Which is better: a woman praying Jumu'ah with the imam or praying at home?
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The questioner : Now, which is better: a woman praying Jumu'ah with the imam or praying at home?
The Shaykh : It is better for her to pray the Zuhr prayer at home.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : She should not pray with the imam, because a woman's home is better for her than attending the congregation, except for one prayer, which is the prayer of the festival. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered women to go out for it, even menstruating women and those in their private chambers, except that menstruating women should stay away from the place of prayer. It is obligatory for her, if she goes out, to go out without displaying her adornment and without wearing perfume.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Also, the sister Khawijah from Iraq.
The Shaykh : It is better for her to pray the Zuhr prayer at home.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : She should not pray with the imam, because a woman's home is better for her than attending the congregation, except for one prayer, which is the prayer of the festival. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered women to go out for it, even menstruating women and those in their private chambers, except that menstruating women should stay away from the place of prayer. It is obligatory for her, if she goes out, to go out without displaying her adornment and without wearing perfume.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Also, the sister Khawijah from Iraq.