Women going out to the mosques and elsewhere, and their praying at home and in the mosque

Sayyiduna Zayd bin Khalid al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not prevent the female servants of Allah Almighty from going to the mosques, but let them go out without wearing perfume."
Ahmad, Bazzar, and Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir recorded it, and its chain is hasan (good).

Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not prevent the female servants of Allah Almighty from the mosques of Allah Almighty."
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Imam Ahmad has transmitted this from Salim, who said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was a man of protective jealousy (ghayur). Whenever he went out for the prayer, Atikah bint Zayd (who was his wife) would follow him. Sayyiduna Umar disliked her going out, and he also disliked forbidding her. He used to narrate that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When your women ask your permission to go to the prayer, do not forbid them." The narrator Salim did not hear from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is reported about Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was asked about elderly women: Did they attend the congregational prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? He replied: Yes! And young women also attended.
Imam al-Bazzar and Imam al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat recorded it, and he added these words: "They used to join the prayer behind us (standing), following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." Its chain contains a narrator, Yusuf bin Khalid al-Samti, who is da'if (weak).

Umm Salamah bint Hakim says: I found elderly women who used to join the obligatory prayers following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Abd al-Karim bin Abi al-Mukhariq, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The women used to join the morning prayer following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and then they would leave wrapped in their sheets, with their faces covered.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat through Muhammad bin Amr bin Alqamah, about whom there is disagreement as to whether he can be used as evidence.

Sayyidah Aishah Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "There is no good in a congregation (or gathering) of women, except that the mosque is a different matter (for their praying in congregation), or the funeral of someone slain is a different matter (for their gathering)."
Imam Ahmad and Imam al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat recorded it, though he recorded these words: "There is no good in a congregation (or gathering) of women, except that a mosque of congregational prayer is a different matter." Its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Lahi'ah, who has been criticized.

Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The best of the mosques of women is the innermost part of their homes."
Imam Ahmad and Imam Abu Ya'la recorded it, and the wording of their narration is: "The best prayer of women is the one offered in the innermost part of the home." Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Lahi'ah, who has been criticized.

Sayyidah Umm Humayd (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of Sayyiduna Abu Humayd al-Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him), came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I love to pray following you. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I know that you love to pray following me, but your praying in your house is better for you than praying in the outer room, and your praying in the outer room is better for you than praying in the courtyard, and your praying in the courtyard is better than praying in the mosque of your people, and your praying in the mosque of your people is better than praying in my mosque. The narrator says: Sayyidah Umm Humayd (may Allah be pleased with her) gave instructions, and a place for prayer was set aside for her in the innermost and darkest part of the house, and she used to pray in that place until she went into the presence of Allah Almighty.
Imam Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except for Abdullah bin Suwayd al-Ansari; Ibn Hibban declared him thiqah (trustworthy).

Sayyidah Umm Humayd (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I said: O Messenger of Allah! Our husbands forbid us from praying following you, and we women love to pray following you. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Your praying, you women, in your houses is better than praying in your outer rooms, and your praying in your outer rooms is better than praying in your courtyards, and your praying in your courtyards is better than your praying in congregation.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Lahi'ah, who has been criticized.

Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A woman's praying in the inner part of her house is better than her praying in her outer room, and her praying in the outer room is better than her praying in her courtyard, and her praying in the courtyard is better than her praying outside her house."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except for Zayd bin al-Muhajir, for Ibn Abi Hatim did not mention anyone narrating from him other than his son, Muhammad bin Zayd.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: A woman's praying in the inner part of her house is more virtuous than her praying in her outer room, and her praying in the outer room is more virtuous than her praying in her courtyard, and her praying in the courtyard is more virtuous than her praying anywhere else. Then he said: When a woman goes out (of her house), Satan peers at her.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sulayman bin Abi Hathmah narrates this statement of his mother: I saw the elderly women who used to pray in the mosque following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Abd al-Karim bin Abi al-Mukhariq, who is da'if (weak).

It is reported about the same lady that she said: I saw elderly women who offered the obligatory prayers following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Abi Layla, about whom there is disagreement as to whether he can be used as evidence.

Umm Sulaym bint Abi Hakim says: I lived in the time of the elderly women who prayed following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Abd al-Karim, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: A woman does not pray in any place that is better for her than the innermost part of her house, except that al-Masjid al-Haram or the Prophet's Mosque is a different matter; and a woman who goes out in her "manqal" is also a different matter. (The narrator says:) That is, she goes out wearing khuffs (leather socks).
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

It is also reported about him that he used to swear, and swear emphatically, that there is no place of prayer for a woman better than her house, except that Hajj and Umrah are a different matter; and the woman who has despaired of marriage and who walks in her "manqal" is also a different matter. The narrator says: I asked: What is meant by her walking in her manqal? The teacher replied: An old woman who takes short steps.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

It is reported about him that he says: Of all the prayers a woman offers, the most beloved to Allah Almighty is the one she offers in the darkest part of her house.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "A woman is something to be covered ('awrah). When she goes out, Satan peers at her, and she is nearest to Allah Almighty when she is in the innermost part of her house."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyidah Maymunah bint Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whenever a woman goes out wearing perfume and men look at her, that woman remains continually under the displeasure of Allah Almighty until she returns to her house."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Musa bin Ubaydah, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Women are something to be covered ('awrah). When a woman goes out of her house while there is nothing wrong with her, Satan peers at her and says: Whoever you pass by, you will please him. And when a woman puts on fine clothes and she is asked: Where do you want to go? she says: I want to visit a sick person, or attend a funeral, or pray in the mosque. Yet no woman worships her Lord in any way like the worship she can do in her own house.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Abu Amr al-Shaybani says that he saw Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) sending the women out of the mosque on Friday and saying: Go out to your homes; that is better for you.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The men and women of the Children of Israel used to pray together, and when a woman had a lover, she would wear high-heeled shoes to make herself look tall for her lover. So Allah Almighty imposed menstruation upon those women. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Put these women out, just as Allah Almighty has put them out. The narrator says: I asked the narrator Abu Bakr: What is meant by "qalibayn"? He replied: Shoes made of wood.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.