Why are there more women in hell than men?
It was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) that women will form the majority of the people of Hell.
It was narrated from ‘Imraan ibn Husayn that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I looked into Paradise and I saw
that the majority of its people were the poor. And I looked into Hell and I
saw that the majority of its people are women.”
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3241; Muslim, 2737)
With regard to the reason for that, the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was asked about it and he explained the
reason.
It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Abbaas said: The
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“I was shown Hell and I have never seen anything more terrifying than it.
And I saw that the majority of its people are women.” They said, “Why, O
Messenger of Allaah?” He said, “Because of their ingratitude (kufr).” It was
said, “Are they ungrateful to Allaah?” He said, “They are ungrateful to
their companions (husbands) and ungrateful for good treatment. If you are
kind to one of them for a lifetime then she sees one (undesirable) thing in
you, she will say, ‘I have never had anything good from you.’” (Narrated by
al-Bukhaari, 1052)
It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri said:
“The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) went out to the Musalla on the day of Eid al-Adha or Eid
al-Fitr. He passed by the women and said, ‘O women! Give charity, for I have
seen that you form the majority of the people of Hell.’ They asked, ‘Why is
that, O Messenger of Allaah?’ He replied, ‘You curse frequently and are
ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in
intelligence and religious commitment than you. A cautious sensible man
could be led astray by some of you.’ The women asked, ‘O Messenger of
Allaah, what is deficient in our intelligence and religious commitment?’ He
said, ‘Is not the testimony of two women equal to the testimony of one man?’
They said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Is
it not true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?’ The
women said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘This is the deficiency in her religious
commitment.’”
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 304)
It was narrated that Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah said: “I attended
Eid prayers with the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him). He started with the prayer before the khutbah, with no adhaan
or iqaamah. Then he stood up, leaning on Bilaal, speaking of fear of Allaah
(taqwa) and urging us to obey Him. He preached to the people and reminded
them. Then he went over to the women and preached to them and reminded them.
Then he said, ‘Give in charity, for you are the majority of the fuel of
Hell. A woman with dark cheeks stood up in the midst of the women and said,
‘Why is that, O Messenger of Allaah?’ He said, ‘Because you complain too
much and are ungrateful to your husbands.’ Then they started to give their
jewellery in charity, throwing their earrings and rings into Bilaal’s
cloak.”
(Narrated by Muslim, 885)
Our believing sisters who learn of this hadeeth should behave
like those Sahaabiyaat who, when they learned of this, did good deeds which
would be the means, by Allaah’s leave, of keeping them far away from being
included in that majority of the inhabitants of Hell.
So our advice to the sisters is to strive to adhere to the
rituals and obligatory duties of Islam, especially prayer, and to keep away
from that which Allaah has forbidden, especially shirk in its many forms
which are widespread among women, such as seeking one's needs from someone
other than Allaah, going to practitioners of witchcraft and fortune-tellers,
etc.
We ask Allaah to keep us and all our brothers and sisters
far away from the Fire and the words and deeds that bring one close to it.
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