The women's prayer area is on the ground floor and the men's prayer area is on the first floor. Is the congregational prayer valid for the women there, given that they cannot see the imam or the rows of worshippers?
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The questioner : Hello, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : Your Eminence, the Shaykh, I have a question, may I ask it?
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : The women's prayer area is on the ground floor and the men's prayer area is on the first floor. Is the congregational prayer valid for the women there, given that they cannot see the imam or the rows of worshippers?The Shaykh : Is this in the same mosque, or outside the mosque? First of all.
The questioner : It is in the same mosque, but...
The Shaykh : I mean, one floor.
The questioner : Yes, one floor.
The Shaykh : One floor between the two rooms, the men's room and the women's room, one level.
The questioner : The men's room is actually higher than the women's floor; it is the first floor, and we are on the ground floor, approximately.The Shaykh : Ground floor and first floor.
The questioner : I mean, the women are on the ground floor and the men are on the first floor.
The Shaykh : Well, if the electricity goes out, which is what lets you hear the imam's voice, naturally you would then not know what to listen to.
The questioner : Yes, sometimes the microphone falls from the imam, and we do not know where he is.
The Shaykh : This is not valid. It is obligatory that the place be unified.The questioner : Such that, without the microphone's sound, we are able to hear him.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : How does the situation work?
The questioner : We do not notice; I did not see the row or the sound.
The Shaykh : It is like that. Look, if it were said that the situation you have is permissible, the issue would extend.
The questioner : In the mosque, the women have a television. If they put a camera in the men's mosque, we can see them.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : Real sight is required. Thank you very much.
The Shaykh : I wanted to clarify this for you.
The questioner : Please go ahead.
The Shaykh : If it were said that a prayer like the one you are asking about is permissible, then someone would say, and it would be chained, do you understand what "chained" means? From the house you are in to the house next to it, then the house after that, to the one after that. In short, it would be permissible for you to pray with the imam in Makkah. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : Your Eminence, the Shaykh, I have a question, may I ask it?
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : The women's prayer area is on the ground floor and the men's prayer area is on the first floor. Is the congregational prayer valid for the women there, given that they cannot see the imam or the rows of worshippers?The Shaykh : Is this in the same mosque, or outside the mosque? First of all.
The questioner : It is in the same mosque, but...
The Shaykh : I mean, one floor.
The questioner : Yes, one floor.
The Shaykh : One floor between the two rooms, the men's room and the women's room, one level.
The questioner : The men's room is actually higher than the women's floor; it is the first floor, and we are on the ground floor, approximately.The Shaykh : Ground floor and first floor.
The questioner : I mean, the women are on the ground floor and the men are on the first floor.
The Shaykh : Well, if the electricity goes out, which is what lets you hear the imam's voice, naturally you would then not know what to listen to.
The questioner : Yes, sometimes the microphone falls from the imam, and we do not know where he is.
The Shaykh : This is not valid. It is obligatory that the place be unified.The questioner : Such that, without the microphone's sound, we are able to hear him.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : How does the situation work?
The questioner : We do not notice; I did not see the row or the sound.
The Shaykh : It is like that. Look, if it were said that the situation you have is permissible, the issue would extend.
The questioner : In the mosque, the women have a television. If they put a camera in the men's mosque, we can see them.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : Real sight is required. Thank you very much.
The Shaykh : I wanted to clarify this for you.
The questioner : Please go ahead.
The Shaykh : If it were said that a prayer like the one you are asking about is permissible, then someone would say, and it would be chained, do you understand what "chained" means? From the house you are in to the house next to it, then the house after that, to the one after that. In short, it would be permissible for you to pray with the imam in Makkah. May Allah reward you.