The Ruling on a Woman Leading Women in Prayer and Alerting Them When They Make a Mistake
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a woman to lead women in prayer? And if she makes a mistake, do the women praying behind her say "Subhan Allah" or clap?
Answer:
Yes, without scrupulousness, she stands in front of them, or she stands in the middle of the row. And if something happens to them, the women clap due to the generality of the hadith, and they do not say "Subhan Allah" due to the generality of the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). "If something happens to you" is an address to men and to the Muslim man. So do men say "Subhan Allah" and women clap? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a woman to lead women in prayer? And if she makes a mistake, do the women praying behind her say "Subhan Allah" or clap?
Answer:
Yes, without scrupulousness, she stands in front of them, or she stands in the middle of the row. And if something happens to them, the women clap due to the generality of the hadith, and they do not say "Subhan Allah" due to the generality of the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). "If something happens to you" is an address to men and to the Muslim man. So do men say "Subhan Allah" and women clap? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/28 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:14:44)
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