The Permissibility of Women attending the Eed Prayer and Its Encouraging By the Messenger of Allaah (Sallalahu Alayhee Was-Sallam)
EID PRAYER FOR WOMEN.
CONTENT.
1) EID PRAYER FOR WOMEN IS SUNNAH.
2) CONDITIONS OF WOMEN GOING TO MOSQUE(MASJID).
3) IT IS BETTER FOR WOMEN TO GO OUT TO THE EID PRAYERS OR TO STAY AT HOME?
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1) EID PRAYER FOR WOMEN IS SUNNAH. :-
It is not obligatory for women, but it is Sunnah. Women should offer this prayer in the prayer-place with the Muslims, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) enjoined them to do that.
EVIDENCE FROM SUNNAH :-
Narrated Um ‘Atiya:
We used to be ordered to come out on the Day of ‘Id and even bring out the virgin girls from their houses and menstruating women so that they might stand behind the men and say Takbir along with them and invoke Allah along with them and hope for the blessings of that day and for purification from sins.
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 2, Book#15, Hadith #88]
Narrated Muhammad: Um ‘Atiyya said:
“Our Prophet ordered us to come out (on ‘Id day) with the mature girls and the virgins staying in seclusion.” Hafsa narrated the above mentioned Hadith and added, “The mature girls or virgins staying in seclusion but the menstruating WOMEN had to keep away from the Musalla.”
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 2, Book #15, Hadith #91]
Narrated Um-’Atiya:
We were ordered to go out (for ‘Id) and also to take along with us the menstruating WOMEN, mature girls and virgins staying in seclusion. (Ibn ‘Aun said, “Or mature virgins staying in seclusion).” The menstruating WOMEN could present themselves at the religious gathering and invocation of Muslims but should keep away from their Musalla.
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 2, Book #15, Hadith #97]
Narrated Hafsa:
(On ‘Id) We used to forbid our virgins to go out (for ‘Id prayer). A lady came and stayed at the Palace of Bani Khalaf. She mentioned that her sister was married to one of the companions of Allah’s Apostle who participated in twelve Ghazawats along with Allah’s Apostle and her sister was with him in six of them. She said, “We used to dress the wounded and look after the patients.” She (her sister) asked Allah’s Apostle , “Is there any harm for a woman to stay at home if she doesn’t have a veil?” He said, “She should cover herself with the veil of her companion and she should take part in the good deeds and in the religious gatherings of the believers.” When Um ‘Atiyya came, I asked her. “Did you hear anything about that?” Um ‘Atiyya said, “Bi Abi” and she never mentioned the name of Allah’s Apostle without saying “Bi Abi” (i.e. ‘Let my father be sacrificed for you’). We asked her, “Have you heard Allah’s Apostle saying so and so (about WOMEN)?” She replied in the affirmative and said, “Let my father be sacrificed for him. He told us that unmarried mature virgins who stay often screened or unmarried young virgins and mature girls who stay often screened should come out and take part in the good deeds and in the religious gatherings of the believers. But the menstruating WOMEN should keep away from the Musalla (praying place).” I asked her, “The menstruating WOMEN?” She replied, “Don’t they present themselves at ‘Arafat and at such and such places?”
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 2, Book #26, Hadith #714]
Narrated Um ‘Atiya:
We were ordered to bring out our menstruating women and veiled women in the religious gatherings and invocation of Muslims on the two ‘Id festivals. These menstruating women were to keep away from their Musalla. A woman asked, “O Allah’s Apostle ‘ What about one who does not have a veil?” He said, “Let her share the veil of her companion.”
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 1, Book #8, Hadith #347]
Narrated Aiyub:
Hafsa bint Sirin said, “On Id we used to forbid our girls to go out for ‘Id prayer. A lady came and stayed at the palace of Bani Khalaf and I went to her. She said, ‘The husband of my sister took part in twelve holy battles along with the Prophet and my sister was with her husband in six of them. My sister said that they used to nurse the sick and treat the wounded. Once she asked, ‘O Allah’s Apostle! If a woman has no veil, is there any harm if she does not come out (on ‘Id day)?’ The Prophet said, ‘Her companion should let her share her veil with her, and the women should participate in the good deeds and in the religious gatherings of the believers.
