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Is a woman sinful if she prays in the mosque?

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The questioner : He says: Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. And after that, we love you for the sake of Allah, and we would like to answer this question. The night before last, you said that a woman's prayer in her home is better. So, is the one who prays in the mosque sinful?

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings. And I ask Allah, in Whom He has made me love, to make me love Him. As for the answer to his fiqh question, I say that if a woman comes to pray in the mosque, she is not sinful for doing so, on the condition that she is not displaying her adornment and not wearing perfume. If she is wearing perfume, it is forbidden for her to attend the mosque, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever (woman) fumigates herself with perfume should not join us in the 'Isha' prayer.أيما امرأة أصابت بخورا فلا تشهد معنا صلاة العشاء
Sahih Muslim 444
And a woman is never commanded to come to the mosque except for one prayer, for which she was commanded to attend, and that is?
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2 - 12 - دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام للعام 1406 هـ - الدرس الثاني - الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين — youtube.com (28:42)

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