The women's prayer area adjacent to the rows of men
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: There is a mosque in the West where we cannot provide a prayer area for the women except adjacent to the rows of the men, but they are behind the imam, and there is a wall between them and the men. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it out of necessity. There is nothing wrong if they are not in front of the imam, but rather on his side, on the side of the praying men, and there is a barrier between them. There is no objection out of necessity. However, the recommended practice (sunnah) is for them to be behind the men; that is the recommended practice if it is possible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: There is a mosque in the West where we cannot provide a prayer area for the women except adjacent to the rows of the men, but they are behind the imam, and there is a wall between them and the men. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it out of necessity. There is nothing wrong if they are not in front of the imam, but rather on his side, on the side of the praying men, and there is a barrier between them. There is no objection out of necessity. However, the recommended practice (sunnah) is for them to be behind the men; that is the recommended practice if it is possible.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 28-03-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (46:07)
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