Women's veiling

Asma bint Abu Bakr reported,

I heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "Whoever among you women believes in Allah and the Last Day must not raise her head until we raise ours, lest she see the private parts of the men because of the smallness of their lower garments." At that time…

Asma bint Abu Bakr reported,

The Muslims were people of modest means and used to wrap themselves in striped cloaks that reached only to the middle of their shins or thereabouts. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, referring to the women, "Whoever believes in Allah…

Asma bint Abu Bakr reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Company of women, whoever among you believes in Allah and the Last Day must not raise her head until the men have raised their heads." She said, "That was because their lower garments were short, so there was…

Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

A woman used to circle the House naked, saying, "Who will lend me a garment to circle in?" She would place it over her private parts and say, "Today part of it, or all of it, may show, but whatever shows of it I do not permit." Then this…

Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

A woman would circumambulate the House while naked, saying, "Who will lend me a garment to use as covering?" She would place it over her private parts and say, "Today some of it or all of it may show, but whatever shows of it, I do not make…

Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

A woman used to circumambulate the House while naked, saying, "Who will lend me something to wear as a covering?" She would place it over her private parts and recite, "Today some of it, or all of it, will appear, but whatever appears of…

Ayesha reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah does not accept the prayer of a woman who has reached the age of menstruation unless she wears a head covering."

Abdullah bin Umar reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "A woman in the state of ihram must not wear a face veil or gloves."

Asma bint Abu Bakr reported,

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever among you women believes in Allah and the Last Day must not raise her head until the men have raised their heads, lest she see any part of the men's private areas."

Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

A woman used to circumambulate the House while naked, saying, "Today some of it or all of it will be exposed, but whatever is exposed of it, I do not permit it." So the verse was revealed, *"Children of Adam, take your adornment at every…

Abdullah bin Umar reported,

A woman in a state of pilgrim consecration must not wear a face veil, nor may she wear gloves.

Umm Zayd reported,

I asked Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, what garments a woman may pray in. She replied, "She prays in a head covering and a full-length shift, provided it conceals the tops of her feet."

Ayesha reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah does not accept the prayer of a woman who has reached puberty unless she wears a head covering."

Ayesha reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah does not accept the prayer of a woman who has reached the age of menstruation except with a head covering."

Abdullah bin Umar reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Permit women to go out to the mosques at night, unadorned." Layth is the one who mentioned "unadorned."

Ayesha reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "The prayer of a woman who has reached the age of menstruation is not accepted unless she wears a head covering."

Ayesha reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah does not accept the prayer of a woman who has reached the age of menstruation except with a head covering."

Umm Salama bint Abu Umaya reported,

The Prophet ﷺ came in to see her while she was not wearing a head covering, so he said, "One wrap, not two."

Ayesha reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The prayer of a woman who has reached the age of menstruation is not accepted unless she wears a head covering."

Asma bint Abu Bakr reported,

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever among you women believes in Allah and the Last Day must not raise her head until the men have raised their heads."

Ayesha reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah does not accept the prayer of a woman who has reached the age of menstruation except with a head covering."

Umm Habiba bint Abu Sufyan reported,

She reported that her mother said, "Yes. The Prophet ﷺ was asked about a woman whose husband had died and whose eyesight they feared for, whether she could apply kohl. He replied, 'One of you used to remain in her house in her worst…

Ayesha reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "The prayer of a woman who has reached puberty is not accepted unless she wears a head covering."

Ayesha reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The prayer of a woman who has reached menstruating age is not accepted unless she wears a head covering."

Umm Atiya reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said to me, "It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days, except for a husband. During that mourning, she may not apply kohl to her eyes, nor wear a dyed garment,…

Ayesha reported,

While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting in the mosque, a woman from Mazina entered, sweeping into the mosque in her finery. The Prophet ﷺ said, "People, forbid your women from wearing finery and walking proudly in the mosque, for the…

Ayesha reported,

Had the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seen the women of today, he would have forbidden them from going out, or made it unlawful for them to go out.

Umm Atiya reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bring out the young women and those secluded behind curtains so they may witness the Eid and the gathering of the Muslims, but let menstruating women keep away from the prayer area."

Asma bint Abu Bakr reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Women, whoever among you believes in Allah and the Last Day must not raise her head until the imam raises his head, because of the tightness of the men's garments."

Umm Salama bint Abu Umaya reported,

The Prophet ﷺ came in upon her while she was putting on her head-covering and said, "One fold, not two."

Zaynab Thaqafiya reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you attends the evening prayer, she should not wear perfume that night."

