About Khadeejah* [[----- Part 3-of-7 -----]]

 *About Khadeejah*

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Nana Khadija (r.a.) did not travel with her trade caravans. Instead, she employed agents who would trade on her behalf for a commission.

Now,

*Lessons from the Above:*

It's Not Prohibited For Women Leaving Their Houses For Good Reasons (Business or Office Work, etc)

Islamically, it's a condition  that women leaving their homes for genuine reasons should not only display their adornment to non maharam men BUT should also observe "Hijab of the eyes".

What is Hijab of the Eyes?

Hijab of eyes is a particular way of being decent within Islamic precepts.. Both men and women are expected to keep their gazes downcast unless it is allowed.. Men are expected to do this to avoid lustful thoughts when looking at any woman who is not their wife.. Women are expected to keep their gaze downcast as a way of protecting themselves.

Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) said: *"… the adultery of the eyes is looking at that which is not allowed…"*📚Bukhari & Muslim

Now,

Eye is a window to the soul.. *And what we see changes who we are, and who we are reflects what we choose to see*. Therefore, *"Hijab of Eyes"* is a particular way of being decent within Islamic precepts.. Both men and women are expected to keep their gazes downcast unless it is allowed.. Men are expected to do this to avoid lustful thoughts when looking at any woman who is not their wife.. Women are expected to keep their gaze downcast as a way of protectinghijab themselves.

It's evident that,

Jurayr who said , *" I asked the Messenger of Allah about accidentally looking at something that is not allowed and he said , ‘ Turn your eyes away '"* 📚 (Muslim).

Therefore,

Men & women should remember that the glance or lookery 🙄 which is halal for us as Muslim, is the *first one.* Normally, our eyes spotted it accidentally and there is NOTHING one can do about it.. But a sincere believer should not look again after the first accidental one.

Now,

In 595, she (Nana Khadijah) employed her distant cousin Muhammad ibn Abdullah as an agent. Muhammad was just 25 years old, but had already earned a good reputation as a trustworthy man, which led Khadija to offer him double her usual commission. She was rewarded well for this when Muhammed (saw) brought back twice as much profit as Khadija had expected.

One of Khadija’s servants, Maysarah, had accompanied Muhammad on his journey and relayed to Khadija that during their return, Muhammad had stopped to rest under a tree that: "none but a prophet ever sat beneath”. He also claimed to have seen two angels standing near Muhammad as he slept, protecting him from the sun. This indicated that Muhammad was the prophet of the people who was already expected. Knowing this, Khadija considered proposing marriage to her agent. The couple was married monogamously for twenty-five years.

*Lessons from the Above:*

It's permissible for a woman to propose to a man

It is permissible for a woman to propose marriage to a man but it is not always necessarily advised considering the ways some men are treating their wives today. Yes. This is the person who proposed marriage to woman and treating her badly, what about if she's the one who proposed to him?

A woman can do this only, if the man is good in character & religious, not handsome or rich, and should be done within the framework of Islamic law.

However,

In the vast majority of cultures and societies, it is something rare that a woman proposes marriage to a man.

Today,

Women that proposed marriage to their husbands, many of the women are struggling to keep their marriages. It’s like the case of what a preacher said many years ago, “What you struggle to get, you struggle to keep.”

Did you know why i can't advice women to propose marriage to men in all situations except a few? It's because......

TO BE CONTINUED