Muslim women, do any of you live alone?

Question

Muslim women, do any of you live alone or have moved out of your parent's?

Just wondering how many of you are independent(-ish). Do you think there is anything wrong with female independence or do you want to just stay living off somebody all your life, first your parents then your husband(s).

Answer 1

I live with my parents. I'm only 16!! Lol!! I'm not moving out any time soon because going to university, having to work at night just to pay the rent on your accommodation, and trying to get your degree is hard work. I'd rather have some decent qualifications before taking a step like that.

No, nothing wrong with female independance. I want independance some day.

Actually, I hate the idea of first living with your parents, then with your husband. I mean, what about you? You have your own life to live too.

That said though, as a Muslim, I know it's sunnah to marry, so I will marry. But I refuse to give up my independance. No chance. If someone wants to control me, then they can walk straight out of the door.

Answer 2

Good question lol. I would love to be independent, but sadly that is not the islamic way for many women. My parents would never let me move out!! i would have moved out right after high school if it was my way. I already have a job, and its working at my dads place lol. And i plan on working when i get married. But i am not done with me degree yet.

Answer 3

No, (By the will of Allah) I'm still living with my mommy and depending on her for right now. As a woman I don't think theres nothing wrong with being independent so long as you try not to live beyond what you can afford, or as long as you seek out the means to keep safe for instance: I don't believe a single woman should be living in a house because for 1, a house has to many entrances for intruders to enter (windows doors etc and so forth.)  An apartment on the other hand is much safer in my opinion  because most apartments have only one door. I also would reccomend for a single woman to live on the top floor if she desires an apartment with a padio or patio door or whatever you call them. It would make it much less easier for an intruder to gain uncomplicated access from the patio door if you're living on higher ground. And also make sure that you don't just lock the doors, but rather acquire extra safety tools like a door blocker or something that keeps the windows from sliding up other than just a lock.

And no I don't desire to live off my parents all my life. It was just all in Allah's plan and I can only be patient for right now.

Answer 4

No.  I'm married.  A Muslim woman should live with her father or in the event of her father's death in her brother's home until she is married so she is provided for and protected from harm.

Answer 5

I do.  I live in a foreign country all alone.  I go to school here.

I find no harm in that, it has been good for me.

Answer 6

I'm living with family and then InshaAllah gonna live with the husband... I don't believe in female "independence" where she lives on her own and that... She should always have a mahram with her, and it's not safe for her in so many different aspects.

Answer 7

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‘Afrā’ bint ‘Ubayd bin Tha’laba al-Ansāriyyah, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She was the mother of Hadrat ‘Awf bin al-Hārith bin ar-Rifā’a al-Khazrajī Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu, and Hadrat Mu’awwidh Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu who were martyred in the Battle of Badr. Her third son, Hadrat Mu’ādh Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu also took part in the Battle of Badr. This shows that the Companions of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam were prepared to sacrifice themselves as well as their whole families to eradicate oppression and establish Islāmic justice for the sake of Allāh Subhānahū wa Ta’ālā.

Asmā’ bint Abī Bakr as-Siddīq, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She was among the first to accept Islām. She brought food to the Holy Prophet Sayyidinā Muhammad Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam and to Sayyidinā Abū Bakr as-Siddīq Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu while they were on their hijra (migration) from Makka to Madīna. She was married to Hadrat Az-Zubayr bin al-‘Awwām Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu and was the mother of Hadrat ‘Abdullāh bin az-Zubayr Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu. She was Sādiqah (truthful), Dhākirah (in constant remembrance of Allāh), Sābirah (patiently persevering), and Shākirah (thankful).

