Amat Al-Ghafoor bint Ishaaq Al-Dihlawi___ (scholar of Hadeeth)

One example of a great Muhaddithah (scholar of Hadeeth), a non-Arab, of the 13th Century. ‘Non-Arab’ is outlined because many feel that these great women were great only because they were lucky to have Arabic as their mother-tongue and ancestry was from the Arabs. On the contrary, many of our great scholars, even from among the men, the likes of Imam Al-Bukhaari, may Allaah have mercy upon him, were not from the lineage of the Arabs. In the same way, the Muhaddithah, Amat Al-Ghafoor bint Is-Haaq Al-Dihlawi, may Allaah have mercy upon her, was from Delhi — India.

Her father was one of leading scholars of India and so she, may Allaah have mercy upon her, would learn from his company, covering many books of Hadeeth and Fiqh with him. In this way, she acquired high authority in both Hadeeth and Fiqh. Her father married her to a scholar; whenever he faced difficulty he would turn to his wife. Amat Al-Ghafoor, may Allaah have mercy upon her.

Al-Hasani says, ‘When her husband, himself a great scholar, faced any difficulty in Hadeeth or Fiqh he would consult her and benefit from her.’

Truly this is a blessing that Allaah blesses to whomsoever he wishes of his believing maid-servants.

Beautify you obedience to Allaah

Wahb ibn Munabbih said:

You should beautify you obedience to Allaah with knowledge, forbearance and understanding.

Honour yourself by rejecting the characteristics of the fools 
instead 
subject yourself to the characteristics of the scholars.


accustom yourself to the actions of the gentle, patient ones 
and 
forbid yourself from the actions of the wretched, 


make it compulsory upon yourself that you follow the behavior of the scholars 
and 
separate yourself from the ways of the wicked people.

Wahb ibn Munabbih ibn Kaamil al Yamaanee as-San'aanee was one of the trustworthy Taabi'oon, his biography is found in Tahdheeb at-Tahfheeb (11/166) and Hilayah as-Awliyaa (4/23)

How to treat women

Prophet Muhammad, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, said: “Woman was created from a rib, and if you try to straighten a rib you will break it, so deal with her gently.” [Reported by Ahmad, 5/8; Ibn Hibbaan, 1308; Saheeh al-Jaami’, 2/163] (Manners In Islam on FB) Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) said: “Woman is created from a rib that will never become straight. So if you enjoy her, then enjoy her with the crookedness that is in her, for if you try to straighten her you will break her, and breaking her means divorcing her.”  (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3153; Muslim, 1468.) According to another report: “Be kind to women, for they were created from a rib, and the most crooked part of the rib is the top. If you try to straighten it, you will break it, and if you leave it alone, it will stay crooked. So be kind to women.”  (Reported by al-Bukhaari from Abu Hurayrah. Al-Fath, no. 5186.)