The Ruling on Tarawih Prayer for Women and the Conditions for Their Going Out
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, yesterday we discussed the topic of Tarawih prayer, and it would be good to complete in this episode some of the points and some of the pauses in this topic. May Allah bless you. Regarding Tarawih prayer, regarding women, is it obligatory for women?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Tarawih prayer is not obligatory, neither for men nor for women; rather, it is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah). There is no harm in women going out and praying with the Muslims in the mosques, and they should be behind the rows, just as the female Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were behind the rows of the male Companions. However, the Muslim woman must go out modestly and covered, and she must not apply perfume when going out, and she must not wear clothes of adornment. Rather, she goes out covered in clothes that have no adornment and no perfume, and she avoids the men. And women pray in a place designated for women, separated from the men. Yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, yesterday we discussed the topic of Tarawih prayer, and it would be good to complete in this episode some of the points and some of the pauses in this topic. May Allah bless you. Regarding Tarawih prayer, regarding women, is it obligatory for women?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Tarawih prayer is not obligatory, neither for men nor for women; rather, it is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah). There is no harm in women going out and praying with the Muslims in the mosques, and they should be behind the rows, just as the female Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were behind the rows of the male Companions. However, the Muslim woman must go out modestly and covered, and she must not apply perfume when going out, and she must not wear clothes of adornment. Rather, she goes out covered in clothes that have no adornment and no perfume, and she avoids the men. And women pray in a place designated for women, separated from the men. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6 من 28|من أحكام الصيام|المرأة المسلمة وصلاة التراويح|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:41)
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