A Woman Praying in the Mosque
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Question: If a woman goes out to the mosque for the tarawih prayer, and her husband is not pleased with her,And he says to her: and she prays at home, is that better for you? What is the ruling on this? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
Answer: First: It must be known that when a woman goes out to the mosque, or to any other place, she must cover herself and not go out wearing adornment or perfume. She should go out in covering clothes that are not clothes of adornment, and she should not be perfumed, and she should strive to avoid what causes fitnah (trial) for people, or what causes fitnah for her through people. This is a general etiquette for a woman going out to mosques and other places.
As for her going out to the mosque for the purpose of praying with the Muslims, whether it is an obligatory prayer, or the tarawih and tahajjud prayers in Ramadan, or she goes out to pray with the Muslims the 'Id prayer, or the prayer for rain, or the Friday prayer, or she goes out to the mosque to attend religious lessons to benefit from them, then there is nothing wrong with this,And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 566 , provided her going out is in the manner we mentioned, with covering and modesty.
And her husband has no right to prevent her from that if she is adhering to what we mentioned of modesty and covering, and her intention is good;As he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 566 , except if she is violating the Islamic etiquettes and her husband notices that in her, then he may prevent her if the woman is bad in the Islamic etiquette of her going out,As Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had seen what the women have innovated, he would have prevented them from the mosques, just as the Children of Israel prevented their women" or as she said.
And that is only because if a woman is bad in the Islamic etiquette, and does not adhere to covering and modesty, then she is prevented from the mosques, and she is also prevented from other than the mosques, so she is obligated to stay in the house out of concern for her and to protect her. And likewise, if there is harm in her going out to her children, if she has small children who need her to stay with them and watch over them, then this is also from what justifies for the husband to prevent her for their sake, and Allah the Exalted knows best.
Question: Is it permissible for a woman to regularly attend the congregational prayer in the mosque, and does her husband have the right to prevent her from that?
Answer: It is permissible for her to go out to pray in the mosque, but her prayer in her house is better for her; because in her prayer in her house there is covering for her and safety for her from being exposed to fitnah from her or through her,As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sunan Abi Dawud 566 ". So if she wants to go out to pray in the mosque, she should not be prevented from that, and her staying in her house and praying in it is better than her going out to pray in the mosque. But if she goes out to the mosque, then it is necessary to adhere to the Islamic etiquettes, by avoiding perfume, avoiding clothes of adornment, avoiding wearing jewelry and displaying jewelry, and avoiding showing any part of her body, by covering her face, her hands, and her feet, and covering herself from the men. If she adheres to this, then it is permissible for her to go out to pray in the mosque, and she should also be separated from the men in the mosque, not being in the row of the men, and not mixing with the men, but rather being in the back of the mosque, if there are women with her who are all praying together, or she lines up alone, behind the men. If she adheres to these Islamic etiquettes, but if she does not adhere, then her husband prevents her from that.
Answer: First: It must be known that when a woman goes out to the mosque, or to any other place, she must cover herself and not go out wearing adornment or perfume. She should go out in covering clothes that are not clothes of adornment, and she should not be perfumed, and she should strive to avoid what causes fitnah (trial) for people, or what causes fitnah for her through people. This is a general etiquette for a woman going out to mosques and other places.
As for her going out to the mosque for the purpose of praying with the Muslims, whether it is an obligatory prayer, or the tarawih and tahajjud prayers in Ramadan, or she goes out to pray with the Muslims the 'Id prayer, or the prayer for rain, or the Friday prayer, or she goes out to the mosque to attend religious lessons to benefit from them, then there is nothing wrong with this,And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not prevent the female servant your women from visiting the mosques of Allah.
لا تمنعوا إماء الله مساجد اللهAnd her husband has no right to prevent her from that if she is adhering to what we mentioned of modesty and covering, and her intention is good;As he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not prevent the female servant your women from visiting the mosques of Allah.
لا تمنعوا إماء الله مساجد اللهAnd that is only because if a woman is bad in the Islamic etiquette, and does not adhere to covering and modesty, then she is prevented from the mosques, and she is also prevented from other than the mosques, so she is obligated to stay in the house out of concern for her and to protect her. And likewise, if there is harm in her going out to her children, if she has small children who need her to stay with them and watch over them, then this is also from what justifies for the husband to prevent her for their sake, and Allah the Exalted knows best.
Question: Is it permissible for a woman to regularly attend the congregational prayer in the mosque, and does her husband have the right to prevent her from that?
Answer: It is permissible for her to go out to pray in the mosque, but her prayer in her house is better for her; because in her prayer in her house there is covering for her and safety for her from being exposed to fitnah from her or through her,As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "