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 1, Book #6, Hadith #321]
Umm ‘Atiyya reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) commanded us to bring out on’Id-ul-Fitr and ‘Id-ul-Adha young women, menstruating women and purdah observing ladies, menstruating women kept back from prayer, but participated in goodness and supplication of the Muslims. I said: Messenger of Allah, one of us does not have an outer garment (to cover her face and body). He said: Let her sister cover her with her outer garment.
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 1934]
It was narrated that Hafsah said:
“Umm ‘Atiyyah would never mention the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h) without saying: ‘May my father be ransomed for him.’ I said: ‘Did you hear the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h) say such-and-such?’ And she said: ‘Yes, may my father be ransomed for him.’ He said: Let the adolescent girls, women in seclusion and menstruating women come out and attend the ‘Eid and supplications of the Muslims, but let the menstruating women keep away from the prayer place.” (Sahih)
[SUNAN NASEEI (Vol. 2, Book 9, Hadith 1559]
[SUNAN NASEEI (Vol. 2, Book 9, Hadith 1560]
Umm Atiyyah narrated:
“Allah’s Messenger would order the virgins, the mature women, the secluded and the menstruating to go out for the two Eid. As for the menstruating women, they were to stay away from the Musalla and participate in the Muslims supplications.” One of them said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! What if she does not have a Jilbab? He said: ‘Then let her sis lend her a Jilbab.’”
[SUNAN TIRMIDHI (Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 539]
2) CONDITIONS OF WOMEN GOING TO MOSQUE(MASJID). SHAIKH BAKR ABU ZAYD IN HIS BOOK HIRAASAT AL-FADEELA (PAGE-86) LISTED THE CONDITIONS FOR WOMEN GOING OUT OF MOSQUE
“THERE IS NO RISK OF THEM TEMPTING OTHERS OR BEING TEMPTED:-
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Had Allah’s Apostle known what the WOMEN were doing, he would have forbidden them from going to the mosque as the WOMEN of Bani ISRAEL had been forbidden. Yahya bin Said (a sub-narrator) asked ‘Amra (another sub-narrator), “Were the WOMEN of Bani ISRAEL forbidden?” She replied “Yes.”
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 1, Book #12, Hadith #828]
Abdullah narrated that The Prophet (P.B.U.H) said:
“The woman is Awrah, so when she goes out, the Shaitan seeks to tempt her.”
[SUNAN TIRMIDHI (Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1173]
‘Amra, daughter of Abd al−Rahmin, reported:
I heard ‘A’isha, the wife of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him). say: If the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had seen what new things the women have introduced (in their way of life) he would have definitely prevented them from going to the mosque, as the women of BaniIsra’il were prevented.
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 0895]
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 0896]
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “If the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had seen what women do now, he would have forbidden them to go into the mosques, just as the women of the Bani Israil were forbidden.” Yahya ibn Said said that he asked Amra, “Were the women of the Bani Israil forbidden to go into the mosques?” and she said, “Yes.”
[MUWATTA BIN MALIK (Book 14, Hadith 14.5.15]
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THEY DO NOT JOSTLE WITH MEN IN STREET OR MOSQUE:-
Narrated AbuUsayd al-Ansari: AbuUsayd heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say when he was coming out of the mosque, and men and women were mingled in the road: Draw back, for you must not walk in the middle of the road; keep to the sides of the road. Then women were keeping so close to the wall that their garments were rubbing against it.
[ABU DAWOOD (Book #41, Hadith #5252]
‘Amra, daughter of Abd al−Rahmin, reported: I heard ‘A’isha,the wife of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him). say:If the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had seen what new things the women have introduced (in their way of life) he would have definitely prevented them from going to the mosque, as the women of BaniIsra’il were prevented.
