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4003. It was narrated from 'Abdullâh bin 'Umar that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "O women, give in charity and pray a great deal for forgiveness, for I have seen that you form the majority of the people of Hell." A woman who was very wise said: "Why is it, O Messenger of Allâh, that we form the majority of the people of Hell?" He said: "You curse a great deal and you are ungrateful to your husbands, and I have never seen anyone lacking in discernment and religion more overwhelming to a man of wisdom and reason than you." She said: "O Messenger of Allâh, what is this lacking in discernment and religion?" He said: "The lack of discernment is the fact that the testimony of two women is equivalent to the testimony of one man; this is the lack of reason. And (a woman) spends several nights when she does not pray, and she does not fast in Ramadân, and this is the lack in religion." (Sahih)
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Sins are forgiven by asking forgiveness of Allâh and giving charity.
The Prophet ﷺ was taken to visit Paradise and Hell-fire, so his information about them was with knowledge of certainty, and we are obliged to believe in it.
The reason in making the witness of two women equal to one man is that Islam disburdens women from the responsibilities of outside of their houses, while the matters of witness and the like are out of the limits of her activities. Women are needed as witness in certain situations, i.e., if there
are no two men who can be witnesses. Taking into consideration all the features of the Islamic society, only the mentioned law suits it.
d. Sometimes a husband agrees to a wife's demand even though he believes that it is not appropriate. If it does not lead to a huge mundane loss or violation of any Islamic ruling, then accepting such demands is permissible to continue the marital life happily.
