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=== Deficiency is only about giving financial testimony === | === Deficiency is only about giving financial testimony === | ||
{{ quote || | {{ quote ||Muhammad did say women are deficient in Intelligence. However, since his evidence was Quran 2:282, Muhammad was only referring to the deficiency of women when giving testimony for financial transactions.}} | ||
Muhammad did say women are deficient in Intelligence. However, since his evidence was Quran 2:282, Muhammad was only referring to the deficiency of women when giving testimony for financial transactions.}} | |||
Qur'an 2:282 states that the second female witness is required (in lieu of a man) because the first woman may forget; therefore the second can remind her. This implies that women have bad memories and are prone, more so then men, to forget details. On first look, this explanation looks quite reasonable; however in the ahadith, Muhammad did not specify that the testimony of women, ''in financial cases only'' was the cause of their intelligence defects. If this were truly only about testimony for financial cases, then Muhammad would have specified this. His statement "Isn't it true that ''the'' testimony of two women is equal to that of a man" strongly implies that two female witnesses are required for any type of testimony; and in no way implies that it is for financial testimony only. | Qur'an 2:282 states that the second female witness is required (in lieu of a man) because the first woman may forget; therefore the second can remind her. This implies that women have bad memories and are prone, more so then men, to forget details. On first look, this explanation looks quite reasonable; however in the ahadith, Muhammad did not specify that the testimony of women, ''in financial cases only'' was the cause of their intelligence defects. If this were truly only about testimony for financial cases, then Muhammad would have specified this. His statement "Isn't it true that ''the'' testimony of two women is equal to that of a man" strongly implies that two female witnesses are required for any type of testimony; and in no way implies that it is for financial testimony only. | ||
After all, if ''this'' is the deficiency in her intelligence; then Muhammad is clearly referring to the fact that Allah believes that women have bad memories; and ''this'' is the reason a woman is deficient. | After all, if ''this'' is the deficiency in her intelligence; then Muhammad is clearly referring to the fact that Allah believes that women have bad memories; and ''this'' is the reason a woman is deficient. | ||
=== Muhammad was joking === | === Muhammad was joking === | ||