What is the authenticity of the narration that a woman asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "Are our good deeds equal to half the good deeds of a man?", whereupon the verse was revealed: (And do not wish for that by which Allah has made some of you excel others. For men is a share of what they have earned, and for women is a share of what they have earned. And ask Allah of His bounty. Indeed, Allah is ever, of all things, Knowing)?

The Hadith (definition) in which a woman wished to have half the reward of a man because she said, "Are we, in our actions, such that if a woman performs a good deed, only half a good deed is recorded for her?" is a Hadith with a good chain of narration and is authenticated. The reason for the revelation of the verse {And do not covet that by which Allah has made some of you excel others} is not explicitly about the multiplication of the reward for males over females. Rather, it is a prohibition against coveting what Allah has bestowed upon some over others, clarifying that this is a requirement of Allah's justice. Furthermore, the favoritism that is prohibited from being coveted refers to men being exclusively assigned certain rulings and virtues, such as jihad and inheritance, not to the reward in the afterlife. Thus, the meaning is that the reward for a man and a woman for their deeds is equal, as stated in the verse: {Indeed, I do not allow to be lost the work of [any] worker among you, whether male or female}, and His saying: {For men is a share of what they have earned, and for women is a share of what they have earned}.