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Sunan Abi Dawud 1139 — Women, Eid Prayer, and Friday Prayer
Women Going Out To The 'Eid
Hadith About Women Attending Eid and No Jumu'ah Obligation
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1139
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1139
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، - يَعْنِي الطَّيَالِسِيَّ - وَمُسْلِمٌ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ جَدَّتِهِ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ جَمَعَ نِسَاءَ الأَنْصَارِ فِي بَيْتٍ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْنَا عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَامَ عَلَى الْبَابِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا فَرَدَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَنَا رَسُولُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَيْكُنَّ . وَأَمَرَنَا بِالْعِيدَيْنِ أَنْ نُخْرِجَ فِيهِمَا الْحُيَّضَ وَالْعُتَّقَ وَلاَ جُمُعَةَ عَلَيْنَا وَنَهَانَا عَنِ اتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ .
Umm 'Atiyyah Narrated from:
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Medina, he gathered the women of Ansar in a house, and sent to us (to them) 'Umar b. al-Khattab. He stood at the door and gave the salutation to us and we returned it (the salutation) to him. Thereupon, he said: I am the messenger of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to you. He commanded us to bring out the menstruating women and the virgins for both the 'Id prayers, and that the Friday prayer is not obligatory on us. He prohibited us to accompany the funeral procession.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1139In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 750English translation : Book 2, Hadith 1135
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1139
This hadith about women, Eid prayer, and Friday prayer reports a message sent by the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم through Umar b. al-Khattab. Umm Atiyyah said that the women of the Ansar were gathered, Umar stood at the door, greeted them, and conveyed the message. The command was to bring out menstruating women and virgins for both Eid prayers. The report also says that Friday prayer was not obligatory on them and that they were prohibited from following funeral processions. For people searching “women Eid prayer hadith” or “is Jumuah obligatory on women hadith,” this narration gives the exact points found in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Women were commanded to come out for both Eid prayers.
- The report mentions menstruating women and virgins.
- Friday prayer was not made obligatory on the women in this narration.
- The narration also mentions a prohibition from accompanying funeral processions.
