'Uqbah bin 'Amir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Avoid (entering a place) in which are
women (uncovered or simply to mix with them in seclusion)." A man from the
Ansar said, "Tell me about the brother of a woman's husband." He
replied, "The brother of a woman's husband is death." [Al-Bukhari and
Muslim]
The
hadith notifies the Muslims about a very important aspect with respect to veil.
Many Muslims are unaware and negligent about it. It tells us that Muslim women
should observe veil from real brothers, cousins, etc of her husband during their
visits to the house in his presence or absence. Greater chances of mischief can
occur if the husband is not at home. For
this reason the male relatives are regarded as death i.e. fatal to a woman from
religious perspective. The mischief (Fornication
and adultary) that can probably occur between them has a fatal punishment i.e.
Rajm (stoning to death). A male believer should be afraid of meeting such women
in seclusion with whom any kind of contact is not permissible and is afraid of
death. As for woman she should observe veil dutifully and be honest and loyal
to her husband. She should also observe veil from husband’s male friends.
Slackness in this matter is common nowadays and the evils that occur due to it come
to our notice every day. Another hadith that strictly prohibits Muslims from
meeting a non-Mahram woman in seclusion without her Mahram, in order to avoid
the temptation to commit the sin of adultery is:
Ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "
No one of you should meet a woman in
privacy unless she is accompanied by a Mahram (i.e., a relative within the
prohibited degrees)." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger
of Allah (PBUH) said, "The sanctity of the wives of Mujahidun (i.e., those
who strive hard and fight in the way of Allah) for those who remain at home
(i.e., those who do not go to the battlefield to fight Jihad) is like the
sanctity of their own mothers. Anyone who remains behind to look after the
family of a Mujahid and betrays his trust, will be made to stand on the Day of
Resurrection before the Mujahid who will take away from his meritorious deeds whatever
he likes till he is satisfied." The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) turned
toward us and said, "Now, what do you think (i.e., will he leave anything
with him)?" [Muslim]
The fortification and supervision of the families of those
Mujahidun who go to Jihad, is an act of high merit, and if someone violates the
trust reposed in him, he will be committing a grave sin indeed. The hadith articulates
that who will commit such a grave sin will be deprived of their virtuous deeds
on the Day of Judgment.
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