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Sahih Muslim 442c — The Maid-Servants of Allah and His Mosques
Women Going Out To The Masjid So Long As No Fitnah Results From That; and They Should Not Go Out Wearing Perfume
Female Servants of Allah and the Mosques of Allah
Sahih Muslim : 442c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 442c
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَابْنُ، إِدْرِيسَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَمْنَعُوا إِمَاءَ اللَّهِ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Do not prevent the maid-servants of Allah from going to the mosque.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 442cIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 152USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 886
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 442c
This female servants of Allah mosque hadith is short, but its wording is powerful. Ibn Umar reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said not to prevent the maid-servants of Allah from going to the mosques of Allah. The phrase gives honor to the women and also reminds everyone that the mosques belong to Allah. Because of that, blocking them is not treated as a small personal choice. The hadith is often searched as women in masjid hadith because it speaks in a clear and respectful way. It does not mention a dispute or extra detail. It simply joins two ideas: women are servants of Allah, and the mosques are houses of worship for Allah. That makes the instruction easy to understand and hard to ignore.
What we learn from this hadith
- Women are described with honor as servants of Allah.
- The mosques are linked to Allah, so access to them should be respected.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave a clear command not to prevent them.
