Those who permitted women to go out to the two Eids

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to send his daughters and his wives to the Eid.

Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It is obligatory upon every grown woman (one who wears a waist-wrapper) to go out for Eid.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It is obligatory upon every grown woman (one who wears a waist-wrapper) to go out for Eid. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to permit women to go out only for the prayer of the two Eids.

Nafi' said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to take to the Eid whoever of his household was able to go.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Young girls used to come out from their seclusion to pray the prayers of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Regarding the word "kawa'ib" [al-Naba': 33], Mujahid said: It refers to girls whose breasts have become rounded.

Abd al-Rahman bin al-Aswad said: Alqamah and al-Aswad used to send the women to the two Eids and used to forbid them from the Friday (Jumu'ah) prayer.

Abu Ishaq said: The wife of Abu Maysarah used to go to the Eid prayer.

Ibrahim said: Alqamah had a wife of advanced years who used to go to the Eid prayer.

Sayyidah Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to take them (the women) out to the prayer of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Sayyidah Umm Atiyyah said: We said: If one of the women does not have a large outer sheet (jilbab), what should she do? He said: Her sister should cover her with her own sheet.