Is it permissible in Ramadan for women to pray 'Isha' and tarawih in a room that has a passageway between it and the mosque, with the rows naturally being disconnected?
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The questioner : Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, we have a new mosque in our neighborhood that they have opened.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Of course, they built a room; they built a room on the basis that it would be a library for the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A library for the mosque or a room for the mu'adhdhin.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is separated from the rest of the mosque by what is almost a passageway; there is a separating passageway between the room and the mosque itself. So, is it permissible in Ramadan for women to pray 'Isha' and tarawih in this room, with the rows naturally being disconnected and this separator existing between the mosque and the room?
The Shaykh : If, first of all, if the women do not see the men at all.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And if the row of the women, whether it is in front or behind, does not connect to another row of women who can see the rows of men in front of them, then the prayer is not valid.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Is the answer clear?
The questioner : Clear, yes, yes. The condition is that the row of the women sees the men; they see the rows of men?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Of course, they built a room; they built a room on the basis that it would be a library for the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A library for the mosque or a room for the mu'adhdhin.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is separated from the rest of the mosque by what is almost a passageway; there is a separating passageway between the room and the mosque itself. So, is it permissible in Ramadan for women to pray 'Isha' and tarawih in this room, with the rows naturally being disconnected and this separator existing between the mosque and the room?
The Shaykh : If, first of all, if the women do not see the men at all.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And if the row of the women, whether it is in front or behind, does not connect to another row of women who can see the rows of men in front of them, then the prayer is not valid.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Is the answer clear?
The questioner : Clear, yes, yes. The condition is that the row of the women sees the men; they see the rows of men?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
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