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Women In Jihad: An Analysis From The Perspective Of Hadith

The terminology of jihad although seems more synonymous with men, women however have their fair share in their roles and contributions in defending and fighting for their homeland from any foreign invasions. The proof lies in the historical warfare of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) that saw involvement of women hand in hand with men although within the scope that was certainly different from that of men. The question is, to what extent women in Islam are permitted to participate in jihad. This paper therefore aims to examine the role of women in jihad by analyzing the hadiths of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) which talk about their involvements in the series of the Prophet’s (p.b.u.h) war. Therefore, in order to achieve the objectives, this qualitative study shall engage library research method in procuring relevant data, primarily by referring to the respectable major hadiths compilation books namely al-Kutub al-Sittah and also the books on the commentary of hadiths. The data obtained will be analyzed through inductive and deductive methods. The findings show that women’s role were recognized by the Prophet (p.b.u.h) befitting of their gentle nature. However, women were not the main player to engage in combat with the enemy, instead their roles were confined within the scope of supplementary roles to men in the battelefield. As such, it is hoped that the discussions in this article illustrate the true perception of the role of women in jihad according to the standpoint of the hadiths of the Prophet (p.b.u.h).