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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE- 293: BENARKAH WANITA MEMPUNYAI 9 NAFSU DAN SATU AKAL?
Is there a hadith stating that women have nine desires and only one intellect?
Short answer
The narration dividing desire into ten parts, nine given to women, is graded very weak because one narrator, Suwaid ibn Abd al-Aziz, is classed as matruk.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The narration dividing desire into ten parts, nine given to women, is graded very weak because one narrator, Suwaid ibn Abd al-Aziz, is classed as matruk. The story of a dialogue between al-Hasan al-Basri and Rabiatul Adawiyah is also disputed because of the difference in their lifetimes. The ruling is that the saying should not be accepted, spread or attributed to religion. The authentic hadith on women being deficient in intellect and religion is explained as a limited deficiency, relating to testimony and to periods of worship missed during menstruation, and it is temporary.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Memandangkan kata-kata ini tidak mempunyai sandaran yang sahih dalam al-Quran mahupun al-Sunnah, bukan juga kata-kata ulama' yang mu'tabar, dan bukan juga satu fakta yang disahihkan dari sudut saintifik
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE- 293: BENARKAH WANITA MEMPUNYAI 9 NAFSU DAN SATU AKAL?”, 28 February 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/3157-irsyad-al-fatwa-293-benarkah-wanita-mempunyai-9-nafsu-dan-satu-akal. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/women-nine-desires-one-intellect-hadith/