Kifungu cha 108.

Article 108.

Jukumu kuu la mwanamke ni lile la mama na mke. Yeye ni heshima inayopaswa kulindwa.

The primary role of a woman is that of a mother and wife. She is an honor that must be protected.

Kifungu cha 109.

Article 109.

Wanaume na wanawake kimsingi wanapaswa kutengwa, na hawapaswi kukutana pamoja isipokuwa kwa haja ambayo shariʿa inaruhusu kukutana kwa ajili yake, kama vile biashara na Hija.

Men and women are basically to be segregated from each other, and they should not meet together except for a need that the shar’a allows it and allows the meeting for its sake, such as trading and pilgrimage (Hajj).

Kifungu cha 110.

Article 110.

Wanawake wana haki na wajibu sawa na wanaume, isipokuwa zile ambazo dalili za kishari'a zimezibainisha kuwa ni za mwanamume au za mwanamke. Hivyo, mwanamke ana haki ya kufanya biashara, kilimo na viwanda; kushiriki katika mikataba na miamala; kumiliki mali ya aina zote; kuwekeza fedha zake mwenyewe (au kupitia wengine); na kusimamia mambo yote ya maisha yake mwenyewe.

Women have the same rights and obligations as men, except for those specified by the shar’ai evidences to be for him or her. Thus, she has the right to practice in trading, farming, and industry; to partake in contracts and transactions; to possess all form of property; to invest her funds by herself (or by others); and to conduct all of life's affairs by herself.

Kifungu cha 111.

Article 111.

Mwanamke anaweza kushiriki katika uchaguzi na kutoa bai'ah kwa Khalifah, na kupiga kura, pia anaweza kuwa mjumbe wa Majlis al-Ummah, na anaweza kuteuliwa kuwa afisa wa Dola katika nafasi isiyo ya utawala.

A woman can participate in the election and giving of the bai’ah to the Khaleefah, and elect, and also be a member of the Majlis al-Ummah, and can be appointed as an official of the State in a non-ruling position.

Kifungu cha 112.

Article 112.

Wanawake hawaruhusiwi kushika madaraka ya utawala, kwa hiyo wanawake hawawezi kushika nyadhifa za Khalifa, mu'awin, wali, 'aamil, wala kutekeleza yoyote ya vitendo vya utawala. Hawaruhusiwi kuwa Kadhi Mkuu, kuwa jaji katika Mahkamat ul-Madhalim, wala kuwa Amir wa Jihadi.

Women are not allowed to take charge of ruling, thus women cannot hold the positions of Khaleefah mu’awin, wali, ‘aamil, nor to practice any of the actions of ruling. She is not allowed to be a chief judge, a judge in mahkamat ul-MuDHalim nor amir of Jihad.

Kifungu cha 113.

Article 113.

Wanawake wanaishi ndani ya maisha mawili: maisha ya hadharani na maisha ya faraghani. Katika maisha yao ya hadharani, wanaruhusiwa kuishi pamoja na wanawake wengine, wanaume mahram (wanaume ambao ndoa nao ni haramu kwao) na wanaume wasio mahram (ambao wanaweza kuoana nao), kwa sharti kwamba hakuna sehemu yoyote ya mwili wa mwanamke itakayofunuliwa, isipokuwa uso wake na mikono yake, na kwamba mavazi yake yasiwe ya kuvutia wala uzuri wake usionyeshwe. Katika maisha ya faraghani, haruhusiwi kuishi isipokuwa pamoja na wanawake au wanaume wake mahram; na hairuhusiwi kuishi pamoja na wanaume wasio mahram. Katika hali zote mbili, anapaswa kujizuia kwa kanuni za Shari'a.

Women live within a public and private life. Within their public life, they are allowed to live with other women, maharam males [males forbidden to them in marriage] and foreign men (whom they can marry) on condition that nothing of the women's body is revealed, apart from her face and hands, and that the clothing is not revealing nor her charms displayed. Within the private life she is not allowed to live except with women or her mahram males;and she is not allowed to live together with the foreign men. In both cases she has to restrict herself with the rules of shar’a.

Kifungu cha 114.

Article 114.

Wanawake wamekatazwa kuwa faraghani (khulwah) na wanaume wowote ambao wanaweza kuwaoa, na pia wamekatazwa kuonyesha mapambo yao au kufichua miili yao mbele ya wanaume wasio mahram.

Women are forbidden to be in private (khulwah) with any men they can marry, they are also forbidden to display their charms or to reveal their body in front of foreign men.

Kifungu cha 115.

Article 115.

Wanaume na wanawake hawapaswi kufanya kazi yoyote inayohatarisha maadili au kusababisha ufisadi katika jamii.

Men and women must not practice any work that poses danger to the morals or causes corruption in society.

Kifungu cha 116.

Article 116.

Maisha ya ndoa ni ya utulivu na urafiki. Wajibu wa mume kwa niaba ya mkewe (qiwamah) ni wa kumtunza, si wa kumtawala. Yeye analazimika kumtii mumewe, na naye mume analazimika kugharamia mahitaji ya maisha yake kulingana na kiwango cha maisha kinachostahiki.

Marital life is one of tranquility and companionship. The responsibility of the husband on behalf of his wife (quwamah) is one of taking care, and not ruling. She is obliged to obey her husband and he is obliged to meet the costs of her livelihood according to the seemly standard of living.

Kifungu cha 117.

Article 117.

Wanandoa wanapaswa kusaidiana kikamilifu katika kutekeleza majukumu ya nyumbani, huku mume akifanya yale yote yanayofanywa kwa kawaida nje ya nyumba, na mke akifanya yale yanayofanywa kwa kawaida ndani ya nyumba kwa kadiri ya uwezo wake. Mume anapaswa kutoa msaada wa kazi za nyumbani pale inapohitajika ili kumsaidia katika kazi ambazo yeye mwenyewe hawezi kuzimudu.

The married couple must fully assist each other in performing the household duties, with the husband performing all the actions normally undertaken outside of the house, and the woman performing those actions normally undertaken inside the house as best as she can. The husband should provide home-help as required to assist with the household tasks she cannot manage herself.

Kifungu cha 118.

Article 118.

Malezi ya watoto ni haki na wajibu wa mama, awe Mwislamu au la, mradi mtoto bado anahitaji huduma hii. Watoto wanapokuwa hawahitaji tena malezi, wawe wasichana au wavulana, wanapaswa kuchagua mzazi wanayependa kuishi naye, iwe mtoto ni wa kiume au wa kike. Ikiwa mmoja tu wa wazazi ni Mwislamu, mtoto hana chaguo, kwani lazima aungane na mzazi Mwislamu.

The custody of children is both a right and duty of the mother, whether Muslim or not, so long as the child is in need of this care. When children, girls or boys, are no longer in need of care, they are to choose which parent they wish to live with, whether the child is male or female. If only one of the parents is Muslim, there is no choice for the child is to join the Muslim parent.