2/59. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 569 — Aishah’s Concern About Women at the Mosque
Severity In This Issue
Hadith Report About Aishah’s Concern on Women Visiting the Mosque
Sunan Abi Dawud : 569
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 569
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ لَوْ أَدْرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا أَحْدَثَ النِّسَاءُ لَمَنَعَهُنَّ الْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا مُنِعَهُ نِسَاءُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ . قَالَ يَحْيَى فَقُلْتُ لِعَمْرَةَ أَمُنِعَهُ نِسَاءُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ .
A'isha Narrated from:
If the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had seen what the women have invented, he would have prevented them from visiting the mosque (for praying), as the women of the children of the Israel were prevented. Yahya (the narrator) said; I asked ‘Umrah; were the women of Israel prevented? She said: yes.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 569In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 179English translation : Book 2, Hadith 569
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 569
This report about women visiting the mosque records the statement of Aishah, the wife of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. She said that if the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم had seen what women had introduced, he would have prevented them from the mosque, as the women of the Children of Israel were prevented. The narrator then asked Umrah whether the women of Israel were prevented, and she answered yes. The wording is not a direct command from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in this text. It is Aishah’s statement about what she believed would have happened if he had seen certain changes. So the explanation should be careful. The main lesson is concern for proper conduct linked to mosque attendance.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aishah expressed concern about new conduct that appeared after the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The report compares that concern with the women of the Children of Israel being prevented.
- The narration should be read as Aishah’s statement, not as a direct prophetic command in this wording.
