Tahqiq Huquq al-Nisa fi al-Islam
- Author died
- 1354 AH
- Editions
- al-Maktab al-Islāmī
Tahqiq Huquq al-Nisa fi al-Islam (Arabic: تحقيق حقوق النساء في الإسلام, lit. 'Verification of Women’s Rights in Islam'), also titled Huquq al-Nisa fi al-Islam wa-Hazzuhunna min al-Islah al-Muhammadi al-’Amm (Arabic: حقوق النساء في الإسلام وحظهن من الإصلاح المحمدي العام, lit. 'The Rights of Women in Islam and Their Share in the General Muhammadan Reform'), is a treatise by the Islamic reformer and scholar Muhammad Rashid Rida (1282–1354 AH / 1865–1935 CE) addressing the status, rights, and legal rulings concerning women in Islamic law .
Subject and Contents
The work examines the rights granted to women in Islam as part of the broader legal and social reform introduced by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ . It discusses the general equality between men and women in spiritual standing and basic civil rights, addressing narrations such as إنما النساء شقائق الرجال ("Women are the twin halves of men") and counsel regarding benevolent treatment of women .
The text addresses practical legal topics including:
- Bridal gifts and dowries (mahr), citing historical precedents such as the narration of Umar ibn al-Khattab and the Qurayshi woman who contested his proposed cap on dowries by quoting the Qur'an .
- The status of mothers, examining the phrasing of narrations regarding devotion to mothers and seeking Paradise through dutifulness to them .
- The merits of raising, providing for, and showing kindness to daughters and sisters .
Commentary and Publication
The work was published with critical annotations and hadith authentication by the hadith scholar Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani, which evaluated the chains of transmission (isnad) and texts of the narrations cited in the book, classifying them according to their degree of authenticity . This edition was issued by al-Maktab al-Islami in 1404 AH / 1984 CE .
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