The Wife’s Position in Prayer with Her Husband at Home
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The questioner:
If a man prays with his wife at home, where should his wife stand? Does she stand beside him or behind him?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that; she stands beside him because she is his wife. If she stands behind him, there is nothing wrong with that either. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success for the question.
The Shaykh:
A non-mahram woman does not stand beside him; she stands behind him. Yes.
If a man prays with his wife at home, where should his wife stand? Does she stand beside him or behind him?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that; she stands beside him because she is his wife. If she stands behind him, there is nothing wrong with that either. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success for the question.
The Shaykh:
A non-mahram woman does not stand beside him; she stands behind him. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما سماعه من المرأة الأجنبية أو الأمرد فمن أعظم المحرمات — islamhouse.com (58:35)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.