Is it better for a group of women at home to pray in congregation?
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The questioner:
If they are gathered together, for example, women in their home praying together, rather than each one praying alone.
The Shaykh:
If they are seven in number, if they all pray together and one of them leads them, that is fine; she teaches them and recites the Qur'an, and they listen and benefit. And if each one prays alone, that is also fine, if they are seven in number. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe, Shaykh. Regarding this matter, if it is inside the mosque but there is a barrier between them and the men, is it permissible?
The Shaykh:
If it is in the mosque, there is nothing wrong with it. Hearing the voice is fine, there is nothing wrong with it, like the ruins of mosques.
The presenter:
Yes.
The questioner:
Hair in the Haram. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
The expansion in the Haram.
The Shaykh:
They may pray in it following the imam; there is nothing wrong with it, because it was added to the Haram. Following the imam is fine.
If they are gathered together, for example, women in their home praying together, rather than each one praying alone.
The Shaykh:
If they are seven in number, if they all pray together and one of them leads them, that is fine; she teaches them and recites the Qur'an, and they listen and benefit. And if each one prays alone, that is also fine, if they are seven in number. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe, Shaykh. Regarding this matter, if it is inside the mosque but there is a barrier between them and the men, is it permissible?
The Shaykh:
If it is in the mosque, there is nothing wrong with it. Hearing the voice is fine, there is nothing wrong with it, like the ruins of mosques.
The presenter:
Yes.
The questioner:
Hair in the Haram. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
The expansion in the Haram.
The Shaykh:
They may pray in it following the imam; there is nothing wrong with it, because it was added to the Haram. Following the imam is fine.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 4- هل الأفضل لجماعة النساء في البيت أن يصلين جماعة؟|شرح كتاب وظائف رمضان|ابن باز — youtube.com
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