2/58. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 568 — Allow Women to the Mosque at Night
What Has Been Narrated Concerning Women Leaving (Their House) For The Masjid
Hadith About Allowing Women to Visit the Mosque at Night
Sunan Abi Dawud : 568
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 568
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " ائْذَنُوا لِلنِّسَاءِ إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ بِاللَّيْلِ " . فَقَالَ ابْنٌ لَهُ وَاللَّهِ لاَ نَأْذَنُ لَهُنَّ فَيَتَّخِذْنَهُ دَغَلاً وَاللَّهِ لاَ نَأْذَنُ لَهُنَّ . قَالَ فَسَبَّهُ وَغَضِبَ وَقَالَ أَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " ائْذَنُوا لَهُنَّ " . وَتَقُولُ لاَ نَأْذَنُ لَهُنَّ
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
Allow women to visit the mosque at night. A son of his (Bilal) said; I swear by Allah, we shall certainly not allow them because they will defraud. I swear by Allah, we shall not allow them. He (Ibn ‘Umar) abused him and became angry at him and said : I tell you that the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said: Allow them; yet you say; we shall not allow them.
[1] According to one of the narrations of Muslim (995) his name was Bilāl.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 568In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 178English translation : Book 2, Hadith 568
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 568
This hadith about allowing women to the mosque at night shows how strongly Ibn Umar held to the Prophet’s words. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, Allow women to visit the mosque at night. When a son of Ibn Umar objected and said they would not allow them, Ibn Umar became angry and corrected him. The point in the text is clear: when the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم gives an instruction, a believer should not answer it with refusal. This hadith is often searched as women going to mosque at night hadith. The explanation should stay with the narration: it speaks about permission, the mosque at night, and the seriousness of not pushing back against the Prophet’s command.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to allow women to visit the mosque at night.
- Ibn Umar became angry when the Prophet’s instruction was answered with refusal.
- The narration teaches respect for the wording of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