Ayesha reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from going to the mosques of Allah, but let them go out without perfume." Ayesha said, "Had he seen the state of women today, he would have prevented them."

Umm Atiya reported,

Our Prophet ﷺ commanded us to bring out the young unmarried women and those secluded behind curtains. From Ayub, on the authority of Hafsah, a similar narration was reported. In the narration of Hafsah, he Wazad, "He said," or perhaps she…

Umm Muhammad reported,

She asked Umm Salama what garments a woman should pray in. Umm Salama replied, "She prays in a head covering and a long shift that covers the tops of her feet."

Umm Atiya reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, and Yazid reported from the Prophet ﷺ, "A woman should not mourn for more than three days except for a husband, for whom she mourns four months and ten days. She should not wear dyed clothing, except for asb…

Umm Atiya reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "A woman must not mourn for more than three days except for a husband, for whom she mourns four months and ten days. During this period she must not wear dyed clothing except a garment of asb, nor apply kohl, nor touch…

Abu Hurairah reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from attending the mosques of Allah, but let them go out without perfume."

Umm Atiya reported,

The Prophet ﷺ reported this hadith, but the narration of the two of them is not complete. Al-Misma'i said that Yazid said, "I do not recall it except that he said in it, 'and she should not dye her hair with henna.'" Harun added in his…

Abu Hurairah reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Any woman who has applied perfume should not attend the night prayer with us."

Harith bin Qays reported,

Umar bin Khattab wrote to Abu Ubayda, "To proceed. It has reached me that some Muslim women enter the bathhouses together with women of the polytheists. Forbid this among those under your authority, for it is not lawful for a woman who…

Abu Hurairah reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Any woman who has applied perfume should not attend the night prayer with us."

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Zaynab bint Abu Salama reported,

With these three reports, Zaynab said, "I went in to see Umm Habiba, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, when her father Abu Sufyan bin Harb had died. Umm Habiba called for perfume and rubbed some of it on a slave girl, then she touched her own…

Abdullah bin Umar reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not prevent your women from attending the mosques."

Ayesha reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from attending the mosques of Allah, but let them go out without perfume." Ayesha remarked, "Had he seen the state of women today, he would have prevented them."

Zaynab bint Abu Salama reported,

I entered upon Umm Habiba, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, when her father Abu Sufyan bin Harb died. Umm Habiba called for some perfume containing yellow khaluq or something similar. She rubbed some of it on a young servant girl, then wiped it…

Abdullah bin Umar reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not prevent women from going out to the mosques, though their homes are better for them."

Abu Hurairah reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "A woman must not fast while her husband is present except with his permission."

Zaynab bint Abu Salama reported,

Zaynab reported that she visited Umm Habibah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, when her father Abu Sufyan bin Harb died. Umm Habibah called for a perfume that had a yellow tint to it, a saffron blend or something similar, and she applied some of…

Abu Hurairah reported,

The Prophet ﷺ finished the dawn prayer one day, then came to the women in the masjid and stood before them, saying, "Women, I have never seen any with such deficient intellect and religion who so drain away the hearts of sensible men as…

Abu Hurairah reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Muslim women, Muslim women, Muslim women," repeating it three times, "let no neighbor look down on her neighbor's gift, even if it is the hoof of a sheep. And it is not lawful for a woman who believes in…

Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

*"And tell the believing women to lower their gaze"* [Nur 24:31], the verse. Then this was abrogated, and an exception was made by the verse, *"And women past childbearing who have no hope of marriage"* [Nur 24:60], the verse.

Umm Atiya reported,

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived in Medina, he gathered the women of the Ansar in a house, then sent Umar bin Khattab to them. He stood at the door and gave the greeting of peace, and they returned [[r0]] the greeting. He said, "I am…

Abu Hurairah reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from attending the mosques of Allah, but let them go out without perfume."

Abu Hurairah reported,

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from attending the mosques of Allah, but let them go out without perfume."

Zaynab bint Umm Salama reported,

A close relative of Umm Habiba died, so she called for a yellow perfume and rubbed it on her forearms, saying, "I am only doing this because I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ," and Hajjaj said, "because the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'It is…

Zaynab Thaqafiya reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When any of you women attends the Isha prayer, she should not wear perfume."

Abdullah bin Umar reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from coming to," or he said, "from praying in the mosque."

Busr bin Saeed reported,

Zaynab Thaqafiya used to relate that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When any one of you attends the evening prayer, she should not wear perfume that night."

Umm Salama bint Abu Umaya reported,

A woman's husband died, and her family feared for her eyes, so they came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked his permission for her to use kohl. He said, "Do not apply kohl. One of you used to remain in the worst of her garments, or in…