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Sahih Muslim 889

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to go out on the day of Adha and on the day of Fitr and commenced the prayer. And after having observed his prayer and pronounced the…

Abu Said al-Khudrinarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَخْرُجُ يَوْمَ الأَضْحَى وَيَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ فَيَبْدَأُ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا صَلَّى صَلَاتَهُ وَسَلَّمَ قَامَ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَهُمْ جُلُوسٌ فِي مُصَلاَّهُمْ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ بِبَعْثٍ ذَكَرَهُ لِلنَّاسِ أَوْ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ بِغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ أَمَرَهُمْ بِهَا وَكَانَ يَقُولُ: «تَصَدَّقُوا تَصَدَّقُوا تَصَدَّقُوا».

وَكَانَ أَكْثَرَ مَنْ يَتَصَدَّقُ النِّسَاءُ ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى كَانَ مَرْوَانُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ فَخَرَجْتُ مُخَاصِرًا مَرْوَانَ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْمُصَلَّى فَإِذَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ الصَّلْتِ قَدْ بَنَى مِنْبَرًا مِنْ طِينٍ وَلَبِنٍ فَإِذَا مَرْوَانُ يُنَازِعُنِي يَدَهُ كَأَنَّهُ يَجُرُّنِي نَحْوَ الْمِنْبَرِ وَأَنَا أَجُرُّهُ نَحْوَ الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ قُلْتُ: أَيْنَ الاِبْتِدَاءُ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ: لَا يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ قَدْ تُرِكَ مَا تَعْلَمُ.

قُلْتُ كَلاَّ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَا تَأْتُونَ بِخَيْرٍ مِمَّا أَعْلَمُ. ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to go out on the day of Adha and on the day of Fitr and commenced the prayer. And after having observed his prayer and pronounced the salutation, he stood up facing people as they were seated at their places of worship. And if he intended to send out an army he made mention of it to the people, and if he intended any other thing besides it, he commanded them (to do that).

He used to say (to the people): Give alms, give alms, give alms, and the majority that gave alms was of women. He then returned and this (practice) remained (in vogue) till Marwan b. al- Hakam (came into power). I went out hand in hand with Marwan till we came to the place of worship and there Kathir ibn Salt had built a pulpit of clay and brick.

Marwan began to tug me with his hand as though he were pulling me towards the pulpit, while I was pulling him towards the prayer. When I saw him doing that I said: What has happened to the practice of beginning with prayer?

He said: No, Abu Said, what you are familiar with has been abandoned. I thereupon said (three times and went back): By no means, by Him in Whose hand my life is, you are not doing anything better than what I am familiar with.

আবূ বাকর ইবনু আবূ শাইবাহ ও মুহাম্মাদ ইবনু আল মুসান্না (রহঃ) ..... কাতাদাহ (রহঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম যুহরের সালাত আদায় করলেন এবং বললেনঃ আমি জানতে পেরেছি তোমাদের কেউ কেউ আমার কাছ থেকে (কুরআন) ছিনিয়ে নিচ্ছো।

۔ قتادہ کے ایک اور شاگرد ابن ابی عروبہ نے اسی سند کے ساتھ ( مذکورہ بالا ) روایت بیان کی کہ رسول اللہ ﷺ نے ظہر کی نماز پڑھائی اور فرمایا : ’’ میں جان گیا کہ تم میں سے کوئی مجھے اس میں الجھا رہا ہے

Bize Ebu Bekr b. Ebî Şeybe rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize İsmail b. Uleyye rivayet etti. H. Bize Muhammed b. el-Müsennâ da rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize İbni Ebî Adiy rivayet etti. Bunların ikisi de İbni Ebî Arube'den, o da Katâde'den bu isnadla rivayet etmişler ki, Resulullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) öğleyi kılmış ve: «Gerçekten anladım ki bîriniz onu benim ağzımdan aldı» buyurmuşlar

Sahih Muslim 889, Book 8, The Book of Prayer - Two Eids, Hadith 9. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) went out to the praying area on the day of Eid. He had promised to give women a special sermon and he fulfilled his promise on that day.

