On the Imaamate of Women
Contributor: Translation by Abu Rumaysah
Creator: Shaykh Abu at-Tayyib al-Adheemabaadee
Date: 2007-07-25
Format: text
Identifier: http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=272
Language: en
Subject: prayer
Title: On the Imaamate of Women
Created on: Wed Jul 25 21:05:00 -0400 2007
Updated on: Wed Jul 25 21:05:00 -0400 2007
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Abstract: ... erefore permitted her to do so. She announced that her slave and slave girl would be free after her death so one night they strangled her with a sheet of cloth until she died and ran away. The next day Umar announced that anyone who has knowledge of them or has seen them should bring them to him. (After they were caught) Umar ordered that they be crucified and this was the first crucifixion at Madeenah." 578) From Umm Waraqah, the daughter of Abdullaah bin al-Haarith, "the Messenger of Allaah (SAW) used to visit her at her house. He appointed a mu'adhdhin to call adhaan for her and he commanded her to lead the inmates of her house in prayer." Abdurrahmaan said, "I saw that her mu'adhdhin was an old man." [Abu Daawood (Eng. Trans. #591&592)] This hadeeth establishes that the imaamate of women and their praying in congregation is correct and affirmed by means of the order of the Messenger of Allaah (SAW). Aa`ishah (RA) and Umm Salamah (RA) led the women in prayer for the obligatory prayers and the prayer of Taraaweeh. Al-Haafidh said in ‘Talkhees al-Habeer’, "The hadeeth of Aa`ishah that the led the women in prayer by standing in the middle (of their first row) was reported by Abdurrazaaq and via his route, ad-Daaruqutnee and al-Bayhaqee from the hadeeth of Abu Haazim from Raa'ita al-Hanafiyyah from Aa'ishah that 'she led them in an obligatory prayer standing amongst them.' Ibn Abee Shaybah and al-Haakim report via the route of ibn Abee Laylah from Ataa from Aa`ishah 'that she used lead the women in prayer and stand in the middle of their (first row).' The hadeeth of Umm Salamah that she led the women in prayer and stood in the middle of them was reported by ash-Shaafi`ee, ibn Abee Shaybah and Abdurrazzaaq all from ibn Uyaynah from Ammaar ad-Dahnee from a woman of his people who was called Hajeerah from Umm Salamah 'that she led them in prayer and stood in the middle (of the first row).' The wording of Abdurrazzaaq has, 'Umm Salamah led us in the Asr prayer and stood in the middle of ... [Full Article...]
