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Asma bint Yazeed رضي الله عنها enquires about the rewards for Women

Hadhrat Asma bint Yazeed رضي الله عنها who was from the Ansaar once came to Rasoolullah صلى الله على وسلم and said, “O Rasoolullah صلى الله على وسلم! May my parents be sacrificed for you! The Muslim women have appointed me to you as their representative, for indeed, Allah Ta'ala has sent you as a Nabi for both men and women. We women have brought Imaan in you and in Allah Ta'aala, but we spend our time within the confines of our homes. We remain restricted to our duties of fulfilling the desires of our men, bearing their children, and looking after their homes. Despite all this, men still excel us in earning rewards for things that we are unable to do. They perform their daily Salaah and Jumuah Salaah in the Masjid, they visit the sick, they attend funerals, perform Hajj after Hajj and, above all, they fight in the way of Allah Ta'aala. When they go for Umrah, Hajj, or Jihaad, we look after their property, weave clothe for them and raise their children. Do we not share the