What is the ruling on a woman praying outside her home?
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The questioner : This questioner is Muftah Ali from Libya. We have reviewed some of his questions. This is his last question: "What is the ruling on a woman praying outside her home?" I hope the honorable Shaykh will give an answer for which we are rewarded.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the righteous, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. A woman’s prayer in a place other than her home is divided into two categories. The first category is that she prays in the gatherings of men, such as her prayer in the mosques.
The second category is that she prays in a house she has gone to for a visit or the like. As for the first, which is her prayer in the gatherings of men, such as the mosques, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified the ruling in it with a sufficient explanation. He said (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 566 It is better for a woman to pray in her home than in the mosques with the men, except for one prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the women to go out for it, and it is the prayer of the two festivals, 'Id al-Adha and 'Id al-Fitr.
As for a woman’s prayer in a house other than her own, such as a house she intended to visit or the like, there is no blame on her for that. Her prayer in it is exactly like her prayer in her home. That is, she is not blamed nor rewarded for it; rather, her prayer in the house she went to for a visit or otherwise is like her prayer in her home, which is her residence. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the righteous, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. A woman’s prayer in a place other than her home is divided into two categories. The first category is that she prays in the gatherings of men, such as her prayer in the mosques.
The second category is that she prays in a house she has gone to for a visit or the like. As for the first, which is her prayer in the gatherings of men, such as the mosques, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified the ruling in it with a sufficient explanation. He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Do not prevent the female servant your women from visiting the mosques of Allah.
لا تمنعوا إماء الله مساجد الله وبيوتهن خير لهنAs for a woman’s prayer in a house other than her own, such as a house she intended to visit or the like, there is no blame on her for that. Her prayer in it is exactly like her prayer in her home. That is, she is not blamed nor rewarded for it; rather, her prayer in the house she went to for a visit or otherwise is like her prayer in her home, which is her residence. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.