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Is a woman sinful if she prays in the mosque?

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The questioner : He says: Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. And after that, we love you for the sake of Allah, and we would like to answer this question. The night before last, you said that a woman's prayer in her home is better. So, is the one who prays in the mosque sinful?

The Shaykh : And peace and mercy and blessings of Allah be upon him. I ask Allah, whom I love in Him, to love me. As for the answer to his legal question, I say that if a woman comes to the mosque to pray, she does not sin by doing so, provided that she is not displaying her adornment and not wearing perfume. If she is wearing perfume, it is forbidden for her to attend the mosque, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever (woman) fumigates herself with perfume should not join us in the 'Isha' prayer.أيما امرأة أصابت بخورا فلا تشهد معنا صلاة العشاء
Sahih Muslim 444
And a woman is not commanded to come to the mosque of Adam except for one prayer for which she has been commanded to attend, and that is?
Source دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1406هـ - 2 — binothaimeen.net (28:42)

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