Venerating The Hadith Of The Messenger Of Allâh ﷺ And Dealing Harshly With Those Who Go Against It
Darussalam · Volume 1
The Book Of The SunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 16 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 8
Source no. 16 · Volume 1 · Page 88
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٥١٥) ، غاية المرام (٢٠١) ، تخريج المختارة (١٨٣) ، التعليق على ابن خزيمة (١٦٨٤) ، صحيح أبي داود (٥٧٥)
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16. It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Do not prevent the female slaves of Allâh from praying in the mosque." A son of his[2] said: "We will indeed prevent them!" He got very angry and said: "I tell you a Hadith from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and you say, we will indeed prevent them?!" (Sahih)
16 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا تَمْنَعُوا إِمَاءَ اللَّهِ أَنْ يُصَلِّينَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ» فَقَالَ ابْنٌ لَهُ: إِنَّا لَنَمْنَعُهُنَّ، فَقَالَ: فَغَضِبَ غَضَبًا شَدِيدًا، وَقَالَ: أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وتقولُ: إِنَّا لَنَمْنَعُهُنَّ؟
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[1] Ar-Nisâ' 4:65.
[2] That is, a son of Ibn 'Umar.
The women are allowed to go and join the congregational prayer in the mosque. Nevertheless it is preferable for them that they pray at home. The Companions' displeasure with each other was not prompted by personal reasons. They did not, however, keep quiet when things improper were said or done before their eyes. We would, however, be well-advised to choose the right moment, and proper method, to admonish people against doing things wrong or unfair. If a show of sternness is likely to be more effective, it is all right to adopt this course of action. It was not the intention of Bilāl, the son of 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar ﷺ to oppose the commandment of the Prophet ﷺ. He only meant to say that ladies of his time no longer took full care of the code of decency required of them outside their homes; hence they should not be permitted to go out to the mosques for prayers. But since the words used by Bilāl were apparently improper, Ibn 'Umar ﷺ showed great anger. Musnad Ahmad (2/36) reports that ever since that day until his last breath Ibn 'Umar ﷺ never spoke to that son.