Is it prescribed for women to pray in the back of the mosque in our present day?
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The questioner : Now, in this era, when mosques are built, a special area is made for women so that they do not see the men and the men do not see them. But with this custom, we find that often a man comes to pray with his family, for example, if he is traveling. If he does not find a designated area for women, he prefers that his wife not pray in the mosque rather than praying in another place afterwards. Do you see reviving the Sunnah in such a case, O Shaykh? That the woman enters and prays?
The Shaykh : And I see this. I complete this. This occurred in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). What is the meaning?
The questioner : The people know it, meaning we are exposed to them.
The Shaykh : Perhaps she is shy and it is difficult for her to pray with the imam. But if she is not shy, there is no harm. And I see that sometimes in the mosques on the roads, in the lines, men enter and women pray on the side of the mosque, either with the men or alone.
The Shaykh : And I see this. I complete this. This occurred in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). What is the meaning?
The questioner : The people know it, meaning we are exposed to them.
The Shaykh : Perhaps she is shy and it is difficult for her to pray with the imam. But if she is not shy, there is no harm. And I see that sometimes in the mosques on the roads, in the lines, men enter and women pray on the side of the mosque, either with the men or alone.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 971 - 4600 هل يشرع للنساء أن يصلين في مؤخرة المسجد في عصرنا الحاضر؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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