Do not prevent women from the masjids

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar

Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from the masjids of Allah.

Sahih al-Bukhari 900, Sahih Muslim 442

What this hadith teaches

Women have the right to attend the masjid. Masjids should provide a clean, safe space for them.

Reference and grade

Found in

• Sahih al-Bukhari 900
• Sahih Muslim 442

Grade

Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim

Narrator

Abdullah ibn Umar

Chapter

Congregation and rows