4/30. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 442e — Women Attending Mosque at Night
Women Going Out To The Masjid So Long As No Fitnah Results From That; and They Should Not Go Out Wearing Perfume
Women Going to Mosque at Night: Do Not Prevent Them
Sahih Muslim : 442e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 442e
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تَمْنَعُوا النِّسَاءَ مِنَ الْخُرُوجِ إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ بِاللَّيْلِ " . فَقَالَ ابْنٌ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ لاَ نَدَعُهُنَّ يَخْرُجْنَ فَيَتَّخِذْنَهُ دَغَلاً . قَالَ فَزَبَرَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ وَقَالَ أَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَتَقُولُ لاَ نَدَعُهُنَّ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Do not prevent women from going to the mosque at night. A boy said to 'Abdullah b. Umar: We would never let them go out, that they may not be caught in evil. He (the narrator) said: Ibn Umar reprimanded him and said.. I am saying that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said this, but you say: We would not allow!
Reference : Sahih Muslim 442eIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 154USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 888
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 442e
This women going to mosque at night hadith gives a clear instruction and then shows how Ibn Umar reacted when that instruction was challenged. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said not to prevent women from going out to the mosques at night. A boy replied that they would not let them go out because they feared it could be used for evil. Ibn Umar reprimanded him and said that he was reporting what the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, yet the boy was saying they would not allow it. The hadith teaches that fear-based objections should not be used to dismiss the Prophet’s statement. The focus remains on the clear command: do not prevent women from attending the mosque at night.
What we learn from this hadith
- Women should not be prevented from going to the mosque at night.
- Personal fears should not be used to reject a clear prophetic report.
- Ibn Umar strongly defended the wording of the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم.
