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(Book 14, Hadith 14) #35520
Women's Right to Attend Mosque

SUMMARY: Umar ibn al-Khattab's wife, Atika bint Zayd, would ask for permission to go to the mosque and he would not forbid her.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Atika bint Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl, the wife of Umar ibn al-Khattab, used to ask Umar ibn al-Khattab for permission to go to the mosque. He would keep silent, so she would say, "By Allah, I will go out, unless you forbid me," and he would not forbid her.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَاتِكَةَ بِنْتِ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ، امْرَأَةِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَسْتَأْذِنُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَيَسْكُتُ فَتَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ لأَخْرُجَنَّ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَمْنَعَنِي ‏.‏ فَلاَ يَمْنَعُهَا

TOPICS
mosque  *  permission  *  masjid  *  ijazah  *  alkhattab  *  zayd

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your spouse's wishes; Allow your spouse freedom of choice; Do not try to control your spouse; Allow your spouse access into mosques if they wish it so.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the right of women in Islam to attend the mosque. It tells us that Umar Ibn Al Khattab, one of the most influential companions of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, did not forbid his wife Atika Bint Zaid from attending the mosque when she asked for permission. This shows us that it is permissible for women in Islam to attend mosques and take part in religious activities such as prayer and learning about their faith. The hadith also teaches us that men should respect their wives' wishes and not try to control them or prevent them from doing what they want or need to do.

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