Asmā’ bint ‘Umays, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She was married to Hadrat Ja’far bin Abī Tālib at-Tayyār (the bird of Paradise), Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu. They made the first migration to Habash (Abyssinia, now Ethiopia), and from there, they made the second migration to Madīnā. Hadrat Ja’far bin Abī Tālib Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu was martyred in the Battle of Mu’ta in 8 A.H. Then she married Sayyidinā Abū Bakr as-Siddīq Rady Allāhu Anhu, and when he passed away in 13 A.H, she married Sayyidinā ‘Alī bin Abī Tālib Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu.

Asmā’ bint Yazīd bin as-Sakan al-Ansāriyya, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She narrated some of the Hadīth, the Noble Sayings of Prophet Muhammad Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam and was very eloquent. In the Battle of Yarmūk, she killed nine Byzantine soldiers with the pole of her tent.

Fātima bint Asad bin Hāshim, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She was the mother of Sayyidinā ‘Alī bin Abī Tālib, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu and the grandmother of Imām al-Hasan Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu and Imām al-Husayn Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu. After the death of Hadrat ‘Abdu’l Muttalib, it was Hadrat Abū Tālib and Sayyidatinā Fātima bint Asad who took loving care of Prophet Muhammad Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam. She was like a mother to him.

Fātima bint al-Khattāb, Umm Jamīl, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She was among the first to accept Islām together with her husband Hadrat Sa’īd bin Zayd Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu. She was the sister of Sayyidinā ‘Umar al-Fārūq Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu who persuaded him to accept Islām. One day, the Beloved Prophet Sayyidinā Muhammad al-Mustafā Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam prayed that may Allāh guide Sayyidinā ‘Umar to Islām and the very next day, he came and declared the Kalima Shahāda and accepted Islām. Allāhu Akbar!

Hamna bint Jahsh bin Ri’āb, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

Her husband Hadrat Mus’ab bin ‘Umayr, her brother Hadrat ‘AbdAllāh bin Jahsh and her uncle Hadrat Hamza bin ‘Abdul Muttalib Rady Allāhu ‘Anhum were all martyred in the Battle of Uhud. After that she married Hadrat Talha bin ‘Ubaydullāh, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu. From this we draw the lesson that Islām has reached us because of the sacrifices that were made by both the male and female Companions of Prophet Muhammad Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam.

Al-Hawlā’ bint Tuwayt bin Habīb, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She emigrated from Makka to Madīna and gave allegiance to the Prophet Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam. She used to keep awake the whole night in prayer.

Hind bint ‘Amr bin Harām al-Ansāriyya, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

Her husband Hadrat ‘Amr bin al-Jamūh al-Khazrajī, her son Hadrat Khallād, and her brother Hadrat ‘AbdAllāh bin ‘Amr Rady Allāhu ‘Anhum were all martyred in the Battle of Uhud.

Khansā’ bint ‘Amr bin ash-Sharīd as-Sulamiyya, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā (Tamādir bint ‘Amr in other texts)

She came with her tribe to the Prophet Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam to accept Islām. She was a famous poet whose Diwān (collected poetry) has already been translated into French. She encouraged her four sons to fight in the Battle of Qādisiyya in the time of the Khilāfah of Sayyidinā ‘Umar Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu and all her four sons were martyred. Allāhu Akbar!

Khawlah bint Hakīm, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She was married to Sayyidinā ‘Uthmān bin Maz’ūn Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu, and both of them were among the first to accept Islām. Prophet Muhammad Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam referred to her as a pious woman. She narrated some of the Hadīth, the Noble Sayings of Prophet Muhammad Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam.

Māriya al-Qibtiyya, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She was a Coptic Christian who was sent to the beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam as a bondwoman by the Christian Governor of Alexandria in Egypt. She accepted Islām and was very pious. She bore the Prophet Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam a son named Ibrāhīm who passed away while yet a child. The Prophet Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam advised the Muslims to protect and take care of the Copts as they have kinship. This kinship was derived from the fact that the mother of Prophet Ismā’īl, the son of Prophet Ibrāhīm ‘Alayhissalām was from them; and the mother of his own son Ibrāhīm was from them. Sayyidatinā Mariya al-Qibtiyya, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā passed away in the Khilāfah of Sayyidinā ‘Umar Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu and was laid to rest in Jannatul Baqī’ (the Paradise of Baqī’) in Madīna.

