Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to work as a female preacher in mosques, and if so, what are the conditions for that?
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The questioner: There is a matter regarding the Relief Society concerning this appointment. Female preachers are now required for the wife. What is your opinion on this matter?
The Shaykh: What is required of the wife?
The questioner: That she be, meaning...
The Shaykh: A female preacher.
The questioner: A female preacher with this...
The Shaykh: For us to be able to give the correct answer, we must know the nature of her performance of this job. How? Where does she preach? Where does she teach?
The questioner: In the mosques.
The Shaykh: In the mosques.
The questioner: Ah, she gives lessons.
The Shaykh: It is not permissible for women to teach in the mosques.
The questioner: She is now, praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, for a period of, meaning, a month or two. This is from the grace of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Now, in the homes, in two homes, and praise be to Allah, the women have now come to accept the methodology, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, this is from the grace of Allah. So it was offered to her, meaning, it was offered through this society...
The student: The body, the Relief Society, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: ... It is not our concern to know the body.
The questioner: That, based on what you mentioned, my Shaykh, that you said in the mosque, it is in the mosque, and that is the case, meaning that...
The Shaykh: No, it is not permissible. The custom today of some women teaching in the mosques is not permissible.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: This is a misguided innovation.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Because the original state for women is[Al-Ahzab 33:33], and the congregational prayer, whose original state is that it is obligatory for men, is not obligatory for women. Rather, he said:
The questioner: This is the outcome.
The Shaykh : This is not permissible.
The questioner: This is the outcome.
The questioner: Our Shaykh, if you would allow... the boy's wedding.
The Shaykh: What is the matter with him?
The questioner: Ruqyah, meaning.
The Shaykh: What is the matter with him?
The questioner : I mean.
The Shaykh: There is something.
The questioner: Meaning, if you wish, Shaykh, he cries.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The student: His name is 'Abd al-Rahman. May Allah make him a supporter of the Sunnah, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: If Allah wills, I seek protection for you with the perfect words of Allah from every Shaytan, and from every harmful creature, and from every evil eye. May Allah cause you to grow up well and please the eyes of your parents, if Allah wills. Welcome, we are pleased to have you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: And you, there is no god but Allah.
The questioner: ... attributed ...
The Shaykh: That is the end of the questions.
The Shaykh: What is required of the wife?
The questioner: That she be, meaning...
The Shaykh: A female preacher.
The questioner: A female preacher with this...
The Shaykh: For us to be able to give the correct answer, we must know the nature of her performance of this job. How? Where does she preach? Where does she teach?
The questioner: In the mosques.
The Shaykh: In the mosques.
The questioner: Ah, she gives lessons.
The Shaykh: It is not permissible for women to teach in the mosques.
The questioner: She is now, praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, for a period of, meaning, a month or two. This is from the grace of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Now, in the homes, in two homes, and praise be to Allah, the women have now come to accept the methodology, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, this is from the grace of Allah. So it was offered to her, meaning, it was offered through this society...
The student: The body, the Relief Society, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: ... It is not our concern to know the body.
The questioner: That, based on what you mentioned, my Shaykh, that you said in the mosque, it is in the mosque, and that is the case, meaning that...
The Shaykh: No, it is not permissible. The custom today of some women teaching in the mosques is not permissible.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: This is a misguided innovation.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Because the original state for women is
And abide in your houses
وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّAnd their homes are better for them.
وبيوتهنَّ خيرٌ لهنَّThe questioner: This is the outcome.
The Shaykh : This is not permissible.
The questioner: This is the outcome.
The questioner: Our Shaykh, if you would allow... the boy's wedding.
The Shaykh: What is the matter with him?
The questioner: Ruqyah, meaning.
The Shaykh: What is the matter with him?
The questioner : I mean.
The Shaykh: There is something.
The questioner: Meaning, if you wish, Shaykh, he cries.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The student: His name is 'Abd al-Rahman. May Allah make him a supporter of the Sunnah, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: If Allah wills, I seek protection for you with the perfect words of Allah from every Shaytan, and from every harmful creature, and from every evil eye. May Allah cause you to grow up well and please the eyes of your parents, if Allah wills. Welcome, we are pleased to have you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: And you, there is no god but Allah.
The questioner: ... attributed ...
The Shaykh: That is the end of the questions.
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