4/30. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 442g — Grant Permission to Women at Night
Women Going Out To The Masjid So Long As No Fitnah Results From That; and They Should Not Go Out Wearing Perfume
Grant Permission to Women for the Mosque at Night
Sahih Muslim : 442g
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 442g
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، وَابْنُ، رَافِعٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ، حَدَّثَنِي وَرْقَاءُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " ائْذَنُوا لِلنِّسَاءِ بِاللَّيْلِ إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ " . فَقَالَ ابْنٌ لَهُ يُقَالُ لَهُ وَاقِدٌ إِذًا يَتَّخِذْنَهُ دَغَلاً . قَالَ فَضَرَبَ فِي صَدْرِهِ وَقَالَ أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَتَقُولُ لاَ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
Grant permission to women for going to the mosque in the night. His son who was called Waqid said: Then they would make mischief. He (the narrator) said: He thumped his (son's) chest and said: I am narrating to you the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and you say: No!
Reference : Sahih Muslim 442gIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 156USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 890
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 442g
This night mosque permission hadith shows the same clear teaching with a strong response from Ibn Umar. He reported that women should be granted permission to go to the mosque at night. His son, Waqid, objected and said they would make mischief. Ibn Umar then struck him on the chest and said that he was narrating the hadith of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, while Waqid was saying no. The lesson is not built on guesswork. It comes straight from the wording: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave permission, and Ibn Umar would not accept a reply that pushed it aside. For anyone searching women in masjid hadith, this report shows both the rule and the seriousness of respecting prophetic guidance.
What we learn from this hadith
- Women should be granted permission for the mosque at night.
- A prophetic report should not be answered with a flat rejection.
- Ibn Umar treated this matter as a serious issue of following the Sunnah.
