Women Patrolling And Standing Guard

First and foremost, Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala has commanded women to remain in their homes in the Qur’an in Surah Ahzaab verse 33, 

وَقَرنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجنَ تَبَرُّجَ ٱلجَٰهِلِيَّةِ ٱلأُولَىٰۖ وَأَقِمنَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتِينَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَطِعنَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ

«And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give Zakaah and obey Allah and His Messenger. 

Furthermore, we know that Nabi Sallalahu Alaihi Wasalam and the Sahabah Radhiallahu Anhum are our role models. Looking back at history, in the battle of Khandaq (the battle of the trenches) we find that the women did not go out to protect Medinah, but were rather gathered in a fort so as not to hamper the attention of their menfolk and to put them at ease by looking after the children.

So women can also play their role by keeping good intentions, and by assisting the men in doing these types of actions (such as looking after the household and caring for the children while the men are out on patrol and on guard); for it is by attending to these affairs that women will be rewarded. Adhering to these matters for the Pleasure of Allah can also become the means for their salvation and entry into Jannah, Insha-Allah. 

This is corroborated from the following Hadeeth of Bazzaar, with similar words narrated in Tabrani also: 

5209- حَدَّثنا القاسم بن وهيب الكوفي، قَال: حَدَّثنا علي بن عَبد الحميد، قَال: حَدَّثنا مَنْدَلٌ عَنْ رِشْدِينَ بْنِ كُرَيب، عَن أَبيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، رَضِي اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيه وَسَلَّم فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسولَ اللهِ إِنِّي وَافِدَةُ النِّسَاءِ إِلَيْكَ هَذَا الْجِهَادُ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ فَإِنْ نَصِبُوا أُجِرُوا، وَإن قُتِلُوا كَانُوا أَحْيَاءً عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ وَنَحْنُ مَعَاشِرَ النِّسَاءِ نَقُومُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَمَا لَنَا مِنْ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: فَقَالَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيه وَسَلَّم: أَبْلِغِي مَنْ لَقِيتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ أَنَّ طَاعَةَ الزَّوْجِ وَاعْتِرَافًا بِحَقِّهِ يَعْدِلُ ذَلِكَ وَقَلِيلٌ مِنْكُنَّ مَنْ يَفْعَلُهُ. وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لا نَعْلَمُهُ يُرْوَى عَن النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيه وَسَلَّم إلاَّ مِن هَذَا الْوَجْهِ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَرِشْدِينُ بْنُ كُرَيب قَدْ حَدَّثَ عَنْهُ جَمَاعَةٌ ثِقَاتٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَاحْتَمَلُوا حَدِيثَهُ.( مسند البزار المنشور باسم البحر الزخار ج١١ ص٣٧٧)

 Ibn Abbas Radhiallahu Anhu narrates that a woman came to Nabi Salallahu Alaihi Wasalam and said, “O Rasulullah (Salallahu Alaihi Wasalam), I am an ambassador for the women towards you, this Jihaad Allah has prescribed upon the men, if they join they will be rewarded, and if they are martyred, they will be alive by their Lord sustained, and we the group of women, we stand by them (support them), what do we attain from it. Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasalam replied “Inform those that you meet from the women that obedience to the husband and acknowledgement to his rights are equal to that (Jihaad), and only a few of you will do so.” 

In conclusion, the place for women is the house and to the best of her ability she should remain therein. She should not go out for guarding (even for just one night) but rather she should be obedient to her husband and parents thereby attaining all the reward the men get when going out (including that of Jihaad and that of protecting the area etc.).