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Is it true that Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Keep your women confined, and blame no one but yourselves, and teach them the Quran, and instruct them to glorify Allah at both ends of the day, and do not let them go out of their houses"?

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The narration mentioned in "Adab an-Nisa" by Abd al-Malik bin Habib, which states: "Men are guardians over women. So restrain your women, and blame no one but yourselves, and teach them the Quran, and command them to glorify Allah at both ends of the day, and do not call them to leave their homes," has a weak chain of transmission (isnad). Its author is considered weak in narrating hadith, and its chain of transmission is断链 (disconnected).

As for a woman's decision to stay in her home, it is a matter established by Islamic law, and she should not leave except out of necessity, in accordance with the Almighty's saying: (AND STAY IN YOUR HOMES, AND DO NOT DISPLAY YOURSELVES AS WAS THE DISPLAY OF THE FORMER TIMES OF IGNORANCE) Al-Ahzab/33, and the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: (ALLAH HAS PERMITTED YOU TO GO OUT FOR YOUR NEEDS).

What came in the narration regarding teaching the Quran and glorifying Allah is a meaning that is sound according to Islamic law, as indicated by the Almighty's saying: (AND REMEMBER WHAT IS RECITED IN YOUR HOMES OF THE VERSES OF ALLAH AND WISDOM) Al-Ahzab/34. And a man is commanded to encourage his wife to perform good deeds because he is a guardian and responsible for his flock, and he must protect his family from the Fire, in accordance with the Almighty's saying: (O YOU WHO HAVE BELIEVED, PROTECT YOURSELVES AND YOUR FAMILIES FROM A FIRE) At-Tahrim/6.

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