الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الجماعةChapters on Congregational Prayer
بَابُ مَنْعِهِنَّ مِنَ الْخُرُوجِ إِذَا خَشِيَ مِنْهُ الْفِتَنَ وَفَضْلِ صَلَاتِهِنَّ فِي بُيُوتِهِنَّ
Chapter on preventing women from going out if there is fear of temptation and the virtue of their prayer in their homes
Hadith 2498
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ عَمَّتِهِ أُمِّ حُمَيْدٍ امْرَأَةِ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهَا جَاءَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنِّي أُحِبُّ الصَّلَاةَ مَعَكَ، قَالَ: ((قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ تُحِبِّينَ الصَّلَاةَ مَعِي، وَصَلَاتُكِ فِي بَيْتِكِ خَيْرٌ لَكِ مِنْ صَلَاتِكِ فِي حُجْرَتِكَ، وَصَلَاتُكِ فِي حُجْرَتِكِ خَيْرٌ لَكِ مِنْ صَلَاتِكِ فِي دَارِكِ، وَصَلَاتُكِ فِي دَارِكِ خَيْرٌ لَكِ مِنْ صَلَاتِكِ فِي مَسْجِدِ قَوْمِكِ، وَصَلَاتُكِ فِي مَسْجِدِ قَوْمِكِ خَيْرٌ لَكِ مِنْ صَلَاتِكِ فِي مَسْجِدِي))، قَالَ: فَأَمَرَتْ، فَبُنِيَ لَهَا مَسْجِدٌ فِي أَقْصَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا وَأَظْلَمِهِ فَكَانَتْ تُصَلِّي فِيهِ حَتَّى لَقِيَتِ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
Sayyidah Umm Humayd, the wife of Sayyiduna Abu Humayd Sa’idi (may Allah be pleased with him), came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Indeed, I love to pray with you. He said: I know that you love to pray with me, but your praying in your (private) chamber is better than your praying in your (general) room, and your praying in your (general) room is better than your praying in your house’s courtyard, and your praying in your house’s courtyard is better than your praying in your people’s mosque, and your praying in your people’s mosque is better than your praying in my this (Prophet’s) mosque. Then that woman ordered and a mosque was built for her in the farthest and darkest corner of her house, and she used to pray there until she met Allah Almighty.
Hadith 2499
عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: ((خَيْرُ مَسَاجِدِ النِّسَاءِ قَعْرُ بُيُوتِهِنَّ))
It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best mosques for women are the most secluded places in their homes.
Hadith 2500
عَنْ عُبَيْدٍ مَوْلَى لِأَبِي رُحْمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ امْرَأَةً فَوَجَدَ مِنْهَا رِيحَ إِعْصَارٍ طَيِّبَةً، فَقَالَ لَهَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: الْمَسْجِدَ تُرِيدِينَ؟ قَالَتْ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: وَلَهُ تَطَيَّبْتِ؟ قَالَتْ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((مَا مِنْ امْرَأَةٍ تَطَيَّبَتْ لِلْمَسْجِدِ فَيَقْبَلُ اللَّهُ لَهَا صَلَاةً حَتَّى تَغْتَسِلَ مِنْهُ اغْتِسَالَهَا مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ))، فَاذْهَبِي فَاغْتَسِلِي
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he met a woman and sensed a very pleasant and strong fragrance from her. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked her: "Do you intend to go to the mosque?" She replied: "Yes." He asked: "Did you use perfume for this reason?" She replied: "Yes." He said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Any woman who applies perfume for the mosque, Allah does not accept her prayer until she performs a bath like the bath of major ritual impurity." Therefore, go back and take a bath.
Hadith 2501
((وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) يَرْفَعُهُ) ((أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ خَرَجَتْ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا مُتَطَيِّبَةً تُرِيدُ الْمَسْجِدَ لَمْ يَقْبَلِ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهَا صَلَاةً حَتَّى تَرْجِعَ فَتَغْتَسِلَ مِنْهُ غُسْلَهَا مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ))
(Second chain) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A woman who applies perfume to go to the mosque—Allah does not accept her prayer until she returns and performs a bath like the bath of major ritual impurity (ghusl janabah).
Hadith 2502
Under this chapter, the following sub-chapters and hadiths have been mentioned.
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ أَصَابَتْ بَخُورًا فَلَا تَشْهَدَنَّ عِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةَ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: A woman who uses incense should not attend the ‘Isha prayer.
Hadith 2503
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((لَا تَمْنَعُوا إِمَاءَ اللَّهِ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ وَلْيَخْرُجْنَ تَفِلَاتٍ))، قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: وَلَوْ رَأَى حَالَهُنَّ الْيَوْمَ مَنَعَهُنَّ
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from (going to) the mosques of Allah, and they should go without wearing perfume. Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had seen the condition of women today, he would have forbidden them.
Hadith 2504
عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: لَوْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى مِنَ النِّسَاءِ مَا رَأَيْنَا لَمَنَعَهُنَّ مِنَ الْمَسَاجِدِ كَمَا مَنَعَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ نِسَاءَهَا، قُلْتُ لِعَمْرَةَ: وَمَنَعَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ نِسَاءَهَا؟ قَالَتْ: نَعَمْ
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: If the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had seen the conditions of women that we are seeing today, he would have forbidden them from the mosques, just as the Children of Israel had stopped their women. Yahya says: I asked Amrah whether the Children of Israel had really forbidden their women. She said: Yes.
