Those who disliked that

Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) said: No woman has ever prayed in any place better than her own room, except a woman who prays in al-Masjid al-Haram. However, if an old woman comes in worn-out khuffs (leather socks), it is permissible for her.

Sa'id bin Jubayr said: A woman asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about offering the Friday prayer in the mosque. He said: "For you, praying in your private chamber is better than praying in your room, praying in your room is better than praying in your house, and praying in your house is better than praying in the mosque of your people."

Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A woman is something to be concealed. She is nearest to her Lord when she is in the innermost part of her house, and when she goes out, Satan looks out at her.

Abu Amr al-Shaybani said: Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to throw pebbles at the women on Friday to drive them out of the mosque.

Al-Hasan was asked about a woman who vowed that if her husband was released from prison, she would pray two rak'ahs in every mosque of Basra in which congregational prayer is held: what is the ruling on this vow? He said: She should pray in the mosque of her own people, for she does not have the strength to fulfil this vow. If Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had seen her, he would have struck her on the head.

Abu Amr al-Shaybani said: I heard the master of this house, meaning Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), swear an emphatic oath and say: No prayer of a woman is more beloved to Allah than the prayer she prays in her room. The prayer of Hajj and Umrah is excepted from this, and so is a woman who is no longer fit for marriage.

Sayyidah Umm Humayd (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Our husbands forbid us from praying with you, although we love to pray with you." He said: "For you, praying in your rooms is better than praying in the house, and praying in your houses is better than praying in congregation."

Al-A'mash said: Ibrahim had three wives, and he would not let them attend the Friday prayer or the congregation.