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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الصللاةFrom the Book of Prayer
باب النَّهْيِ عَنْ مَنْعِ النِّسَاءِ عَنِ الْمَسَاجِدِ وَكَيْفَ يَخْرُجْنَ إِذَا خَرَجْنَ:Chapter: Forbidding preventing women from mosques and how they should go out
Hadith 1314
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، بِإِسْنَادِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ . قَالَ: قَالَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ: التَّفِلَةُ: الَّتِي لَا طِيبَ لَهَا.
Saeed bin Aamir said: «التفلة» (means) something that has fragrance.
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadiths 1311 to 1314)
In the previous hadith, the word «تفلات» appeared, which according to this narration is the plural of «تفلة», meaning that when women go to the mosque, they should not wear perfume.
From these narrations, it is understood that it is permissible for women to go to the mosque for prayer and to listen to sermons. In fact, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam emphasized not to prevent the female servants of Allah from going to the mosque.
Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-Uthaymin rahimahullah has made a very subtle point regarding the word «لَا تَمْنَعُوْا إِمَآءَ اللّٰهِ مَسَاجِدَ اللّٰهِ». The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam attributed both the slave women and the mosques to Allah, meaning that these slave women and female servants also belong to Allah, and the mosques also belong to Allah. Therefore, do not prevent the female servants of Allah from going to the mosque.
This is the position of many scholars, but it is greatly regrettable that some people declare it forbidden for women to go to the mosque, arguing that Sayyidah Aisha radi Allahu anha said that if the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam had known the state of affairs in her time, he would have forbidden women from going to the mosque. The answer to this is, firstly, that this is the assumption of Sayyidah Aisha radi Allahu anha; secondly, the statement of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is absolutely clear, and as long as it exists, no one else's statement or opinion is acceptable.
Secondly, in the time of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, women used to come to the mosque in large numbers, and this command is from Allah Almighty through the tongue of the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, who did not speak from his own desire but only conveyed what was revealed to him: «وَمَا يَنْطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ . إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَىٰ [النجم : 3-4]». Did Allah Almighty (we seek refuge with Allah) not know what circumstances would arise in later times? Certainly, He did. Therefore, the command not to prevent women from the mosques is eternal, even with this knowledge. Then, what a strange spectacle it is that women are prevented from going to the mosque, but there is no shame in letting them go shopping, for recreation, to exhibitions and fairs, or even to watch films.
«فَاعْتَبرُوْا يَا أُوْلِى الْاَبْصَار».
In the previous hadith, the word «تفلات» appeared, which according to this narration is the plural of «تفلة», meaning that when women go to the mosque, they should not wear perfume.
From these narrations, it is understood that it is permissible for women to go to the mosque for prayer and to listen to sermons. In fact, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam emphasized not to prevent the female servants of Allah from going to the mosque.
Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-Uthaymin rahimahullah has made a very subtle point regarding the word «لَا تَمْنَعُوْا إِمَآءَ اللّٰهِ مَسَاجِدَ اللّٰهِ». The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam attributed both the slave women and the mosques to Allah, meaning that these slave women and female servants also belong to Allah, and the mosques also belong to Allah. Therefore, do not prevent the female servants of Allah from going to the mosque.
This is the position of many scholars, but it is greatly regrettable that some people declare it forbidden for women to go to the mosque, arguing that Sayyidah Aisha radi Allahu anha said that if the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam had known the state of affairs in her time, he would have forbidden women from going to the mosque. The answer to this is, firstly, that this is the assumption of Sayyidah Aisha radi Allahu anha; secondly, the statement of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is absolutely clear, and as long as it exists, no one else's statement or opinion is acceptable.
Secondly, in the time of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, women used to come to the mosque in large numbers, and this command is from Allah Almighty through the tongue of the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, who did not speak from his own desire but only conveyed what was revealed to him: «وَمَا يَنْطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ . إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَىٰ [النجم : 3-4]». Did Allah Almighty (we seek refuge with Allah) not know what circumstances would arise in later times? Certainly, He did. Therefore, the command not to prevent women from the mosques is eternal, even with this knowledge. Then, what a strange spectacle it is that women are prevented from going to the mosque, but there is no shame in letting them go shopping, for recreation, to exhibitions and fairs, or even to watch films.
«فَاعْتَبرُوْا يَا أُوْلِى الْاَبْصَار».
