#Q&A Are women allowed to pray in the mosque? If there is a reason to go to the mosque, such as learning, meeting with other Muslim women, or if one is out of the house for a need and the time for prayer is in, then there is nothing disliked about praying in the mosque whatsoever. However, The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) in many Hadiths encouraged women to offer their prayers at home: Sayyida Umm Salama (Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: “The best Mosque for a woman is the inner part of her home.” (Musnad Ahmad & Tabrani) Sayyiduna Abd Allah ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: “Do not prevent your womenfolk from attending the Mosque, even though their houses are better for them.” (Sunan Abu Dawud) Indeed, women in the time of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be Upon him) did attend congregational prayers in the Mosque, and they were not prevented from doing so. The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) himself advised against preventing women from attending congregational prayers, for example: Sayyiduna Abd Allah ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: “If your wives seek permission from you to go to the Mosque at night, let them.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, no: 827) And: Salim narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: “If the wife of any one of you seeks permission to go to the Mosque, he may not prevent her.” (Sahih Muslim, no: 442)
Posted on: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 08:38:45 +0000
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