Sayyida A’isha (Allah be pleased with her) said: “If the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) was alive to see what women are doing now (in A’isha’s time), he would surely have prevented them from attending the prayers in the Mosque just as the women of Banu Isra’il were prevented.” (Sahih al- Bukhari and Sahih Muslim) Hadhrat Aisha r.a. understood Muhammad s.a.w. better than all of us and she predicted what verdict Muhammad s.a.w. would give on seeing the condition of women at her time, Obviously our time have more Fitna than that of Hadhrath Aisha r.a. so the verdict for our time will be same what Ummul Momineen predicted, other Sahaba r.a. also had similar view: Sayyiduna Abd Allah ibn Mas’ud (Allah be pleased with him) used to refuse women entry to the Mosque for Friday prayers and would say: “Go, your homes are better for you.” (Recorded by Imam Tabrani. See: al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, 1/190) Similarly Sayyiduna Umar ibn al- Khattab (r.a.) in his time felt that the concession given to women for attending the congregational prayers in the Mosque is sometimes being misused and could be misused even more in the future. He felt that women were no longer taking care of the Shariah requirements as they used to in the time of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.), and he was also aware of the fact that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) advised women to offer their prayers at home. Hence, keeping all of the above in mind, he issued a verdict that women should no longer attend congregational prayers in the Masjid, and this decision of his was collectively accepted by the other Companions. (See: Ayni, Umdat al-Qari, 3/228
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