He said: O womenfolk, give charity and seek Allah's forgiveness frequently, as both are among the greatest means of erasing sins, for indeed, I saw you on the Night of Isrā’ forming the majority of the inhabitants of Hellfire. Then a woman among them, who was wise, perceptive, and dignified, said: O Messenger of Allah, why do we form the majority of the inhabitants of Hellfire? He said: For some reasons: you frequently curse and use abusive language, and you deny your husbands' rights.

Then he (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) described them, saying: I have not seen anyone with a deficiency in intellect and religion who is more dominant over a person of wisdom, intellect, resolve, and self-control than you. She said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the deficiency in intellect and religion? He said: As for the deficiency of intellect, it is the fact that the testimony of two women is equivalent to the testimony of one man; this is what is meant by a deficiency in intellect.

The deficiency in religion is the decrease in good deeds, for a woman spends nights and days not praying due to menstruation and fasts fewer days in Ramadan due to menstruation; this is what is meant by a deficiency in religion. However, they are not to be blamed or held accountable for that because it is part of their natural disposition, just as humans are created with an innate love for wealth, haste in their matters, ignorance, and other such traits. However, this is mentioned as a warning against being infatuated with them.

What it teaches

  • It is recommended for women to attend the Eid prayer and to be given a separate sermon.
  • Ingratitude to the husband and frequent cursing are major sins because the threat of Hellfire is a sign that such sins are major.
  • It shows that faith can increase and decrease. One's faith and religion increase when he offers abundant acts of worship, and offering fewer acts of worship will lead to a decrease in one's religion.
  • An-Nawawi said: The intellect is subject to increase and decrease, and so is faith. Mentioning the deficiency in women is not meant to blame them for it, as it is part of their natural disposition. Rather, it is intended as a warning against being infatuated with them. This is why the punishment is associated with the mentioned ingratitude and other sins, not with the deficiency. The deficiency in religion is not restricted to what results in sin; rather, it includes a broader scope.
  • It implies that a learner or a subject may ask the scholar or leader to clarify his words if it is unclear to him.
  • It shows that the testimony of a woman is half that of a man given her lack of accuracy.
  • Ibn Hajar commented on his statement: "I have not seen anyone deficient..." It appears to me that this is one of the reasons why they form the majority of the inhabitants of Hellfire; because if they are a cause for a sensible man to lose his reason to the extent that he does or says what is inappropriate, then they share in the sin and even exceed him in it.
  • Prayer and fasting are prohibited for a woman during her menstruation, and the same applies to one experiencing post-partum bleeding, and both must make up for the missed days of fasting upon attaining purity.
  • The Prophet's good morals, as he answered the women's questions without rebuke or blame.
  • Ibn Hajar said: Charity repels punishment and it may expiate sins committed between people.
  • An-Nawawi said: The deficiency in women's religion is due to their abandonment of prayer and fasting during their menstruation. One's faith and religion increase when he offers abundant acts of worship, and offering fewer acts of worship will lead to a decrease in one's religion. Moreover, the deficiency in religion could occur in a way that incurs sin, such as abandoning prayer, fasting, or any other obligatory act of worship without a valid excuse; and it could occur in a way that incurs no sin, such as abandoning the Friday prayer, fighting in Allah's cause, or any other act that is not obligatory upon him without a valid excuse; or it could occur in a way that one is actually commanded to do, such as abandoning of a menstruating woman's prayer and fasting.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Yahya ibn Ayyub al-MaqabiriTold us, Fourth generation, died 233 AH
  3. 3Qutaybah ibn SaidWith, Fourth generation, died 240 AH
  4. 4Ali ibn HujrWith, Third generation, died 244 AH
  5. 5Ismail ibn JafarTold us, Third generation, died 180 AH
  6. 6Dawud ibn QaysFrom, Successor, died 150 AH
  7. 7Ayyad ibn Abdullah ibn SadFrom, Successor, died 100 AH
  8. 8Abu Said al-KhudriFrom, Companion, died 63 AH

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