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 0895]
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 0896]
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“THEY SHOULD NOT GO OUT APPLYING PERFUME:-
Narrated AbuHurayrah: A woman met him and he found the odour of perfume in her. Her clothes were fluttering in the air. He said: O maid-servant of the Almighty, are you coming from the mosque? She replied: Yes. He said: For it did you use perfume? She replied: Yes. He said: I heard my beloved AbulQAsim (peace_be_upon_him) say: The prayer of a woman who uses perfume for this mosque is not accepted until she returns and takes a bath like that of sexual defilement (perfectly).
[ABU DAWOOD (Book #33, Hadith #4162]
Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: If a woman fumigates herself with perfume, she must not attend the night prayer with us. Ibn Nufayl said: Isha’ means night prayer.
[ABU DAWOOD (Book #33, Hadith #4163]
Zainab Thaqafiya reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When any one of you (women) participates in the ‘Isha’ prayer, she should not perfume herself that night.
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 0892]
Zainab, the wife of Abdullah (b. ‘Umar), reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said to us: When any one of you comes to the mosque, she should not apply perfume.
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 0893]
Abu Huraira said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Whoever (woman) fumigates herself with perfume should not join us in the ‘Isha’ prayer.
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 0894]
The Prophet [SAW] said: “Any one of you (women) who wants to go out to the Masjid should not go near any perfume.” (Sahih)
[SUNAN NASEEI (Vol. 6, Book 2, Hadith 5264]
[SUNAN NASEEI (Vol. 6, Book 2, Hadith 5262]
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard from Busr ibn Said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “None of you women should use perfume when you are present at the isha prayer.”
[MUWATTA BIN MALIK ( Book 14, Hadith 14.5.13]
Narrated Abu Hurayrah:-
I heard my beloved friend AbulQasim saying: The prayer of a woman who has perfumed herself (to go) to the mosque is not accepted until she has bathed herself (as is done in case of janabah (after sexual intercourse).
[AT-TIRMIDHI Hadith 1064]
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THEY SHOULD GO OUT WEARING HIJAB, NOT MAKING A WANTON DISPLAY OF THEIR ADORNMENT:-
“ And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they
should draw veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands’ fathers, their sons…”
Al-Qur’an [SURAH AN NUR 24 VERSE 31]
“O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad); that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such)
and not molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
Al-Qur’an [SURAH AL AHZAB 33 VERSE 59]
Narrated AbuUsayd al-Ansari:
AbuUsayd heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say when he was coming out of the mosque, and men and women were mingled in the road: Draw back, for you must not walk in the middle of the road; keep to the sides of the road. Then women were keeping so close to the wall that their garments were rubbing against it.
[ABU DAWOOD (Book #41, Hadith #5252]
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THE WOMEN ROWS SHOULD BE BEHIND THE MEN:-
Abu Huraira said:
The best rows for men are the first rows, and the worst ones the last ones, and the best rows for women are the last ones and the worst ones for them are the first
[SAHIH MUSLIM Book 4, Hadith 0881]
Abu Hurairah narrated that :
Allah’s Messenger said: “The best rows for the men are the first of them, and the worst are the last of them. And the best rows for the women are the last of them, and the worst are the first of them.” (Sahih)
[SUNAN TIRMIDHI (Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 224]
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WOMEN SHOULD LEAVE THE MOSQUE BEFORE MEN:-
Narrated Um Salama: Whenever Allah’s Apostle finished his prayers with Taslim, the women would get up and he would stay on for a while in his place before getting up. Ibn Shihab said, “I think (and Allah knows better), that the purpose of his stay was that the women might leave before the men who had finished their prayer. ”
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 1, Book #12, Hadith #799]
Narrated Um Salama:
“The Prophet after finishing the prayer with Taslim used to stay at his place for a while.” Ibn Shihab said, “I think (and Allah knows better), that he used to wait for the departure of the women who had prayed.” Ibn Shihab wrote that he had heard it from Hind bint Al-Harith Al-Firasiya from Um Salama, the wife of the Prophet (Hind was from the companions of Um Salama) who said, “When the Prophet finished the prayer with Taslim, the women would depart and enter their houses before Allah’s Apostle departed.”
