2/58. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 565 — Women Visiting the Mosques
What Has Been Narrated Concerning Women Leaving (Their House) For The Masjid
Hadith About Women Going to the Mosque Without Perfume
Sunan Abi Dawud : 565
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 565
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَمْنَعُوا إِمَاءَ اللَّهِ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ وَلَكِنْ لِيَخْرُجْنَ وَهُنَّ تَفِلاَتٌ " .
AbuHurayrah Narrated from:
Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from visiting the mosques of Allah, but they may go out (to the mosque) having no perfumed themselves.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 565In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 175English translation : Book 2, Hadith 565
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 565
This hadith about women going to the mosque gives two clear points. First, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says not to prevent the female servants of Allah from visiting the mosques of Allah. Second, he says they should go out without having perfumed themselves. The wording keeps both meanings together. It does not present the mosque as closed to women, and it also mentions a manner of going out connected to modesty and worship. A simple reading of the hadith shows respect for women’s access to the masjid and respect for the prayer space. The focus is not argument or suspicion, but following the Prophet’s instruction as it is stated.
What we learn from this hadith
- Women are not to be prevented from visiting the mosques of Allah.
- The hadith mentions that they should go out without perfume.
- The mosque is described as belonging to Allah, so personal control should not override the stated instruction.
