Praying Behind the Rows of Women During Congestion

Question : May Allah reward you. The questioner says: On this day, since the congestion was severe, we prayed behind the rows of women. What is the ruling on this prayer? Do we have to repeat it?

Answer : The prayer is valid. That is, if men pray behind the rows of women, there is no harm. However, the matter depends on the specific individual. If a specific person finds that the rows of women are in front of him and his heart becomes distracted, his heart becomes distracted and he is not present in his prayer, then we say: do not pray there. Is this a general ruling or a specific one? It is specific, my brothers, because for some people, having the women’s rows as their front does not bother them; they are focused on their Lord and their prayer and do not pay attention to this matter. But for some people, their thoughts may become distracted. So we tell the second group: leave that place, go to another place and pray. Yes.