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 1, Book #12, Hadith #809]
Narrated Um Salama:
(the wife of the Prophet) In the lifetime of Allah’s Apostle the WOMEN used to get up when they finished their compulsory prayers with Taslim. The Prophet and the men would stay on at their places as long as Allah will. When the Prophet got up, the men would then get up.
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 1, Book #12, Hadith #825)]
Narrated Um Salama:
Whenever Allah’s Apostle completed the prayer with Taslim, the WOMEN used to get up immediately and Allah’s Apostle would remain at his place for someone before getting up. (The sub-narrator (Az-Zuhri) said, “We think, and Allah knows better, that he did so, so that the WOMEN might leave before men could get in touch with them).”
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 1, Book #12, Hadith #829)
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A DOOR SHOULD BE SET ASIDE IN MOSQUE JUST FOR WOMEN TO ENTER AND EXIT:-
Ibn ‘Umar said
that Allah’s Messenger (May peace and blessings be upon him) said: “We should leave this door (of the mosque) for women.” Naafi’ said: “Ibn ‘Umar never again entered through that door until he died.”
[ABU DAWOOD ( Book 2, Hadith 484).
ALLAH SWT KNOWS BEST.
WE HAVE EXPLAINED IN DETAILED REGARDING CONDITIONS OF WOMEN GOING TO MOSQUE(MASJID) IN ARTICLE “WOMEN GOING TO MASJID” POINT NUM 3.
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3) IT IS BETTER FOR WOMEN TO GO OUT TO THE EID PRAYERS OR TO STAY AT HOME? :-
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked: what is better for a woman, to come out to the Eid prayer or to stay at home?
He replied: It is better for them to go out to Eid prayer, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) enjoined that the women go out to the Eid prayer, even the adolescent girls and virgins – i.e., women who do not ordinarily go out. He commanded them to go out, and he told the menstruating women to go out but to keep away from the prayer-place. So menstruating women should go out with other women for Eid, but they should not enter the place where the Eid prayer is offered, because the Eid prayer-place is a mosque and it is not permissible for a menstruating woman to stay there, but it is permissible for her to pass through or to take something she needs from it, without staying there. Based on this we say: women are commanded to go out to the Eid prayer and join the men in this prayer, because of the goodness, dhikr and du’aa’ they may experience there.
(MAJMOO’ FATAAWA AL-SHAYKH IBN ‘UTHAYMEEN, 16/210)ARTICLE FROM :- ISLAAHH.WORDPRESS.COMBY :- AIJAZ AHMED SHEIKH
EID PRAYER FOR WOMEN.
CONTENT.
1) EID PRAYER FOR WOMEN IS SUNNAH.
2) CONDITIONS OF WOMEN GOING TO MOSQUE(MASJID).
3) IT IS BETTER FOR WOMEN TO GO OUT TO THE EID PRAYERS OR TO STAY AT HOME?
_________________________________________________________________
1) EID PRAYER FOR WOMEN IS SUNNAH. :-
It is not obligatory for women, but it is Sunnah. Women should offer this prayer in the prayer-place with the Muslims, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) enjoined them to do that.
EVIDENCE FROM SUNNAH :-
Narrated Um ‘Atiya:
We used to be ordered to come out on the Day of ‘Id and even bring out the virgin girls from their houses and menstruating women so that they might stand behind the men and say Takbir along with them and invoke Allah along with them and hope for the blessings of that day and for purification from sins.
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 2, Book#15, Hadith #88]
Narrated Muhammad: Um ‘Atiyya said:
“Our Prophet ordered us to come out (on ‘Id day) with the mature girls and the virgins staying in seclusion.” Hafsa narrated the above mentioned Hadith and added, “The mature girls or virgins staying in seclusion but the menstruating WOMEN had to keep away from the Musalla.”
