Can a woman pray while carrying her child?
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The questioner : There is in this community a believer, your sister in Allah, the owner of this message, who loves you in Allah and calls upon Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to place you in the highest ranks of Paradise.
A question to Shaykh Muhammad: Can a woman pray while carrying her child?
The Shaykh : Before answering her question, I say: These phrases that preceded her question indicate her faith and her love for the people of good. And I say: One of the strongest ties of faith is that a person loves in Allah, hates in Allah, allies with in Allah, and opposes in Allah. Love in Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is stronger than every bond. May the believers be sincere in this love and give it its due of affection and cooperation in righteousness and piety, and in encouraging one another in what brings nearness to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and in removing everything that hinders the attainment of that, such as disagreements that may be a place for independent legal reasoning in which the one who differs is excused. So love in Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has a great impact on a person's behavior and on the reform of society.
As for her question, which is whether she can pray while carrying her child, there is nothing wrong with that. That is, there is nothing wrong with a woman carrying her child if he is ritually pure and she needs to carry him because he cries and distracts her from her prayer if she does not carry him. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to pray while carrying 'Ammah, the daughter of Zaynab, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He used to pray among the people while carrying her (peace and blessings be upon him); when he stood, he carried her, and when he prostrated, he put her down. If a woman does that with her child, there is nothing wrong with it, but it is better that she not do it unless necessity calls for it.
A question to Shaykh Muhammad: Can a woman pray while carrying her child?
The Shaykh : Before answering her question, I say: These phrases that preceded her question indicate her faith and her love for the people of good. And I say: One of the strongest ties of faith is that a person loves in Allah, hates in Allah, allies with in Allah, and opposes in Allah. Love in Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is stronger than every bond. May the believers be sincere in this love and give it its due of affection and cooperation in righteousness and piety, and in encouraging one another in what brings nearness to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and in removing everything that hinders the attainment of that, such as disagreements that may be a place for independent legal reasoning in which the one who differs is excused. So love in Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has a great impact on a person's behavior and on the reform of society.
As for her question, which is whether she can pray while carrying her child, there is nothing wrong with that. That is, there is nothing wrong with a woman carrying her child if he is ritually pure and she needs to carry him because he cries and distracts her from her prayer if she does not carry him. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to pray while carrying 'Ammah, the daughter of Zaynab, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He used to pray among the people while carrying her (peace and blessings be upon him); when he stood, he carried her, and when he prostrated, he put her down. If a woman does that with her child, there is nothing wrong with it, but it is better that she not do it unless necessity calls for it.