence, but this is common points which every one knows. It has nothing to do with Aqeedah, I think all sects believe that.
Another good question I saw that there is two shares for a boy and one share for a girl. Just like when a Muslim child borns, we do Qurbani, two goats for a boy and one goat for a girl. It's even with the houses, a boy will get 2 houses and a girl will get 1 house. But a boy has to share his two houses to a girl, there comes a responsibility.
Again noone answered my question. Is it permissible to give your daughter more so that what she gets is equal to her brother's share (as long as his share remains untouched)?
I have a question too, y do u need 2 male (or is it 4?) witnesses for the rape incident. I mean like how is it possible to find witnesses if no other person was present at the scene?
Sara sister, good questions. It is our Islamic traditional that a boy getsmore share than a girl, generally. Women have many upper rights over men like in dress. Overall, they are all equal. It does not mean that when a mom is giving candies to her children, will she give to her son more? Absoluetly not and she can even give more to her daughter. This is not a real fact. But when it comes to real fact like having houses, rooms, and money. There it becomes a fact.
When ever a boy gets 2 times more share than a girl, a boy has to share some of his to that girl.
^ Right but what if he doesn't for watever reason (greed, etc)?
I'm not talking about the other rights women have, but rather this one specific topic, that of why girls birth deserves any less goat then the boys birth.
How are you? I am really sorry that I couldn't understand your question. May you please expand it a little bit please? I will try my best to answer the question. I don't have more knowledge about Islam, but I am learning more. Alhumdullillah.
The facts listed above are not made up of my own opinion, these are the real facts that my Dad taught me. I always learn something from the elders and tell it to people. The rights are not from my understandings, they are the actual rights that should be for women. But today, few countries don't follow the rights for women, education example is here we can say that. Education is for both men and women, FARD!.
Sister, this is a brilliant question. I have to way study more about this. From my understandings, girls get married and leave their home away. They are less burden compared to the boys. On the other hand, it is boys duty to take care of their parents when they are fully grown up. It is boys’ responsiblities that has to cover. So that’s why the more share is given to the boys.
I will study about it that why does that happen? I don’t know the “why” answer basically , but this is a statement and we shouldn’t deny it. I have to find evidence about why. I am keep studying more and I may find out the answer of why InshaAllah.
Keep asking questions if you have, I am happy to answer them whatever I can. I hope you will find most of the answers from my previous posts from this thread InshaAllah.
I understand what you are saying but I will not totally agree with the comment. Its a cultural thing for a male to take care of the parents. if you look in the western countries, they are on their own most of the life. Also why is a girl more burden than a man, if parents are sending their sons to college, arent daughters going to college? tuition... is that a burden... no thats the parents responsibility... they are suppose to teach their kids with the best of knowledge so they can have a good life.
How are you? I am really sorry that I couldn't understand your question. May you please expand it a little bit please? I will try my best to answer the question. I don't have more knowledge about Islam, but I am learning more. Alhumdullillah.
The facts listed above are not made up of my own opinion, these are the real facts that my Dad taught me. I always learn something from the elders and tell it to people. The rights are not from my understandings, they are the actual rights that should be for women. But today, few countries don't follow the rights for women, education example is here we can say that. Education is for both men and women, FARD!.
I'm good thank u, how abt u? i was talking about zina- if that is the case isn't a girl suppose to find 4 male witnesses and is she can't the court just drops the case? (atleast in Pakistan) how is that fair for the girl?
In Islam, if a man inherits more than a woman, its because he has to share it with his wife and his children but for women, she just has to keep it for herself only. No need to share with anyone because its hers alone.
, but this is a statement and we shouldn’t deny it. I have to find evidence about why. I am keep studying more and I may find out the answer of why InshaAllah.