Mohammad Akram Nadwi - Women in the Masjid: Forbidden or Forgotten

About this lecture

In this powerful and well-researched lecture, Sheikh Muhammad Akram Nadwi argues that preventing women from attending the mosque is an unjustifiable bid'ah — a religious innovation — with no basis in the Quran, the Sunnah, or the practice of the Companions. Drawing on authentic ahadith from Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, historical examples from the lives of the female Companions and female Hadith scholars, and principles of Islamic jurisprudence, Sheikh Akram makes a compelling case that women's full access to the mosque is not only permitted but affirmed by the Prophet ﷺ himself. The lecture also explores the rich tradition of women as scholars and teachers of Hadith in the great mosques of Islamic history.