Women Going to the Mosque for Prayer

Question

A certain gentleman is Hanafi by madhhab, but, influenced by the arguments of those who do not follow taqlid, he sends his women to their mosque for prayer. He came to me, this humble servant, with a few [arguments]; I gave an answer, but he was not satisfied at heart (sharh sadr), so I quote his arguments in brief. (1) It is found in the Musnad of Imam A‘zam that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded the women to come to the Eidgah (the place of the Eid prayer).

Answer

[ar]عَنْ أُمِّ حُمَيْدٍ امْرَأَةِ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ أَنَّهَا جَاءَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنِّي أُحِبُّ الصَّلَاةَ مَعَكَ. فَقَالَ: قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكِ تُحِبِّينَ الصَّلَاةَ مَعِي، وَصَلَاتُكِ فِي بَيْتِكِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ صَلَاتِكِ فِي حُجْرَتِكِ، وَصَلَاتُكِ فِي حُجْرَتِكِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ صَلَاتِكِ فِي دَارِكِ، وَصَلَاتُكِ فِي دَارِكِ خَيْرٌ…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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