A group of women were seen praying the obligatory prayer, but she did not join them; she prayed alone, separate from them
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. She says: I am a student at school. If I enter the mosque and a group of women is praying, is it obligatory for me to join them? And is there a sin on me if I pray alone, because I am more humble in that state? And is it true that it is not permissible to pray alone if there is a group of women?
The Shaykh:
Congregation is a characteristic of men. As for women, there is no obligation on them; the congregational prayer is not obligatory for them. It is not permissible for you to pray alone, or for some of you to pray in groups or in one group. The matter is broad in this regard for women. Yes.
The questioner:
If she finds in herself more humility when she is alone.
The Shaykh:
If there is an apparent benefit in her praying alone, then she prays alone. Yes.
May Allah reward you. She says: I am a student at school. If I enter the mosque and a group of women is praying, is it obligatory for me to join them? And is there a sin on me if I pray alone, because I am more humble in that state? And is it true that it is not permissible to pray alone if there is a group of women?
The Shaykh:
Congregation is a characteristic of men. As for women, there is no obligation on them; the congregational prayer is not obligatory for them. It is not permissible for you to pray alone, or for some of you to pray in groups or in one group. The matter is broad in this regard for women. Yes.
The questioner:
If she finds in herself more humility when she is alone.
The Shaykh:
If there is an apparent benefit in her praying alone, then she prays alone. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5273- رأت جماعة نساء يصلين الفرض فلم تلتحق بهن وصلت منفردة عنهن - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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