The ruling on a woman going to a distant mosque
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, the discussion is still ongoing regarding the tarawih prayer and some rulings related to women. We would like you to clarify what some people are circulating, which is that the farther a woman’s walk to the prayer, the less her reward, and that in this regard she is the opposite of the man. Is this correct, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, there is no doubt that the less a woman burdens herself and exposes herself to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), the better it is for her than a longer or farther path. There is no doubt that a short path and a nearby mosque alleviate many things for her. So, her going to the nearest mosque is undoubtedly safer for her and keeps her farther from fitnah, because her going out to the mosque is conditional on the absence of fitnah. Yes. And on her not adorning herself or beautifying herself. So, the shorter and nearer the path, the better it is for her. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, the discussion is still ongoing regarding the tarawih prayer and some rulings related to women. We would like you to clarify what some people are circulating, which is that the farther a woman’s walk to the prayer, the less her reward, and that in this regard she is the opposite of the man. Is this correct, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, there is no doubt that the less a woman burdens herself and exposes herself to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), the better it is for her than a longer or farther path. There is no doubt that a short path and a nearby mosque alleviate many things for her. So, her going to the nearest mosque is undoubtedly safer for her and keeps her farther from fitnah, because her going out to the mosque is conditional on the absence of fitnah. Yes. And on her not adorning herself or beautifying herself. So, the shorter and nearer the path, the better it is for her. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5 من 27|أحكام المرأة في الصيام|أحكام صلاة التراويح المتعلقة بالمرأة|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:46)
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