Priceless Gems: Advice for Women from the Prophet

• The Messenger of Allaah said: "If a woman performs the five (obligatory) prayers, fasts the month (of Ramadan), maintains her chastity and obeys her husband, (on the Day of Judgment) it will be said to her, 'Enter Paradise from whichever gate you like'." [Ibn Hibbaan] [Al-Albaani: Saheeh]
• The Messenger of Allaah said: "O company of women! Give charity even from your ornaments, for you constitute the majority of the people of Hell on the Day of Judgment."[Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
• The Messenger of Allaah  further said: "I advise you (O women) to adhere to Tasbeeh (to say 'Exalted be Allaah'), Tahleel (to say 'there is none worthy of worship except Allaah'), and Taqdees (to say 'Exalted be (Allaah) The Sovereign, The Pure, Exalted and Pure be the Lord of angels and Holy spirit'), and count with the help of your fingers, for they will be questioned and made to speak (to give witness to you), and be not heedless (of Thikr -- remembrance) lest you would forget (to seek) mercy." [Abu Daawood and At-Tirmithi]
• It was narrated that the Messenger of Allaah  asked a woman of the Ansaar (Helpers) called Umm Sinaan: “What prevented you from performing Hajj with us?” She replied, “There were only two camels used for carrying water owned by so-and-so (meaning her husband). He and his son offered Hajj on one, and the other was left to be used for irrigation.” He said (to her): “Then, ‘Umrah (to be offered) in Ramadan is equal (in reward) to Hajj or Hajj with me.” [Muslim]
• The Messenger of Allaah  said: "May Allaah have mercy upon a man who stands at night and offers (supererogatory) prayers and then awakens his wife to offer prayer, and if she refuses (to wake up), he sprinkles water on her face; and may Allaah have mercy upon a woman who stands at night and offers(supererogatory) prayers and awakens her husband to offer prayer, and if he refuses, she sprinkles water on his face." [Ahmad] [Al-Albaani: Saheeh]
• It was narrated on the authority of Umm Humayd, the wife of Abu Humayd As-Saa‘idi  that she came to the Prophet  and said, "‘O Messenger of Allaah! I like to offer prayers with you.“ He said: “I know that you like to offer prayers with me; however, (you should know that) your prayer in your sleeping place (inside your chamber) is better for you than your prayer in your chamber; and your prayer in your chamber is better for you than your prayer in your house; and your prayer in your house is better for you than your prayer in the mosque of your people; and your prayer in the mosque of your people is better for you than your prayer in my mosque." [Ahmad] [Al-Albaani: Saheeh]
• It was narrated on the authority of ‘Aa’ishah  that she said, “I said, ‘O Messenger of Allaah! We see that Jihaad (struggle) is the best of deeds; should we not engage in Jihaad?’ He said, “For you (women), the best act of Jihaad is to perform Hajj that is accepted (by Allaah)." [Al-Bukhaari]
• It was said to the Prophet  "‘O Messenger of Allaah! Such-and-such a woman prays at night, fasts by day, does such-and-such good deeds and gives charity. However, she harms her neighbors with her tongue.’ On that the Messenger of Allaah  said: “There is no good in her. She is from the people of Hell.” They further said, “And such-and-such a woman performs only the (obligatory five) written prayers, and gives only yogurt as charity. However, she harms no one.” On that the Messenger of Allaah said: “She is from the inhabitants of Paradise." [Al-Bukhaari: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad] [Al-Albaani: Saheeh]
• The Messenger of Allaah  said: "By the One in whose hand the soul of Muhammad is! A woman will not fulfill the right of her Lord (perfectly) unless she fulfills the right of her husband fully; and if her husband asks her to have sexual intercourse while sitting on the back of a camel, she should not prevent him (from doing so).” [Ibn Maajah] [Al-Albaani: Hasan]
• The Prophet  said: "If a woman spends (gives charity) from the foodstuff of her house but not wastefully, she will have a reward for what she spent, her husband will have a reward for what he earned, and the storekeeper the like of that, without reducing anything from the reward of each other." [Al-Bukhaari]
• It was narrated on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Mihsan that one of his paternal aunts came to the Messenger of Allaah  for a particular need, and when she finished her need the Prophet  said to her: “Do you have a husband?” She answered in the affirmative. He asked: “How are you with him?” She said, “I am never negligent in fulfilling his right except when I am incapable.” On that, he said: “Then, regard your position with him for he either leads you to Paradise or to Hell." [Ahmad and Al-Haakim] [Al-Haakim and Ath-Thahabi: Saheeh]
• The Messenger of Allaah  said: "No trouble, fatigue, anxiety, sadness, harm or distress befalls a Muslim, even a prick that he receives from a thorn, but that for which Allaah forgives some of his sins." [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
O Muslim sister, remember this Hadeeth (narration), and hope for the reward from Allaah The Almighty for whatever difficulties and troubles you meet in your life, like pregnancy, post-partum bleeding, suckling, raising children, menstruation, and so on, perchance your scale of good deeds will be heavy, your sins will be forgiven, and your rank will be elevated high in Paradise.