An-Nawwār bint Mālik bin Sirmah al-Khazrajiyya al-Ansāriyya, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She was the mother of Hadrat Zayd bin Thābit Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu. She transmitted Hadīth from the Prophet Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam.

Safiyya bint ‘Abdil Muttalib, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She was the aunt of Prophet Muhammad, Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam, the sister of Sayyidinā Hamza, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu, and the mother of Hadrat az-Zubayr bin al-Awwām, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu. She witnessed the martyrdom of Sayyidinā Hamza Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu at the Battle of Uhud and bore it with great patience. She killed a Jew who came to spy on the Muslims in the Battle of Khandaq. She rests in peace in al-Baqī’ in Madīna.

Salmā, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She was married to Hadrat Abū Rāfi’, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu. She was the mid-wife of Sayyidatinā Khadīja al-Kubrā Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā when she gave birth to the children of Rasūlullāh Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam. She was also the midwife of Sayyidatinā Māriya al-Qibtiyya Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā when she gave birth to Ibrāhīm, the son of Rasūlullāh Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam.

Salmā bint Qays bin ‘Amr, Umm al-Mundhir al-Khazrajiyya, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She was one of the aunts of Prophet Muhammad Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam. She was the sister of Hadrat Salīt bin Qays al-Badriyy Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu who was martyred at the Battle of the Bridge of Abū ‘Ubayd. She took the oath of allegiance with the Prophet Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam at Ridwān. She was at Masjid Qiblatayn when the Divine Command to change the qibla to the Ka’ba in Makka came.

Ash-Shifā’ bint ‘AbdAllāh, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She became Muslim before the Hijra and emigrated to Madīna. She narrated Hadīth from Prophet Muhammad Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam. She was knowledgeable in the science of medicine which goes well with her name which means “the healing”. She taught writing to Sayyidatinā Hafsa bint ‘Umar al-Khattāb, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā.

Sumayya bint Khubbāt, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She was the first martyr of Islām who was killed by Abū Jahl, one of the greatest enemies of Islām. She, together with her son, Hadrat ‘Ammār bin Yāsir Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu were among the first ones to accept Islām and were tortured by the polytheists of Makka to leave Islām but never gave up.

Umāma bint Abi’l ‘Ās bin ar-Rabī’, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She was the daughter of Sayyidatinā Zaynab bint Rasūlillāh Sallallāh ‘alayhi wa Sallam. The Holy Prophet Muhammad Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam was her most loving and loveable grand-father. As a child, she used to climb on his shoulder when he went into sijdah in prayer. After Sayyidatinā Fātima Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā passed away, following her will, Sayyidinā ‘Alī Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu married Sayyidatinā Umāma Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā.

Umm ‘Atiyya al-Ansāriyya, Nusaybah bint al-Hārith, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She narrated Hadīth from the Holy Prophet Muhammad Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam. She treated the wounded in battle. She used to give ghusl to those who passed away and gave ghusl to Sayyidatinā Zaynab bint Rasūlillāh, Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam..

Umm Ayman, Barakah, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhā

She was the Abyssinian nurse of Prophet Muhammad Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam whom he emancipated. He said that Umm Ayman was “his mother” after his mother Āmina passed away, and referred to her as “the woman of Paradise”. She was among the first to accept Islām. She married Hadrat Zayd bin Hārithah Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu and was the mother of Hadrat Usāma bin Zayd, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu. After the Prophet Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa Sallam passed away, following his tradition, Sayyidinā Abū Bakr as-Siddīq Rady Allāhu ‘An

Answer 8

Yup, away from my parents, in a different state too. But i visit home

Answer 9

I will be living alone in September.

There is nothing wrong with female independence. Its a good way of putting men in their place and showing that women can cope without them.