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Sunan Abu Dawud 567

Chapter: What Has Been Narrated Concerning Women Leaving (Their House) For The Masjid

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 567

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَوَّامُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي حَبِيبُ بْنُ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

لاَ تَمْنَعُوا نِسَاءَكُمُ الْمَسَاجِدَ وَبُيُوتُهُنَّ خَيْرٌ لَهُنَّ ‏"

Ibn ‘Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying; Do not prevent your women from visiting the mosque; but their houses are better for them (for praying).

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 567) and Ahmad (No. 5211, 5214).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( لَا تَمْنَعُوا نِسَاءَكُمْ الْمَسَاجِد ) : مُقْتَضَى هَذَا النَّهْي أَنَّ مَنْع النِّسَاء مِنْ الْخُرُوج إِلَى الْمَسَاجِد إِمَّا مُطْلَقًا فِي الْأَزْمَان كَمَا فِي هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَة , وَكَمَا فِي حَدِيث أَبِي هُرَيْرَة أَوْ مُقَيَّدًا بِاللَّيْلِ كَمَا فِي الرِّوَايَة الْآتِيَة , أَوْ مُقَيَّدًا بِالْغَلَسِ كَمَا فِي بَعْض الْأَحَادِيث يَكُون مُحَرَّمًا عَلَى الْأَزْوَاج. وَقَالَ النَّوَوِيّ إِنَّ النَّهْي مَحْمُول عَلَى التَّنْزِيه ( وَبُيُوتهنَّ خَيْر لَهُنَّ ) : أَيْ صَلَاتهنَّ فِي بُيُوتهنَّ خَيْر لَهُنَّ مِنْ صَلَاتهنَّ فِي الْمَسَاجِد لَوْ عَلِمْنَ ذَلِكَ , لَكِنَّهُنَّ لَمْ يَعْلَمْنَ فَيَسْأَلْنَ الْخُرُوج إِلَى الْمَسَاجِد وَيَعْتَقِدْنَ أَنَّ أَجْرهنَّ فِي الْمَسَاجِد أَكْثَر.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 567
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 567
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 567

Other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1062

Ibn ‘Umar reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Do not prevent your women from coming to the mosques, but their houses are better for them.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَمْنَعُوا نِسَاءَكُمُ الْمَسَاجِدَ وَبُيُوتُهُنَّ خَيْرٌ لَهُنَّ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 442b

If your wife asks your permission to go to the mosque, do not prevent her

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ‎reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and ‎blessings be upon him) said: "If your wife asks your permission to go to the mosque, do not prevent her." Bilāl ibn ‘Abdullāh said: "By Allah! We ‎will prevent them." Ibn ‘Umar turned to him and…

لاَ تَمْنَعُوا نِسَاءَكُمُ الْمَسَاجِدَ إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ بِلاَلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ لَنَمْنَعُهُنَّ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَسَبَّهُ سَبًّا سَيِّئًا…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 900

One of the wives of `Umar (bin Al-Khattab) used to offer the Fajr and the `Isha' prayer in congregation in the Mosque. She was asked why she had come out for the prayer as she knew that `Umar disliked it, and he has great ghaira (self-respect). She replied, "What prevents him from stopping me from…

لاَ تَمْنَعُوا إِمَاءَ اللَّهِ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 4 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 570

"We were with Ibn Umar, and he said: 'The Messenger of Allah said: "Permit the women to go at night to the Masajid." His son said: 'By Allah! We would not permit them lest they become insidious from that.' So he (Abdullah) retorted: 'May Allah do and such with you.' I say: "The Messenger of Allah…

حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ ايذَنُوا لِلنِّسَاءِ بِاللَّيْلِ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 4 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 565

Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from (going to) the mosques of Allah, but let them go out without perfume and unadorned

"Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from (going to) the mosques of Allah, but let them go out without perfume and unadorned."

لاَ تَمْنَعُوا إِمَاءَ اللَّهِ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ وَلَكِنْ لِيَخْرُجْنَ وَهُنَّ تَفِلاَتٌ ‏"

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