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 2, Book #15, Hadith #91]
Narrated Um-’Atiya:
We were ordered to go out (for ‘Id) and also to take along with us the menstruating WOMEN, mature girls and virgins staying in seclusion. (Ibn ‘Aun said, “Or mature virgins staying in seclusion).” The menstruating WOMEN could present themselves at the religious gathering and invocation of Muslims but should keep away from their Musalla.
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 2, Book #15, Hadith #97]
Narrated Hafsa:
(On ‘Id) We used to forbid our virgins to go out (for ‘Id prayer). A lady came and stayed at the Palace of Bani Khalaf. She mentioned that her sister was married to one of the companions of Allah’s Apostle who participated in twelve Ghazawats along with Allah’s Apostle and her sister was with him in six of them. She said, “We used to dress the wounded and look after the patients.” She (her sister) asked Allah’s Apostle , “Is there any harm for a woman to stay at home if she doesn’t have a veil?” He said, “She should cover herself with the veil of her companion and she should take part in the good deeds and in the religious gatherings of the believers.” When Um ‘Atiyya came, I asked her. “Did you hear anything about that?” Um ‘Atiyya said, “Bi Abi” and she never mentioned the name of Allah’s Apostle without saying “Bi Abi” (i.e. ‘Let my father be sacrificed for you’). We asked her, “Have you heard Allah’s Apostle saying so and so (about WOMEN)?” She replied in the affirmative and said, “Let my father be sacrificed for him. He told us that unmarried mature virgins who stay often screened or unmarried young virgins and mature girls who stay often screened should come out and take part in the good deeds and in the religious gatherings of the believers. But the menstruating WOMEN should keep away from the Musalla (praying place).” I asked her, “The menstruating WOMEN?” She replied, “Don’t they present themselves at ‘Arafat and at such and such places?”
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 2, Book #26, Hadith #714]
Narrated Um ‘Atiya:
We were ordered to bring out our menstruating women and veiled women in the religious gatherings and invocation of Muslims on the two ‘Id festivals. These menstruating women were to keep away from their Musalla. A woman asked, “O Allah’s Apostle ‘ What about one who does not have a veil?” He said, “Let her share the veil of her companion.”
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 1, Book #8, Hadith #347]
Narrated Aiyub:
Hafsa bint Sirin said, “On Id we used to forbid our girls to go out for ‘Id prayer. A lady came and stayed at the palace of Bani Khalaf and I went to her. She said, ‘The husband of my sister took part in twelve holy battles along with the Prophet and my sister was with her husband in six of them. My sister said that they used to nurse the sick and treat the wounded. Once she asked, ‘O Allah’s Apostle! If a woman has no veil, is there any harm if she does not come out (on ‘Id day)?’ The Prophet said, ‘Her companion should let her share her veil with her, and the women should participate in the good deeds and in the religious gatherings of the believers.
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 1, Book #6, Hadith #321]
Umm ‘Atiyya reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) commanded us to bring out on’Id-ul-Fitr and ‘Id-ul-Adha young women, menstruating women and purdah observing ladies, menstruating women kept back from prayer, but participated in goodness and supplication of the Muslims. I said: Messenger of Allah, one of us does not have an outer garment (to cover her face and body). He said: Let her sister cover her with her outer garment.
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 1934]
It was narrated that Hafsah said:
“Umm ‘Atiyyah would never mention the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h) without saying: ‘May my father be ransomed for him.’ I said: ‘Did you hear the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h) say such-and-such?’ And she said: ‘Yes, may my father be ransomed for him.’ He said: Let the adolescent girls, women in seclusion and menstruating women come out and attend the ‘Eid and supplications of the Muslims, but let the menstruating women keep away from the prayer place.” (Sahih)
[SUNAN NASEEI (Vol. 2, Book 9, Hadith 1559]
[SUNAN NASEEI (Vol. 2, Book 9, Hadith 1560]
Umm Atiyyah narrated:
“Allah’s Messenger would order the virgins, the mature women, the secluded and the menstruating to go out for the two Eid. As for the menstruating women, they were to stay away from the Musalla and participate in the Muslims supplications.” One of them said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! What if she does not have a Jilbab? He said: ‘Then let her sis lend her a Jilbab.’”
