The Place of Women in Mosques
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it a recommended practice (sunnah) to provide a separate area for women in mosques, or do they pray directly behind the men?
Answer:
A separate, enclosed area is better; it is better for them. If it is not enclosed and they are isolated, there is nothing wrong with it, but placing a curtain is better, because something of the woman may be visible to us. Perhaps the clothes become heavy on her and she drops some of them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it a recommended practice (sunnah) to provide a separate area for women in mosques, or do they pray directly behind the men?
Answer:
A separate, enclosed area is better; it is better for them. If it is not enclosed and they are isolated, there is nothing wrong with it, but placing a curtain is better, because something of the woman may be visible to us. Perhaps the clothes become heavy on her and she drops some of them. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده ومصايده ما فتن به عشاق الصور — islamhouse.com (1:05:31)
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