Is it permissible for a woman to correct the imam if he makes a mistake and no one else corrects him?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : A questioner says: If a woman prays behind the men, and the imam makes a mistake in reciting the Qur'an and is not corrected, and the woman knows of it, should she correct him?
The Shaykh : If this is in Surat al-Fatihah, it is obligatory for her to correct him, because if he neglects Surat al-Fatihah, his prayer is invalid. If it is in something other than Surat al-Fatihah, and the men are acquaintances of hers and it is not unusual for her to speak in their presence, then she may point it out to him, and there is no blame on her, because a woman's voice is not an 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered). The evidence that it is not an 'awrah is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ahzab 33:32] The prohibition against softness in speech is evidence that speech is permissible.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : A questioner says: If a woman prays behind the men, and the imam makes a mistake in reciting the Qur'an and is not corrected, and the woman knows of it, should she correct him?
The Shaykh : If this is in Surat al-Fatihah, it is obligatory for her to correct him, because if he neglects Surat al-Fatihah, his prayer is invalid. If it is in something other than Surat al-Fatihah, and the men are acquaintances of hers and it is not unusual for her to speak in their presence, then she may point it out to him, and there is no blame on her, because a woman's voice is not an 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered). The evidence that it is not an 'awrah is the saying of Allah the Exalted: