If a woman prays Fajr in her home, does she sit and pray two rak'ahs, and does she receive the reward of a complete Hajj and 'Umrah as mentioned in the hadith?
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The questioner : I am the one who asked this question. He is saying: If a man prays in congregation and the women did not pray in congregation, are they included in the hadith?
The Shaykh : What is better for women, praying in the mosque or praying in the home?
The questioner : ... in the home.
The Shaykh : Okay; if she prays in the mosque, is it obligatory? Does the ruling apply to her?
The questioner : I mean this question.
The Shaykh : No, it is not... Your question, as the professor read it here, is: If a woman prays Fajr in her home, does she sit and pray two rak'ahs, and does she receive the same reward as the man who prayed in the mosque and prayed two rak'ahs? That was your question, was it not?
The questioner : Knowing that the hadith says: Whoever prays in congregation.
The Shaykh : I know, my brother... I asked about a ruling that is not well known: What is better for women, praying in the mosque or praying in the home? The answer is: Praying in the home. Now, look at the previous question with some development, and I say: Is a woman's prayer in the mosque valid or not? It is valid. So, if a woman's prayer in the mosque is valid, is it valid for her to sit in her mosque in her place of prayer until she remembers Allah, and then when the sun rises, she prays those two rak'ahs? Or is it not valid for her to do that? This is the previous question with a little detail. Is the question understood?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay; the answer is known to you.
The questioner : ... it is valid.
The Shaykh : Of course. So, if it is valid in her prayer, regarding her prayer in her home, her prayer in her mosque is less preferred, and her prayer in her home is more preferred. And what is valid to do in the less preferred prayer is not valid to do in the more preferred prayer? Say it and do not fear: That is even more so. Is it clear?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
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The Shaykh : What is better for women, praying in the mosque or praying in the home?
The questioner : ... in the home.
The Shaykh : Okay; if she prays in the mosque, is it obligatory? Does the ruling apply to her?
The questioner : I mean this question.
The Shaykh : No, it is not... Your question, as the professor read it here, is: If a woman prays Fajr in her home, does she sit and pray two rak'ahs, and does she receive the same reward as the man who prayed in the mosque and prayed two rak'ahs? That was your question, was it not?
The questioner : Knowing that the hadith says: Whoever prays in congregation.
The Shaykh : I know, my brother... I asked about a ruling that is not well known: What is better for women, praying in the mosque or praying in the home? The answer is: Praying in the home. Now, look at the previous question with some development, and I say: Is a woman's prayer in the mosque valid or not? It is valid. So, if a woman's prayer in the mosque is valid, is it valid for her to sit in her mosque in her place of prayer until she remembers Allah, and then when the sun rises, she prays those two rak'ahs? Or is it not valid for her to do that? This is the previous question with a little detail. Is the question understood?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay; the answer is known to you.
The questioner : ... it is valid.
The Shaykh : Of course. So, if it is valid in her prayer, regarding her prayer in her home, her prayer in her mosque is less preferred, and her prayer in her home is more preferred. And what is valid to do in the less preferred prayer is not valid to do in the more preferred prayer? Say it and do not fear: That is even more so. Is it clear?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
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