Is it permissible for women to pray behind men in the prayer for rain, and is it prescribed or prohibited? What are the narrations regarding this? Please inform us.
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The questioner : Is it permissible for women to pray behind men in the prayer for rain? And is it prescribed or prohibited? What are the narrations regarding this? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible for a woman to go out to the Eid prayer area and pray the prayer for rain with the people, but she must be behind the men. The further she is from the men, the better, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 678Sahih (Al-Albani) It is also established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the Eid prayer: So, if a woman goes out to the prayer for rain to attend the supplication of the Muslims and seek good, there is no blame on her for that. However, it is obligatory that she not be displaying her adornment or wearing perfume. Here is a matter that requires attention: when women pray in the mosques with the congregation, you find some of them praying alone behind the rows, and they do not consider the rows to be a matter of importance. This is contrary to the Sunnah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He clarified that women have rows, and he said: Bulugh al-Maram 2:327 Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
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The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible for a woman to go out to the Eid prayer area and pray the prayer for rain with the people, but she must be behind the men. The further she is from the men, the better, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
the best of the women’s rows is the last and the worst of them is the first
خير صفوف النساء ءاخرها، وشرها أولهاThat he ordered the women to go out to attend the good and the supplication of the Muslims, and he ordered the menstruating women to stay away from the prayer area.
أنه أمر النساء بأن يخرجن يحضرن الخير ودعوة المسلمين، وأمر الحيّض بأن يعتزلن المصلىThe best rows for women
خير صفوف النساءThe prayer of a person who prays alone behind the row is not accepted.
لا صلاة لمنفرد خلف الصفThe questioner : May Allah bless you.
A listener from Egypt, Tawfiq Muhammad Khalifa, an Egyptian national, sent this message saying: