A Content Analysis of the Prophetic Hadith on Prohibiting a Woman from Leaving Home Based on the Theory of Compatibility with the Meanings of Qur'an

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Ali Elahi khorasani ¹

Zeynab Yarahmadi Khorasani ²

¹ Faculty Member, Foundation for Islamic Research, Mashhad, Iran

² Ph.D. Student in Women’s Studies, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran

10.22067/jfiqh.2024.87015.1745

Abstract

One of the debated issues in the jurisprudence of women is a husband’s prohibition of his wife from leaving home, an issue that also features in juristic analyses of women’s employment. In this article, the content of one of the relevant Prophetic hadiths is examined according to Ayatollah Sīstānī’s theory of Compatibility with the Meanings of Qu’an (muvāfiqat rūḥī). Ayatollah Sīstānī contends that establishing confidence in the issuance of a hadith requires its content to be semantically compatible with the objectives of the Sharīʿa. The content of the narration attributed to the Prophet lacks customary coherence with proper treatment of women and human dignity (as Qur’anic objectives). The article also responds to objections raised regarding the concept of proper treatment and the role of human dignity in jurisprudence, drawing on the views of Ḥaydar Ḥubb Allāh.

Keywords

woman’s leaving home

objectives of the Sharīʿa

semantic compatibility

maʿrūf

Subjects

• Jurisprudence and family law

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