The Prophet Muhammad On The Rights Of Women

Muhammad in relatively simple Arabic script — A fairly straightforward Arabic writing of the name “Muhammad,” accompanied, in much smaller letters, by the formula that typically follows mention of his name by devout Muslims: “Blessings and peace be upon him”
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Al-Nasa’i (d. AD 915) was the compiler of one of the six “canonical” hadith collections in the Sunni Islamic tradition, the Sunan al-Sughra. Here’s an item from it, which is said to have come from ‘A’isha, the youngest of the Prophet Muhammad’s wives:

“‘A’isha narrated, ‘The Prophet said, “O Allah, I declare inviolable the rights of two weak ones: the orphans and women.”‘”

The Prophet Muhammad on the Rights of Women