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Sahih Muslim 442b — Do Not Oppose the Prophet’s Instruction
Women Going Out To The Masjid So Long As No Fitnah Results From That; and They Should Not Go Out Wearing Perfume
Do Not Prevent Women from the Mosque: A Hadith on Obedience
Sahih Muslim : 442b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 442b
حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ تَمْنَعُوا نِسَاءَكُمُ الْمَسَاجِدَ إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْهَا " . قَالَ فَقَالَ بِلاَلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ لَنَمْنَعُهُنَّ . قَالَ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَسَبَّهُ سَبًّا سَيِّئًا مَا سَمِعْتُهُ سَبَّهُ مِثْلَهُ قَطُّ وَقَالَ أُخْبِرُكَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَتَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ لَنَمْنَعُهُنَّ .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: Don't prevent your women from going to the mosque when they seek your permission. Bilal b. 'Abdullah said: By Allah, we shall certainly prevent them. On this 'Abdullah b. Umar turned towards him and reprimanded him to harshly as I had never heard him do before. He ('Abdullah b. Umar) said: I am narrating to you that which comes from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and you (have the audacity) to say: By Allah, we shall certainly prevent them.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 442bIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 151USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 885
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 442b
This do not prevent women from mosque hadith gives both the ruling and a strong lesson in adab with the Sunnah. Abdullah b. Umar heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم say not to prevent women from going to the mosque when they seek permission. When Bilal b. Abdullah replied that they would certainly prevent them, Abdullah b. Umar reacted very strongly. His response shows that he did not treat the Prophet’s words as a light matter. The hadith is not only about women in the masjid. It is also about accepting the words of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم without pushing back with personal statements. The core message is clear: when prophetic instruction is reported, it should be met with respect and submission.
What we learn from this hadith
- Women should not be prevented from the mosque when they seek permission.
- A Muslim should not answer a prophetic statement with open refusal.
- The Companions treated the words of the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم with deep seriousness.
