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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A woman correcting the imam if he makes a mistake in the recitation

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Question:
The questioner asks, may Allah preserve you: If a woman prays behind men, and the imam makes a mistake in reciting the Qur'an and does not correct it, and the woman knows of it, does she correct him?

Answer:
No, a woman does not raise her voice in the presence of men. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If you notice something when you are prayingقال إذا نابكم شيء في صلاتكم
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1183Sahih (Darussalam)
So the men say Subhan Allah and the women clap. Therefore, the woman only claps when the imam makes a mistake; she alerts him by clapping, and she does not raise her voice where the men can hear her. Yes.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/195 — archive.org (11:35)

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