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If a woman prays behind a man, should she be on his left or his right?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, we learned that a woman is to be behind the imam in prayer, but is a specific side recommended for her, whether on the imam's right or on his left in the back?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it; the important thing is that she is behind him. Whether she is behind him on the right, behind him on the left, or directly behind him, there is nothing wrong with that, because this is not a row; this is not a row. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [497 -2802] إذا صلت المرأة خلف الرجل، هل تكون عن يساره أم يمينه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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