O Womenfolk! give Charity and ask much Forgiveness
(Najamuddin Ghanghro, Karachi (Original from Larkana))
[Sahih Muslim: Book 1 Kitab Al-Iman
, Number 142]
It is narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah b. Umar (Radi Allah Anhu) that the
Messenger of Allah (sal-allahu-alleihi-wasallam) observed: O womenfolk, you
should give charity and ask much forgiveness for I saw you in bulk amongst the
dwellers of Hell. A wise lady among them said: Why is it, Messenger of Allah (sal-allahu-alleihi-wasallam),
that our folk is in bulk in Hell? Upon this the Holy Prophet (sal-allahu-alleihi-wasallam)
observed: You curse too much and are ungrateful to your spouses. I have seen
none lacking in common sense and failing in religion but (at the same time)
robbing the wisdom of the wise, besides you. Upon this the woman remarked: What
is wrong with our common sense and with religion? He (the Holy Prophet (sal-allahu-alleihi-wasallam))
observed: Your lack of common sense (can be well judged from the fact) that the
evidence of two women is equal to one man, that is a proof of the lack of common
sense, and you spend some nights (and days) in which you do not offer prayer and
in the month of Ramadan (during the days) you do not observe fast, that is a
failing in religion .