What is the Surah about which Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "Recite it and teach it to your women"?
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Perhaps the noble questioner means Surah An-Nur, for Umar commanded that it be taught to women. Al-Bayhaqi narrated in Shuab al-Iman that Umar wrote to his governors: "Learn Surah Bara'ah, and teach your women Surah An-Nur."
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