Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: If the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had seen from women what we have seen, then just as the women of Bani Israel were prevented from the mosque, these (women) would also have been prevented.
Hadith Referenceمعجم صغير للطبراني / كتاب المساجد / 169
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه البخاري فى «صحيحه» برقم: 869، ومسلم فى «صحيحه» برقم: 445، ومالك فى «الموطأ» برقم: 468 ، وابن خزيمة فى «صحيحه» برقم: 1698، وأبو داود فى «سننه» برقم: 569، والبيهقي فى«سننه الكبير» برقم: 5455، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 25044، 25241، 26249، 26597، 26622، وعبد الرزاق فى «مصنفه» برقم: 5112، 5113، 6289، وابن أبى شيبة فى «مصنفه» برقم: 7692، والطحاوي فى «شرح مشكل الآثار» برقم: 4713، والطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 1191، 6813، والطبراني فى «الصغير» برقم: 445»
Aishah (Allah be pleased with her), wife of the prophet ﷺ, said ; if the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had seen what the women have invented, he would have prevented them from visiting the mosque (for praying), as the women of the children of the Israel were prevented. Yahya (the narrator) said; I asked ‘Umrah ; were the women of Israel prevented? She said: yes.
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
569. Commentary: Although the actual situation in our present era is extremely deplorable, the statement of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and the law of Allah alone are decisive. If it were permissible to prevent women from the mosques due to their misdeeds, then it would be even more appropriate to prevent them from markets or other places. However, the correct view is that they should go out while observing proper covering (hijab), not wearing perfume, not striking their feet while walking, and not wearing jewelry that makes noise, etc.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 569