Can women enter masjids.
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Chapter
9 v107 & 108
chapter
24 v 36 & 37
Thafseer
roohul bayaan 6-161
thafseerul
malhari 6-541
thafseer
ibn kaseer 3-284
are these ayah n thafseers prohibites women entering mosque..?Can u plz explain
d meanings of these verses.?I request u to send reply Asap.
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Answer:
Can women enter
masjids
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 none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 9 Surah
Taubah verses 107-108:
107 And there are those who put up a mosque by way of mischief and
infidelity to disunite the believers and in preparation for one who warred
against Allah and His Messenger aforetime.
They will indeed swear that their intention is nothing but good; but
Allah doth declare that they are certainly liars.
108 Never stand thou forth therein.
There is a mosque whose foundation was laid from the first day on piety;
it is more worthy of thy standing forth (for prayer) therein. In it are men who love to be purified; and
Allah loveth those who make themselves pure.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 24 Surah
Noor verses 36-37:
36 (Lit is such a light) in Houses which Allah hath permitted to be
raised to honor; for the celebration in them of His Name: in them is He
Glorified in the mornings and in the evenings (again and again)
37 By men whom neither traffic nor merchandise can divert from the
Remembrance of Allah nor from regular Prayer nor from the practice of regular
charity: their (only) fear is for the Day when hearts and eyes will be
transformed (in a world wholly new).
Your
Question: ….are these ayah n thafseers prohibites women entering mosque..?Can u
plz explain d meanings of these verses.?
I request u to send reply Asap.
Respected sister in Islam, the above quoted Aayahs of the
Glorious Quran in no way prohibit the believing women slaves of Allah Subhanah
from entering the Houses of Allah Subhanah.
As regards the notes of ‘tafseer’ of the eminent scholars, respected
sister, rest absolutely assured that no man in the annuls of creation who was
ever blessed to walk on this earth understood the dictates and the tenets of
the Glorious Quran better than the self of the Last and Final Messenger of
Allah (saws)…..and the Messenger of Allah (saws) himself permitted the
believing woman to attend the masjids of Allah.
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 authentic narrations, it is absolutely permissible for a
believing woman to offer her prayers in the masjids if indeed she wishes to do
so, although it is better and more meritorious 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. And Allah Alone Knows Best.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister