Is jihad not obligatory for women, whether it be the jihad of da‘wah or the jihad against the disbelievers?
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Jihad of fighting is not obligatory for women. Rather, they are obligated to engage in the jihad of inviting to the truth and clarifying the Sacred Law, while observing the regulations such as covering the 'awrah (intimate parts) and not intermingling with non- men. It is mentioned in the Quran that the wives of the Prophet were commanded to recite the verses of Allah and wisdom, and the Prophet informed that the jihad of women is Hajj and '.
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