[SUNAN TIRMIDHI (Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 539]
2) CONDITIONS OF WOMEN GOING TO MOSQUE(MASJID). SHAIKH BAKR ABU ZAYD IN HIS BOOK HIRAASAT AL-FADEELA (PAGE-86) LISTED THE CONDITIONS FOR WOMEN GOING OUT OF MOSQUE
“THERE IS NO RISK OF THEM TEMPTING OTHERS OR BEING TEMPTED:-
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Had Allah’s Apostle known what the WOMEN were doing, he would have forbidden them from going to the mosque as the WOMEN of Bani ISRAEL had been forbidden. Yahya bin Said (a sub-narrator) asked ‘Amra (another sub-narrator), “Were the WOMEN of Bani ISRAEL forbidden?” She replied “Yes.”
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 1, Book #12, Hadith #828]
Abdullah narrated that The Prophet (P.B.U.H) said:
“The woman is Awrah, so when she goes out, the Shaitan seeks to tempt her.”
“The woman is Awrah, so when she goes out, the Shaitan seeks to tempt her.”
[SUNAN TIRMIDHI (Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1173]
‘Amra, daughter of Abd al−Rahmin, reported:
I heard ‘A’isha, the wife of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him). say: If the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had seen what new things the women have introduced (in their way of life) he would have definitely prevented them from going to the mosque, as the women of BaniIsra’il were prevented.
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 0895]
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 0896]
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 0896]
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “If the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had seen what women do now, he would have forbidden them to go into the mosques, just as the women of the Bani Israil were forbidden.” Yahya ibn Said said that he asked Amra, “Were the women of the Bani Israil forbidden to go into the mosques?” and she said, “Yes.”
[MUWATTA BIN MALIK (Book 14, Hadith 14.5.15]
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THEY DO NOT JOSTLE WITH MEN IN STREET OR MOSQUE:-
Narrated AbuUsayd al-Ansari: AbuUsayd heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say when he was coming out of the mosque, and men and women were mingled in the road: Draw back, for you must not walk in the middle of the road; keep to the sides of the road. Then women were keeping so close to the wall that their garments were rubbing against it.
[ABU DAWOOD (Book #41, Hadith #5252]
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 0895]
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 0896]
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“THEY SHOULD NOT GO OUT APPLYING PERFUME:-
[ABU DAWOOD (Book #33, Hadith #4162]
[ABU DAWOOD (Book #33, Hadith #4163]
Zainab Thaqafiya reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When any one of you (women) participates in the ‘Isha’ prayer, she should not perfume herself that night.
Zainab, the wife of Abdullah (b. ‘Umar), reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said to us: When any one of you comes to the mosque, she should not apply perfume.
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 0893]
[SAHIH MUSLIM (Book 4, Hadith 0894]
[SUNAN NASEEI (Vol. 6, Book 2, Hadith 5264]
[SUNAN NASEEI (Vol. 6, Book 2, Hadith 5262]
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard from Busr ibn Said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “None of you women should use perfume when you are present at the isha prayer.”
[MUWATTA BIN MALIK ( Book 14, Hadith 14.5.13]
I heard my beloved friend AbulQasim saying: The prayer of a woman who has perfumed herself (to go) to the mosque is not accepted until she has bathed herself (as is done in case of janabah (after sexual intercourse).
[AT-TIRMIDHI Hadith 1064]
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THEY SHOULD GO OUT WEARING HIJAB, NOT MAKING A WANTON DISPLAY OF THEIR ADORNMENT:-
should draw veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands’ fathers, their sons…”
Al-Qur’an [SURAH AN NUR 24 VERSE 31]
and not molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
Al-Qur’an [SURAH AL AHZAB 33 VERSE 59]
AbuUsayd heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say when he was coming out of the mosque, and men and women were mingled in the road: Draw back, for you must not walk in the middle of the road; keep to the sides of the road. Then women were keeping so close to the wall that their garments were rubbing against it.
