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Treatment of Women from the Hadith

The hadith teachings about women are even worse than the Quran.  Yet they hold authority just slightly under that of the Quran.

  1. Women are “deficient in intelligence and religion”
    1. Sahih al-Bukhari Book of Menstruation, Hadith 304
    2. Also: Sahih Muslim Hadith 79a
  2. Majority of Hell’s inhabitants are women
    1. Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 29
    2. Sahih Muslim Hadith 907
  3. Angels curse a wife who refuses her husband’s call to bed
    1. Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 3237
    2. Sahih Muslim Hadith 1436a
  4. No people will prosper who appoint a woman as ruler
    1. Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 7099
  5. Muhammad married Aisha and consummated the marriage at age nine
    1. Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5134
    2. Sahih Muslim Hadith 1422a
  6. Woman created from a rib / crooked rib
    1. Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 3331
    2. Sahih Muslim Hadith 1468a
  7. If prostration were allowed to anyone besides God, a wife should prostrate to her husband
    1. Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1853
    2. Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1159
  8. A woman, donkey, or black dog passing in front of a worshipper interrupts prayer
    1. Sahih Muslim Hadith 510a
  9. Women are the greatest trial (fitnah) for men
    1. Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5096
    2. Sahih Muslim Hadith 2740a
  10. A woman should not travel without a mahram
    1. Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 1088
    2. Sahih Muslim Hadith 1339a
  11. A wife may not fast voluntarily without her husband’s permission
    1. Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5195
    2. Sahih Muslim Hadith 1026
  12. A wife may not admit anyone into the house without her husband’s permission
    1. Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5195
    2. Sahih Muslim Hadith 1026
  13. Women advance and retreat in the form of Satan
    1. Sahih Muslim Hadith 1403a
  14. A woman cannot marry without a guardian
    1. Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 2085
    2. Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1101
  15. A woman seeking divorce without cause will not smell Paradise
    1. Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 2226
    2. Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1187
      1. Women are more likely to be inhabitants of Hell because they curse frequently and are ungrateful to their husbands
      • Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 29
      • Sahih Muslim Hadith 79a
      1. The best rows for women in prayer are the back rows
      • Sahih Muslim Hadith 440
      1. Women should not wear perfume when going to the mosque
      • Sahih Muslim Hadith 444
      • Sunan an-Nasa’i Hadith 5126
      1. A woman wearing perfume in public is compared to an adulteress
      • Sunan an-Nasa’i Hadith 5126
      • Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2786
      1. Women are to be married primarily for four reasons, including beauty
      • Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5090
      • Sahih Muslim Hadith 1466a
      1. Muhammad permitted withdrawal (coitus interruptus) with female captives
      • Sahih Muslim Hadith 1438a
      • Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 4138
      1. Captured women from Awtas were taken as concubines after battle
      • Sahih Muslim Hadith 1456a
      1. Muhammad distributed female captives among the fighters
      • Sahih Muslim Hadith 1755a
      1. A woman should not describe another woman to her husband
      • Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5240
      1. Women are commanded to give charity because they are numerous in Hell
      • Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 1462
      • Sahih Muslim Hadith 884
      1. A wife should fulfill her husband’s sexual requests even from the saddle of a camel
      • Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1160
      1. If a husband is pleased with his wife when he dies, she enters Paradise
      • Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1161
      1. Women are instructed to seek permission to attend the mosque
      • Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 865
      • Sahih Muslim Hadith 442
      1. Muhammad said he had not left behind a greater trial for men than women
      • Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5096
      • Sahih Muslim Hadith 2740a
      1. Women are described as being lacking in religion because of menstruation
      • Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 304
      • Sahih Muslim Hadith 79a
      1. Women are forbidden from adding hair extensions
      • Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5934
      • Sahih Muslim Hadith 2122
      1. Women are forbidden from tattooing and certain cosmetic modifications
      • Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5931
      • Sahih Muslim Hadith 2125
      1. Muhammad said that if he were to command anyone to prostrate before another human, he would command a wife to prostrate before her husband because of his rights over her
      • Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1853
      • Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1159
      1. A woman who spends from her husband’s wealth is rewarded, but the husband also receives reward as owner of the wealth
      • Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 2065
      • Sahih Muslim Hadith 1024