Can women pray in mosque?
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Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
My question is that can women goes to mosque
for prayer if not why because it was allowed when prophet (PBUH) was present
then according to which law women were stopped to pray in mosque. And when
Prophet (PBUH) said in Fatah- e- Makkah that Islam is completed today or
something similar to this ALLAH forgive me if I am wrong then stopping women
going to mosque is bidat or Sahaba were allowed to make imminent in Dean.
Please answer my question according to Quran and Hadith. May ALLAH give you success
in this world and the world here after AMIN.
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Answer:
Can women pray in mosque?
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there
is no one (no idol, no person, no grave,
no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Abu Hurairah relates that the Prophet (saws) said: "Do not keep the slave girls of
Allah (believing women) from going to the mosques of Allah. And they are to go out unperfumed."
Ibn 'Umar reports that the Prophet
(saws) said: "Do not prevent the
women from going to the mosques, although their houses are better for
them."
Related by Ahmad and Abu Dawud.
Abu Hurairah reports that the Prophet (saws)
said: "Any woman who uses some scent should not be present with us during
the night prayer."
Related by Muslim, Abu Dawud, and an-Nasa'i.
Umm Humaid as-Sa'diyah came to the Messenger
of Allah(saws) and said: "O
Messenger of Allah, I love to pray with you." The Prophet(saws) said: "I am aware of that, but your
salah in your residence is better for you than your salah in your people's mosque. And your salah in your people's mosque is
better than your salah in the [larger] congregational Mosque."
Related by Ahmad and at-Tabarani
Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet (saws)
and the mother of the believers, related
that the Prophet (saws) came to the
mosque's courtyard and said at the top of his voice, "The mosque is off
limits to menstruating women and the sexually impure persons."
Related by Ibn Majah and at-Tabarani.
In light of the above narrations, it is absolutely
permissible for a believing woman to offer her prayers in the mosques if she
wishes to do so, but it is better for them to pray in their houses than to
attend congregational prayers in the mosques.
However, they may go to the mosque and attend the congregational prayer
if they wish to do so, provided they avoid wearing or using any attractive or
tempting adornments and perfume.
Your Question: because it was allowed when prophet (PBUH)
was present then according to which law women were stopped to pray in mosque.
Indeed, there are several authentic narrations in the
Sunnah where it is recorded that the believing woman used to pray in
congregation behind the Messenger of Allah (saws) in the mosques.
To the best of our knowledge, almost all the big mosques
in all the nations of Islam, including the Two Holy Mosques in Makkah and
Ibn 'Umar reports that the Prophet
(saws) said: "Do not prevent the
women from going to the mosques, although their houses are better for
them."
Related by Ahmad and Abu Dawud.
Your Statement: then stopping women going to mosque is
bidat
If anyone were to legislate or prevent the believing women
from worshipping in the mosques, they would indeed be guilty of the heinous sin
of prohibiting something which Allah and His Messenger (saws) have declared
permissible in Islam!
Your Statement: Sahaba were allowed to make imminent in
Dean.
Dear and Beloved Sister in Islam, no one including the
noble ‘sahabaas’, and we repeat absolutely no one has a right to change or
alter or add or subtract anything from the deen of Islam as taught by Allah and
His Messenger (saws).
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4515 Narrated by Ali ibn AbuTalib
That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said: “If
anyone introduces an innovation (in religion),
he will be responsible for it.
If anyone introduces an innovation or gives shelter to a man who
introduces an innovation (in religion),
he is cursed by Allah, by His
Angels, and by all the people.”
Sahih Muslim Hadith 1885 Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah
That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said in a
sermon: “The best speech is that which
is embodied in the Book of Allah, the Al Quran;
and the best guidance is the guidance given by me, Mohamed (saws). The most evil affairs are the
innovations, and every innovation is an
error.”
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister