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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Women Praying at Home and the Meaning of the Hadith: Do Not Make Your Homes into Graves

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Observe some of your prayers in your houses and do not make them graves.اجعلوا من صلاتكم في بيوتكم ولا تتخذوها قبورا
Sahih Muslim 777a
, is it sufficient for women to pray in them so that they are not turned into graves?

Answer:
This is an address to the men. This is an address to the men; it is not sufficient for women to pray in their homes. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب المواضع المنهي عنها والمأذون فيها للصلاة — islamhouse.com (47:37)

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