Tawheed is the key

Those who raise the generations

The teacher Muhammad Bin Ismail describe the role of the muslim woman in raising the leaders of the ummah, their scholars and their great men.

1-The Imam of the people of ash-Sham, their faqih Abu ‘Amr al-Awzaa’i Rahimahullah. An-Nawawi said about him.”The Ulamaa’ agreed on the imamah of al-Awzaa’i, his high position and merits. And the sayings of the salaf are many and known. About his fear, zuhd, worship and how he stood for the truth, his many narrations and deep fiqh and how much he would hold on to sunnah…and they acknowledged his status” end quote.

He was the fruits of a great mother! She was the one who took care of him and raised him after the death of his father.

2-Rabe’ah alraiy Rahimahullaah, the shaykh of Imam Malik Bin Anas Rahimahullah. His father left for jihad in the cause of Allah while he was in his mothers womb, he left and didnt return. He left 30,000 dirham with his wife and she used them to teach her son about the Deen until he became that son, Rabe’ah alraiy the shaykh of the people of madinah, their leading scholar, mufti and faqih.

3-Imam Malik bin Anas Rahimahullah, The imam of Darul hijrah, the Author of the great book “Al Muwatta’” and he is the one people would travel to from the whole world, seeking his knowledge and fatawa. This great Imam was also the fruit of a great mother, she made the means to seek knowledge easy for him and encourage him to do it. She raised him to get it, and listen to Imam Malik when he tells that saying:” I asked my mother, should i go and write knowledge? She said to me: come here and wear the dress for knowledge! He said so she gave me a dress to wear [dont know the name for it in english] and put the long one on my head and gave me a ‘amamah above it, and then she said to me: now go and write the knowledge, and she would tell me: go to Rabe’ah alraiy and learn from his manners before his knowledge!”

4-Imam Ash-Shafi’ee, Muhammad ibn Idrees Rahimahullah was also a blessed fruit from a great and righteous mother. His father died while he was in his mothers womb or still breastfeeding. His mother took care of him and she did it with hikmah. She was a noble and clever woman from the noble woman of ‘azd. And she Rahimahallah was by the agreement of the transmitters from the worshippers and with the purest fitrah.”

[The Book 'awdat al hijab' by Muhamad Ibn Ismail (2/204)]