What is the ruling on the eclipse prayer for a woman at home, and is it permissible for a woman to pray in the mosque?
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The questioner : A female questioner says: O honorable Shaykh! What is the ruling on the eclipse prayer for a woman at home? And is it permissible for a woman to pray in the mosque?
The Shaykh : She should pray in the mosque, because the women of the Companions attended the eclipse prayer when the sun was eclipsed during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is also permissible for her to pray in her home. The most correct opinion of the scholars is that the eclipse prayer is a collective obligation. It is obligatory that the eclipse prayer be established in the lands. For example: if we are in a city, the eclipse prayer must be established, but it is not obligatory in every mosque, except on the basis of recommendation. It is better that the eclipse prayer be established in the congregational mosques, as the scholars have stated and as the apparent meaning of the Sunnah indicates. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gathered the people in one place, then he recited for them in a manner that indicates that this is a congregational prayer. He recited aloud while praying with them during the day, and we do not know of any prayer in which one recites aloud during the day except the prayers for which people gather, such as the festival prayer, the Friday prayer, and the prayer for rain. This indicates that it is better for the Muslims to gather in the congregational mosques. It is also more appropriate so that the one leading the prayer can deliver a sermon, for he is the preacher of the mosque who preaches to the people after the completion of the eclipse prayer.
Yes, Buraydah.
The questioner : Two questions, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Justice, justice.
The Shaykh : She should pray in the mosque, because the women of the Companions attended the eclipse prayer when the sun was eclipsed during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is also permissible for her to pray in her home. The most correct opinion of the scholars is that the eclipse prayer is a collective obligation. It is obligatory that the eclipse prayer be established in the lands. For example: if we are in a city, the eclipse prayer must be established, but it is not obligatory in every mosque, except on the basis of recommendation. It is better that the eclipse prayer be established in the congregational mosques, as the scholars have stated and as the apparent meaning of the Sunnah indicates. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gathered the people in one place, then he recited for them in a manner that indicates that this is a congregational prayer. He recited aloud while praying with them during the day, and we do not know of any prayer in which one recites aloud during the day except the prayers for which people gather, such as the festival prayer, the Friday prayer, and the prayer for rain. This indicates that it is better for the Muslims to gather in the congregational mosques. It is also more appropriate so that the one leading the prayer can deliver a sermon, for he is the preacher of the mosque who preaches to the people after the completion of the eclipse prayer.
Yes, Buraydah.
The questioner : Two questions, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Justice, justice.