It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best mosques for women are the most secluded places in their homes.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he met a woman and sensed a very pleasant and strong fragrance from her. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked her: "Do you intend to go to the mosque?" She replied: "Yes." He asked: "Did you use perfume for this reason?" She replied: "Yes." He said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Any woman who applies perfume for the mosque, Allah does not accept her prayer until she performs a bath like the bath of major ritual impurity." Therefore, go back and take a bath.

(Second chain) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A woman who applies perfume to go to the mosque—Allah does not accept her prayer until she returns and performs a bath like the bath of major ritual impurity (ghusl janabah).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: A woman who uses incense should not attend the ‘Isha prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from (going to) the mosques of Allah, and they should go without wearing perfume. Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had seen the condition of women today, he would have forbidden them.

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: If the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had seen the conditions of women that we are seeing today, he would have forbidden them from the mosques, just as the Children of Israel had stopped their women. Yahya says: I asked Amrah whether the Children of Israel had really forbidden their women. She said: Yes.

Sayyidah Zaynab Thaqafiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: When any of you goes for ‘Isha prayer, she should not apply perfume.

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Women used to perform the morning prayer with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and when they returned, they were so wrapped in their cloaks that they could not be recognized.

(Second chain) She says: Indeed, believing women used to perform the morning prayer with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), wrapped in their cloaks, and when they returned to their homes, due to the darkness, no one could recognize them.

Sayyida Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) says that since the Muslims were needy, they used to tie a (small) striped sheet as a lower garment, which would reach about halfway down their shins. Therefore, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Any woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day should not raise her head (from prostration) until we men have raised our heads." (The reason for this command was that) the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked that the gaze of women might fall upon the private parts of men due to their lower garments being short.