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1576. It was narrated that Jâbir said: "I attended the prayer with the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ on the day of 'Eid. He started with the prayer before the Khutbah, with no Adhân and no Iqâmah. When he finished the prayer, he stood leaning on Bilâl, and he praised and glorified Allâh and exhorted the people, reminding them and urging them to obey Allâh. Then he moved away and went to the women, and Bilâl was with him. He commanded them to fear Allâh, and exhorted them and reminded
them. He praised and glorified Allāh, then he urged them to obey Allāh, then he said: 'Give charity, for most of you are the fuel of Hell.' A lowly woman with dark cheeks said: 'Why, O Messenger of Allāh?' He said: 'You complain a great deal and are ungrateful to your husbands.' They started taking off their necklaces, earrings and rings, throwing them into Bilāl's garment, giving them in charity." (Ṣāḥih)
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1. Although the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ had addressed the female Companions, all women in general are meant.
2. According to the vast majority of scholars, addressing women separately had been specific to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. After him, the rightly-guided Caliphs did not do thus, though they passionately loved the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ. Moreover, in so doing, multiplicity of sermons and their curtailment is imminent. And both these extremes are inappropriate.
