What is the ruling on a woman who consistently performs the congregational prayer with her daughters in her home as an obligation?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, there is a woman who prays with her daughters in congregation in her home, and she obligates them to do so daily in all the prayers. What is the ruling on this action?
The Shaykh : Yes, the congregational prayer is not obligatory for women, neither in their homes nor in the mosques. However, the scholars differed on whether the congregational prayer is a recommended practice (sunnah) for women in their homes or not.
Some of them said that the congregational prayer is a recommended practice (sunnah) for them, and some said that it is not. So, this woman should look into the matter with her daughters: if their prayer in congregation is better because they wake up from sleep and pray together, and their imam will be calm in the prayer, not rushing in a way that invalidates it, then in this case, their prayer in congregation is better. And if this advantage is not achieved, let their prayer be in congregation sometimes and individually other times. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, the congregational prayer is not obligatory for women, neither in their homes nor in the mosques. However, the scholars differed on whether the congregational prayer is a recommended practice (sunnah) for women in their homes or not.
Some of them said that the congregational prayer is a recommended practice (sunnah) for them, and some said that it is not. So, this woman should look into the matter with her daughters: if their prayer in congregation is better because they wake up from sleep and pray together, and their imam will be calm in the prayer, not rushing in a way that invalidates it, then in this case, their prayer in congregation is better. And if this advantage is not achieved, let their prayer be in congregation sometimes and individually other times. Yes.