What is the ruling on describing a Muslim woman as being among the proponents of women's rights in the Islamic way, believing in the necessity of treating women equally with men and not restricting their role to that of a housewife, citing the trade of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid?
The term "equality between men and women" is a suspicious term used by enemies of Islam to oppose the rulings of Allah, and it contains both truth and falsehood. It is true that Islam made them equal in human dignity, reward and punishment, the inviolability of harm, and the right to support. As for the falsehood, it lies in the fact that the Sharia differentiated between them in many matters. This does not mean favoring men in all matters, as Islam enjoined kindness to the mother three times more than the father, and Allah presented females first in some verses. Therefore, the call for absolute equality is a malicious call, while the call for women's rights according to Sharia is a just call. Islam honored women and guaranteed their rights, and permitted them to work in a manner suitable to their nature and dignity, while observing the regulations. A Muslim woman should not be described as being an advocate of absolute equality, but rather an advocate of women's rights according to Allah's law. All Muslims support Allah's law and defend the truth.
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