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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on women going out for the Eid prayer

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Question:
Is it prescribed for us women to go out for the Eid prayer, or is it better that we pray at home?

Answer:
It is emphasized for women to go out for the Eid prayer, because Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "We used to go out for the Eid prayer. We were ordered to send out the menstruating women and the young girls. The menstruating women would stay away from the prayer area. If the menstruating women go out to witness the call of the Muslims, then the others are even more entitled to do so. So the Muslims, men and women, go out to the prayer area, and the women are separated from the men, as is well known. They should not be wearing perfume, nor adorned, nor decorated, nor displaying their adornment, because they have gone out for worship and appeared before their Lord (Mighty and Majestic). It is obligatory for them to fear Allah and be afraid of Him, and not to go out with adornment. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 27 من 27|أحكام المرأة في الصيام|أحكام زكاة الفطر مع ضوابط احتفال النساء بالعيد|صالح الفوزان|فقه — youtube.com (3:38)

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