What is the ruling on praying in the Rawdah in the Prophet’s Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him)
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The questioner : This is a woman calling in with us on the line, Honorable Shaykh. She asks: What is the ruling on praying in the Rawdah in al-Masjid al-Nabawi?
The Shaykh : It is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 695Sahih (Darussalam) The meaning is that this place is a site for righteous deeds, such as prayer, dhikr, reciting the Qur'an, and other things. However, a woman should not crowd the men in this place.
The questioner : So this is specific to the women’s section.
The Shaykh : A woman should not crowd the men in this place, because a woman crowding the men is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for her and for the other men she crowds. The woman is commanded to stay away from places of fitnah.
The questioner : If you please.
The Shaykh : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned his ummah (the Muslim community) of this, where he said: I have not left after me any fitnah more harmful to men than women. And the fitnah of the Children of Israel was in women. So we warn our sisters against crowding the men, and we encourage them to stay away from crowding the men, because that is safer for their religion and their honor, and further from places of fitnah. We ask Allah for guidance for us and for them.
The Shaykh : It is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
The area between my house and my Minbar is one of the gardens of Paradise.
ما بين بيتي ومنبري روضة من رياض الجنةThe questioner : So this is specific to the women’s section.
The Shaykh : A woman should not crowd the men in this place, because a woman crowding the men is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for her and for the other men she crowds. The woman is commanded to stay away from places of fitnah.
The questioner : If you please.
The Shaykh : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned his ummah (the Muslim community) of this, where he said: I have not left after me any fitnah more harmful to men than women. And the fitnah of the Children of Israel was in women. So we warn our sisters against crowding the men, and we encourage them to stay away from crowding the men, because that is safer for their religion and their honor, and further from places of fitnah. We ask Allah for guidance for us and for them.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 695- ما حكم الصلاة في الروضة في مسجد الرسول ﷺ /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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