The questioner states: There is a mosque next to our house in the direction of the qiblah, meaning that only a wall separates them.
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The questioner : There is a mosque next to our house in the direction of the qiblah, meaning that only a wall separates them. Can we pray with the congregation while we are in our house, that is, I and the rest of the women in the family, where we would be directly behind the rows of men? Please inform us, may Allah reward you?
The Shaykh : What I see in this matter is that it is not permissible for them to pray with the congregation in their house, because the congregation is the gathering in the place and the actions. If the place of the congregation is spacious, then praying in a place other than theirs is not valid. I mean that praying with the congregation following them in a place other than theirs is not valid, because the prescribed gathering has not been realized in it. Yes, if it were assumed that there is no place for them in the mosque because women are prohibited from it, or because it is full, then in this case they may pray with the congregation, meaning with the mosque congregation, in their house. But if they can attend the mosque, then the congregation is not valid for them except by their attendance.
And it is known that the houses in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were close together and near the mosque, and we do not know that anyone among the people used to pray in his house with the congregation in the mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If this had been among the permissible matters, it would have been practiced in the time of the Messenger (may Allah’s prayer and peace be upon him) or its permissibility would have been clarified.
And the summary of the answer is that it is not permissible for these women whose houses are behind the mosque to pray with the mosque congregation, even if they hear the voice of the imam, unless they have an excuse that prevents them from attending the mosque, or the mosque is full and they cannot pray in it. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. A listener from Iraq, from Baghdad, Hameed Ghafuri, asks and says.
The Shaykh : What I see in this matter is that it is not permissible for them to pray with the congregation in their house, because the congregation is the gathering in the place and the actions. If the place of the congregation is spacious, then praying in a place other than theirs is not valid. I mean that praying with the congregation following them in a place other than theirs is not valid, because the prescribed gathering has not been realized in it. Yes, if it were assumed that there is no place for them in the mosque because women are prohibited from it, or because it is full, then in this case they may pray with the congregation, meaning with the mosque congregation, in their house. But if they can attend the mosque, then the congregation is not valid for them except by their attendance.
And it is known that the houses in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were close together and near the mosque, and we do not know that anyone among the people used to pray in his house with the congregation in the mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If this had been among the permissible matters, it would have been practiced in the time of the Messenger (may Allah’s prayer and peace be upon him) or its permissibility would have been clarified.
And the summary of the answer is that it is not permissible for these women whose houses are behind the mosque to pray with the mosque congregation, even if they hear the voice of the imam, unless they have an excuse that prevents them from attending the mosque, or the mosque is full and they cannot pray in it. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. A listener from Iraq, from Baghdad, Hameed Ghafuri, asks and says.