Musnad Ahmad

Musnad Ahmad 283

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كَانَ عُمَرُ رَجُلًا غَيُورًا فَكَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ اتَّبَعَتْهُ عَاتِكَةُ ابْنَةُ زَيْدٍ فَكَانَ يَكْرَهُ خُرُوجَهَا وَيَكْرَهُ مَنْعَهَا وَكَانَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَتْكُمْ نِسَاؤُكُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَلَا تَمْنَعُوهُنَّ‏.‏

Translation

Isma‘il ibn Ibrahim narrated to us, from Yahya ibn Abi Ishaq, from Salim ibn ‘Abd Allah, who said: ‘Umar was a jealous man. When he went out to pray, ‘Atikah bint Zayd would follow him. He disliked her going out, but also disliked preventing her. He used to relate that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If your women ask your permission to go to the mosque for prayer, do not prevent them.”’