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Sunan Ibn Majah 645 — Mosque and Ritual Impurity
Concerning menstruating women keeping away from the mosque
Mosque and Ritual Impurity: A Hadith on Sacred Space
Sunan Ibn Majah : 645
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 645
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي غَنِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ الْهَجَرِيِّ، عَنْ مَحْدُوجٍ الذُّهْلِيِّ، عَنْ جَسْرَةَ، قَالَتْ أَخْبَرَتْنِي أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ صَرْحَةَ هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ فَنَادَى بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ " إِنَّ الْمَسْجِدَ لاَ يَحِلُّ لِجُنُبٍ وَلاَ لِحَائِضٍ " .
Jasrah Narrated from:
Umm Salamah told me: 'The Messenger of Allah entered the courtyard of this mosque and called out at the top of his voice: 'The mosque is not permissible for anyone who is sexually impure or any woman who is menstruating.''
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 645In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 379English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 645
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 645
This hadith about the mosque and ritual impurity reports a public instruction from the Prophet. Umm Salamah said that the Messenger of Allah entered the courtyard of the mosque and called out loudly that the mosque is not permissible for anyone who is sexually impure or for any woman who is menstruating. The wording is focused on two states mentioned in the text: janabah and menstruation. It does not discuss every case or exception, so the safest explanation is to keep to its direct wording. The hadith highlights respect for the mosque and the need to pay attention to purity before entering sacred spaces.
What we learn from this hadith
- The mosque is treated as a sacred place connected with purity.
- The narration mentions both janabah and menstruation directly.
- The Prophet gave this instruction publicly in the mosque courtyard.
- The report should be explained through its own wording without adding extra cases.
