Question:
Some people say a guy named Abu Bakra not Abu Bakr R.A. a guy similar to his name Abu Bakra had said a hadith that women leadership will lead to doom and if that is true what about the Queen of Sheba? Sharifa Fatima. Female Zaidi chieftain of Yemen who conquered Sana’a?*Razia Sultana (Jalâlat ud-Dîn Raziyâ) some other Muslim princesses of the time, she was trained to lead armies and administer kingdoms if necessary. Nusaybah Bint k’ab Al Maziniyyah. Female fighter who fought at the Battle of Uhud with the army of Muhammad ﷺ after converting to Islam. some people said that caliph Umar R.A. punished him for lying about the fake hadith and the whole thing about doomed women leadership.
Answer:
Woman can lead other women in prayers while standing among them in the same row. Allah (swt) has given Muslim women the right to vote and voice their opinions and participate in politics. Qur’an (60:12) has told Muhammad (saws) when believing women come to him and swear their allegiance to Islam to accept their oath. Qur’an and Muhammad (saws) do not order nor forbid a woman from holding important positions in government.
Imam Senad Agic
American Islamic Center – Chicago
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