The hadith teachings about women are even worse than the Quran. Yet they hold authority just slightly under that of the Quran.
- Women are “deficient in intelligence and religion”
- Sahih al-Bukhari Book of Menstruation, Hadith 304
- Also: Sahih Muslim Hadith 79a
- Majority of Hell’s inhabitants are women
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 29
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 907
- Angels curse a wife who refuses her husband’s call to bed
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 3237
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 1436a
- No people will prosper who appoint a woman as ruler
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 7099
- Muhammad married Aisha and consummated the marriage at age nine
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5134
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 1422a
- Woman created from a rib / crooked rib
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 3331
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 1468a
- If prostration were allowed to anyone besides God, a wife should prostrate to her husband
- Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1853
- Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1159
- A woman, donkey, or black dog passing in front of a worshipper interrupts prayer
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 510a
- Women are the greatest trial (fitnah) for men
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5096
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 2740a
- A woman should not travel without a mahram
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 1088
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 1339a
- A wife may not fast voluntarily without her husband’s permission
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5195
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 1026
- A wife may not admit anyone into the house without her husband’s permission
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5195
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 1026
- Women advance and retreat in the form of Satan
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 1403a
- A woman cannot marry without a guardian
- Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 2085
- Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1101
- A woman seeking divorce without cause will not smell Paradise
- Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 2226
- Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1187
- Women are more likely to be inhabitants of Hell because they curse frequently and are ungrateful to their husbands
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 29
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 79a
- The best rows for women in prayer are the back rows
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 440
- Women should not wear perfume when going to the mosque
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 444
- Sunan an-Nasa’i Hadith 5126
- A woman wearing perfume in public is compared to an adulteress
- Sunan an-Nasa’i Hadith 5126
- Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2786
- Women are to be married primarily for four reasons, including beauty
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5090
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 1466a
- Muhammad permitted withdrawal (coitus interruptus) with female captives
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 1438a
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 4138
- Captured women from Awtas were taken as concubines after battle
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 1456a
- Muhammad distributed female captives among the fighters
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 1755a
- A woman should not describe another woman to her husband
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5240
- Women are commanded to give charity because they are numerous in Hell
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 1462
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 884
- A wife should fulfill her husband’s sexual requests even from the saddle of a camel
- Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1160
- If a husband is pleased with his wife when he dies, she enters Paradise
- Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1161
- Women are instructed to seek permission to attend the mosque
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 865
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 442
- Muhammad said he had not left behind a greater trial for men than women
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5096
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 2740a
- Women are described as being lacking in religion because of menstruation
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 304
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 79a
- Women are forbidden from adding hair extensions
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5934
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 2122
- Women are forbidden from tattooing and certain cosmetic modifications
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5931
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 2125
- Muhammad said that if he were to command anyone to prostrate before another human, he would command a wife to prostrate before her husband because of his rights over her
- Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1853
- Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1159
- A woman who spends from her husband’s wealth is rewarded, but the husband also receives reward as owner of the wealth
- Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 2065
- Sahih Muslim Hadith 1024

