Is congregational prayer prescribed for women? Is the iqamah, saying "Ameen," and reciting aloud prescribed for them? Where does the woman who leads them stand?

The questioner : There have been questions regarding congregational prayer among women: Is congregational prayer established for them? Is there an iqamah? Does the imam stand in the middle of the first row? And do they recite aloud?

The Shaykh : Yes, it is prescribed for women to pray in congregation, just as it is prescribed for men. It is also prescribed for them to call the adhan and iqamah, just as it is prescribed for men, and it is prescribed for them to recite aloud, just as it is prescribed for men, except in specific cases. If the women are, as is the case now, in a room here upstairs and there are no men present, then if the woman calls the adhan and iqamah and recites aloud, no one from the strangers or those foreign to them will hear her voice. This is, as we said, like the men, because I mentioned in some of the previous answers the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) So whatever is prescribed for men is prescribed for women, except for what is excluded. One of these exclusions is that the woman who leads the women does not stand in front of them, but rather stands in the row with them; she does not stand in front nor behind. Where do we get this from? From what is authentic from 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when she led the women in prayer, she would stand in the middle of them.