Islam And Women - Hamza Yusuf (5/5)

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Islam And Women - with Muslim scholar and lecturer Hamza Yusuf.

Hamza Yusuf:
Hamza Yusuf Hanson was born in Washington State and raised in northern California. After exploring religion at an early age, he entered Islam at 18 and set out to study in England, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Algeria, and finally West Africa. He became fluent in the Arabic language and then began his studies of the traditional Islamic sciences under the tutelage of some of the greatest Muslim scholars of our age.

After a sojourn of ten years abroad, Hamza Yusuf returned to the U.S. and took degrees in Nursing and Religious Studies. In 1996, he co-founded the Zaytuna Institute in order to teach the traditional sciences of Islam to people in the West. He serves as the director of the Institute and has translated several texts from Arabic for the Institute's curriculum.

He is recognized today as one of the most influential voices for Islam in the West and has advised several world leaders including the President of the United States and the head of the Arab League. Hamza Yusuf resides in northern California with his wife and children.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Islam
• Women
• woman
• Hamza
• Yusuf
• role
• mother
• professional
• Hanson
• Zaytuna
• Institute
• shariah
• law
• rights
• honour
• killing

[MustafaSpeaks]

Healthy relationship? Isn't that a contradiction in terms---well at least it is in my family.

[shakirshuvo]

Salam Alaikum MustafaSpeaks, sorry to hear that. I pray to Allah (swt) that may He make it easy on you.

[LearnTruthFindPeace]

The Qur'an urges husbands to treat their wives with kindness. (In the event of a family dispute, the Qur'an exhorts the husband to treat his wife kindly and not to overlook her positive aspects). Allah Almighty says: Live with them on a footing of kindness and equity. If you take a dislike to them it may be that you dislike a thing, and Allah brings about through it a great deal of good. [An-Nisa: 19]

[LearnTruthFindPeace]

Further, scholars have said that a husband should use a miswak (i.e. toothbrush) or a hankerchief to do this.

Hardly a beating.

Also it should be done in private, so the wife is not subject to embarassment. Further, one cannot hit on the face or where any vital organs are. The whole point of this is that it is meant to be symbolic, in order that a wife, after repeatedly doing something shameful and repeatedly ignoring her husband's kind admonition, understands what she is doing is wrong.

[hybridx01]

May Allah Bless Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, such great amount of knowledge and wisdom.

[pazsalamshalom]

Although I really respect Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, I really did not like how he answered her questions. I felt like he was being slightly condescending. Although it may be just me.

May Allah (SWH) protect us.

[pazsalamshalom]

Her question was NOT dumb; plus, you guys do not even know the context of the situation. This might have been meant for non Muslims and thus this is very much a relevant question. Plus, to assume that every Muslim knows the stance of honor killings is slightly arrogant. People have come here to learn not be attacked.

On another note. It is interesting to see Sheikh Hamza Yusuf so young...

[DaWanderer]

This guy speaks the truth. May Allah bless him and bless those who are willing to set their prejudices aside and learn sincerely.

[89xxkoLaciC]

hahah like my friend said, this man really is like walking library...hes a blessing from Allah and i think we can learn alot from him.

[irfand4]

Elegantly eloquent and very enlightening. Thanks for sharing.

[mikeyo1234]

@LearnTruthFindPeace This is a typical misogynistic Islam view. Shame on you for justifying such bad behaviour.

You really do need to learn truth and find peace. The only truth is atheism and science.

[0515524847]

@beethovenqueen yeah! why are women the only prime target of Honor killing! i means thats insane! Islam has no concept pf honor killing, those who commit this Satanic act are the followers of Devil/Satan...not Islam! And yes people! Especially Muslims of the sub-continent! we need to wake up & raise our voices to condemn such evil practices of which the unfortunate targets are Muslim women! May Allah guide us to his way! amen

~peace~

[0515524847]

@LuqmanNaq POSITIVE! its becoming an epidemic actually & needs addressing!

~peace~

[thunderballzz]

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