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Sunan Abu DawudThe Rites of Hajj (Kitab Al-Manasik Wa'l-Hajj)

Sunan Abu Dawud 1727

Chapter: Regarding A Woman Who Performs Hajj Without A Mahram

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1727

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

لاَ تُسَافِرُ الْمَرْأَةُ ثَلاَثًا إِلاَّ وَمَعَهَا ذُو مَحْرَمٍ ‏"

Ibn `Umr reported the Prophet (SWAS) as saying :

A woman must not make a journey of three days unless she is accompanied by a man who is within the prohibited degree.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1727), Muslim (No. 1338a, 1338b) and Ahmad (No. 4386, 4467).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( ثَلَاثًا ) : أَيْ ثَلَاثَة أَيَّام. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيّ وَمُسْلِم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 1727
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1727
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (1087) Sahih Muslim (1338) The hadith No. 1727
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1727

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1338b

" More than three (days)." Ibn Numair narrated on the authority of his father, (and the words are):" Three (days) except (when) she has a Mahram with her."

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، وَأَبُو أُسَامَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي جَمِيعًا، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ‏.‏ فِي…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Also reported by… (8)
  • الأوسط في السنن والإجماع والاختلاف لابن المنذر (879)لا تُسَافِرُ الْمَرْأَةُ ثَلاثًا إِلا وَمَعَهَا ذُو مَحْرَمٍ
  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (1345)لَا تُسَافِرُ الْمَرْأَةُ ثَلَاثًا إِلَّا وَمَعَهَا ذُو مَحْرَمٍ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (9393)لا تُسَافِرِ الْمَرْأَةُ ثَلاثًا إِلا وَمَعَهَا ذُو مَحْرَمٍ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (2864)لا تُسَافِرُ الْمَرْأَةُ ، إِلَّا وَمَعَهَا ذُو مَحْرَمٍ
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (72213)لا تُسَافِرُ الْمَرْأَةُ إِلا وَمَعَهَا ذُو مَحْرَمٍ
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (2241)لا تُسَافِرِ الْمَرْأَةُ إِلا وَمَعَهَا ذُو مَحْرَمٍ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (2797)لا تُسَافِرُ الْمَرْأَةُ إِلا وَمَعَهَا ذُو مَحْرَمٍ
  • صحيح ابن خزيمة (2352)تُسَافِرَ الْمَرْأَةُ ثَلاثًا إِلا وَمَعَهَا ذُو مَحْرَمٍ

On the same subject

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1995

No woman should travel on a two-day-distant journey except with her husband or a Mahram

"No woman should travel on a two-day-distant journey except with her husband or a Mahram. There should be no fasting on two days: Al-Fitr and Al-Ad'ha. There should be no prayer after the Fajr prayer until the sun rises nor after the ‘Asr prayer until the sun sets. No special journey should be made…

لاَ تُسَافِرِ الْمَرْأَةُ مَسِيرَةَ يَوْمَيْنِ إِلاَّ وَمَعَهَا زَوْجُهَا أَوْ ذُو مَحْرَمٍ، وَلاَ صَوْمَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ الْفِطْرِ وَالأَضْحَى، وَلاَ صَلاَةَ بَعْدَ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ، وَلاَ بَعْدَ…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 36 other versions Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1862

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A woman should not travel except with a Dhu-Mahram (her husband or a man with whom that woman cannot marry at all according to the Islamic Jurisprudence), and no man may visit her except in the presence of a Dhu-Mahram." A man got up and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I…

لاَ تُسَافِرِ الْمَرْأَةُ إِلاَّ مَعَ ذِي مَحْرَمٍ، وَلاَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا رَجُلٌ إِلاَّ وَمَعَهَا مَحْرَمٌ ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 12 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1339a

It is not lawful for a Muslim woman to travel the distance of one night unless accompanied by a man who is a Mahram (non-marriageable male relative) to her

"It is not lawful for a Muslim woman to travel the distance of one night unless accompanied by a man who is a Mahram (non-marriageable male relative) to her."

لاَ يَحِلُّ لاِمْرَأَةٍ مُسْلِمَةٍ تُسَافِرُ مَسِيرَةَ لَيْلَةٍ إِلاَّ وَمَعَهَا رَجُلٌ ذُو حُرْمَةٍ مِنْهَا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 4 other versions Explained

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1726

A woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day must not make a journey of more than three days unless she is accompanied by her father or her brother, or her husband or her son or her relative who is within the prohibited degree.

لاَ يَحِلُّ لاِمْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ أَنْ تُسَافِرَ سَفَرًا فَوْقَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فَصَاعِدًا إِلاَّ وَمَعَهَا أَبُوهَا أَوْ أَخُوهَا أَوْ زَوْجُهَا أَوِ ابْنُهَا أَوْ ذُو مَحْرَمٍ مِنْهَا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 4 other versions

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