[ABU DAWOOD (Book #41, Hadith #5252]
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THE WOMEN ROWS SHOULD BE BEHIND THE MEN:-
The best rows for men are the first rows, and the worst ones the last ones, and the best rows for women are the last ones and the worst ones for them are the first
[SAHIH MUSLIM Book 4, Hadith 0881]
Allah’s Messenger said: “The best rows for the men are the first of them, and the worst are the last of them. And the best rows for the women are the last of them, and the worst are the first of them.” (Sahih)
[SUNAN TIRMIDHI (Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 224]
WOMEN SHOULD LEAVE THE MOSQUE BEFORE MEN:-
Narrated Um Salama: Whenever Allah’s Apostle finished his prayers with Taslim, the women would get up and he would stay on for a while in his place before getting up. Ibn Shihab said, “I think (and Allah knows better), that the purpose of his stay was that the women might leave before the men who had finished their prayer. ”
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 1, Book #12, Hadith #799]
Narrated Um Salama:
“The Prophet after finishing the prayer with Taslim used to stay at his place for a while.” Ibn Shihab said, “I think (and Allah knows better), that he used to wait for the departure of the women who had prayed.” Ibn Shihab wrote that he had heard it from Hind bint Al-Harith Al-Firasiya from Um Salama, the wife of the Prophet (Hind was from the companions of Um Salama) who said, “When the Prophet finished the prayer with Taslim, the women would depart and enter their houses before Allah’s Apostle departed.”
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 1, Book #12, Hadith #809]
Narrated Um Salama:
(the wife of the Prophet) In the lifetime of Allah’s Apostle the WOMEN used to get up when they finished their compulsory prayers with Taslim. The Prophet and the men would stay on at their places as long as Allah will. When the Prophet got up, the men would then get up.
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 1, Book #12, Hadith #825)]
Narrated Um Salama:
Whenever Allah’s Apostle completed the prayer with Taslim, the WOMEN used to get up immediately and Allah’s Apostle would remain at his place for someone before getting up. (The sub-narrator (Az-Zuhri) said, “We think, and Allah knows better, that he did so, so that the WOMEN might leave before men could get in touch with them).”
[SAHIH BUKHARI (Volume 1, Book #12, Hadith #829)
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A DOOR SHOULD BE SET ASIDE IN MOSQUE JUST FOR WOMEN TO ENTER AND EXIT:-
that Allah’s Messenger (May peace and blessings be upon him) said: “We should leave this door (of the mosque) for women.” Naafi’ said: “Ibn ‘Umar never again entered through that door until he died.”
[ABU DAWOOD ( Book 2, Hadith 484).
WE HAVE EXPLAINED IN DETAILED REGARDING CONDITIONS OF WOMEN GOING TO MOSQUE(MASJID) IN ARTICLE “WOMEN GOING TO MASJID” POINT NUM 3.
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3) IT IS BETTER FOR WOMEN TO GO OUT TO THE EID PRAYERS OR TO STAY AT HOME? :-
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked: what is better for a woman, to come out to the Eid prayer or to stay at home?
He replied: It is better for them to go out to Eid prayer, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) enjoined that the women go out to the Eid prayer, even the adolescent girls and virgins – i.e., women who do not ordinarily go out. He commanded them to go out, and he told the menstruating women to go out but to keep away from the prayer-place. So menstruating women should go out with other women for Eid, but they should not enter the place where the Eid prayer is offered, because the Eid prayer-place is a mosque and it is not permissible for a menstruating woman to stay there, but it is permissible for her to pass through or to take something she needs from it, without staying there. Based on this we say: women are commanded to go out to the Eid prayer and join the men in this prayer, because of the goodness, dhikr and du’aa’ they may experience there.
(MAJMOO’ FATAAWA AL-SHAYKH IBN ‘UTHAYMEEN, 16/210)ARTICLE FROM :- ISLAAHH.WORDPRESS.COMBY :- AIJAZ AHMED SHEIKH