The Rights to Education for Women During the Time of the Prophet (pbuh): Analysis from the Perspective of Hadith

Abstract

Empowerment of the rights of women often is a struggle in modern times, thus indirectly painting a picture that Islam suppresses the rights of women; while in truth, Islam delivers the women their rights in all aspects; education inclusive circa 1400 years i.e since the inception of the prophethood of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). This study intends to delve into the aspects of the rights of women to having access to education during the time of the Prophet (pbuh) based on several selected hadiths available in the al-Sahihayn. In pursuing the objectives, qualitative research was engaged to obtain primary and secondary data from master hadith compilations conducted through library research. Data analysis was conducted inductively and deductively. The findings of this study show that women during prophetic time were given ample opportunity to involve in education as evidenced by the implementation of classes specifically conducted by the Prophet (pbuh) himself apart from there being no restriction for them to obtain knowledge from question and answer session with the Prophet (pbuh) pertaining to any particular matter to gain deeper understanding of knowledge. As a result, it is clear that women in the time of the Prophet (pbuh) were not marginalized in the pursuit of knowledge as werent the men