Fitr and Adha; the young women of marriageable age (al-'awatiq), and those kept in seclusion (dhawat al-khudur). As for those who are menstruating, they should stay away from the prayer area but witness the goodness and the supplication of the Muslims. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what if one of us does not have a jilbab?' He replied: 'Let her sister cover her with her own jilbab.'" Agreed upon (19). This is the wording of the narration of Muslim. The wording of the narration of al-Bukhari is: She said: "We were [commanded to] (20) go out on the day of Eid, to the extent that a virgin would come out from her seclusion, and menstruating women would come out, so they would be behind the people, reciting the Takbir along with their Takbir, and calling upon Allah with their supplication, hoping for the blessing of that day (21) and its purity." And from Umm Atiyya, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gathered the women of the Ansar in a house, and he sent Umar ibn al-Khattab to us. He stood at the door and gave the greeting of peace (salam), and we returned it to him. He said: "I am the messenger of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to you. He has commanded us regarding the two Eids that we bring out the menstruating women and the young women (al-'uttaq) (22), and there is no Friday prayer upon us, and he forbade us from following funerals." Narrated by Abu Dawud (23). The Qadi said: The apparent meaning of the speech of Ahmad is that this is permissible but not recommended.
(19) Narrated by al-Bukhari in: The Chapter on the Menstruating Woman witnessing the two Eids... etc., from the Book of Menstruation; in: The Chapter on the Obligation of Prayer in Garments, from the Book of Prayer; in: The Chapter on the Takbir during the days of Mina... etc., the Chapter on the going out of women and the menstruating women to the Musalla, the Chapter on the Menstruating Woman staying away from the Musalla, and the Chapter on if she does not have a Jilbab on Eid, from the Book of the Two Eids; and in: The Chapter on the Menstruating Woman performing the rites... etc., from the Book of Hajj. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/88, 89, 99; 2/25, 26, 27, 28, 196. And by Muslim in: The Chapter on the Mention of the Permissibility of Women going out on the two Eids... etc., from the Book of the Two Eids. Sahih Muslim 2/605, 606. It was also narrated by al-Tirmidhi in: The Chapter on what has been narrated regarding women going out on the two Eids, from the Chapters of the Two Eids. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 3/9, 10. And by al-Nasa'i in: The Chapter on the Menstruating Woman witnessing the two Eids and the supplication of the Muslims, from the Book of Menstruation; and in: The Chapter on the going out of young women and those in seclusion on the two Eids, and the Chapter on the Menstruating Woman staying away from the prayer area of the people, from the Book of the Two Eids. Al-Mujtaba 1/159, 3/147. And by al-Darimi in: The Chapter on the going out of women on the two Eids, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/377. And by Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 5/84, 85, 6/409. (20) Omitted from the original (al-Asl). (21) Omitted from the original (al-Asl). (22) Al-'uttaq: plural of 'atiq, which refers to a young woman who has reached puberty or is approaching it. (23) In: The Chapter on the going out of women on Eid, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/260. It was also narrated by Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 5/85.
