The ruling on placing the women's prayer area in front of the mosque's qiblah
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The questioner:
This question is from France. They say: We renovated the mosque and placed a prayer area for the women in front of the mosque's qiblah. From France, we renovated the mosque, and it is a renovation.
The Shaykh:
Renovation.
The questioner:
Renovation, yes, and we placed a prayer area for the women in a hall in front of the mosque's qiblah, with a wall separating them from the imam. We did this temporarily until we finish the renovation. Is this action permissible?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible. The women must not be in front of the men. The Sunnah is that the women are behind the men, and not in front of them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So do not let the women be in front of the men in their prayer positions.
This question is from France. They say: We renovated the mosque and placed a prayer area for the women in front of the mosque's qiblah. From France, we renovated the mosque, and it is a renovation.
The Shaykh:
Renovation.
The questioner:
Renovation, yes, and we placed a prayer area for the women in a hall in front of the mosque's qiblah, with a wall separating them from the imam. We did this temporarily until we finish the renovation. Is this action permissible?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible. The women must not be in front of the men. The Sunnah is that the women are behind the men, and not in front of them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Put them in the back, just as Allah put them in the back.
أخروهن حيث أخرهن الله،
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مجالس رمضانية. رمضان شهرعظيم مبارك وموسم خيرات وبركات )-الجمعة 09-09-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (23:37)
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