\nNarrated Aiyub:\n\n
Hafsa bint Seereen said, \"On Id we used to forbid our girls to go out for `Id prayer. A lady came and \nstayed at the palace of Bani Khalaf and I went to her. She said, 'The husband of my sister took part in \ntwelve holy battles along with the Prophet and my sister was with her husband in six of them. My \nsister said that they used to nurse the sick and treat the wounded. Once she asked, 'O Allah's Apostle! \nIf a woman has no veil, is there any harm if she does not come out (on `Id day)?' The Prophet said, \n'Her companion should let her share her veil with her, and the women should participate in the good \ndeeds and in the religious gatherings of the believers.' \" Hafsa added, \"When Um-`Atiya came, I went \nto her and asked her, 'Did you hear anything about so-and-so?' Um-`Atiya said, 'Yes, let my father be \nsacrificed for the Prophet (p.b.u.h). (And whenever she mentioned the name of the Prophet she always \nused to say, 'Let my father be' sacrificed for him). He said, 'Virgin mature girls staying often screened \n(or said, 'Mature girls and virgins staying often screened--Aiyub is not sure as which was right) and \nmenstruating women should come out (on the `Id day). But the menstruating women should keep \naway from the Musalla. And all the women should participate in the good deeds and in the religious \ngatherings of the believers'.\" Hafsa said, \"On that I said to Um-`Atiya, 'Also those who are \nmenstruating?' \" Um-`Atiya replied, \"Yes. Do they not present themselves at `Arafat and elsewhere?\".","english_grade":"Sahih","last_updated":null,"xrefs":""}