The position of a woman behind her husband in voluntary prayer

The questioner:
The first question in this episode is from a listener named Bashir Hamed, a Sudanese national residing in the Western Region. He sent a number of questions in his message, saying in the first one: Does a wife pray behind her husband or beside him if there is no one else to pray with him?

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: If a man prays at home for a valid religious excuse that permits him to pray at home, or if he prays a voluntary prayer—the excuse applies to the obligatory prayer, for one does not pray at home unless he has an excuse, because it is obligatory for him to pray in the mosque, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) If he has an excuse that prevents him from praying in the mosque, he prays at home. Or if he intends to pray a voluntary prayer, voluntary prayer is better at home. So a woman may pray behind him; she does not stand beside him, but rather stands behind him, because this is the position of women behind men. Just as Umm Salim (may Allah be pleased with her) stood behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and behind Anas and the orphan who were with them. Anas and the orphan stood behind the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and Umm Salim stood behind them. This indicates that the position of a woman is behind men, even if she is alone. Yes.

The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Does this, O Shaykh, return to the benefit of the worshippers?

The Shaykh:
There is a reward for following in it, there is a reward for following in it. As for the congregation, it is not established except with two men or more. Yes.