The woman is positioned behind the man in congregational prayer
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Q: How does a man and his wife perform congregational prayer?
A: This has different scenarios: sometimes they can all pray together in voluntary prayers, such as him praying with his wife and family in the Duha voluntary prayer, or the night prayer, or the Witr prayer. He stands alone, and the women line up behind him, even if it is his wife; she lines up behind him, not alongside him. There is no harm in this. Likewise, in Tarawih, if they pray with the imam, they pray behind him, or if the head of the household prays with them, they pray behind him, whether there is one woman or more; they pray behind him.
It is also permissible in obligatory prayers if women come to the mosques and pray with the people; they pray behind the imams and behind the other worshippers. A woman does not line up with a man, not with her husband, not with her father, and not with anyone else. The women’s position is behind the men, whether in obligatory or voluntary prayer, at night or during the day, as the Sunnah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has been authenticated regarding this.
The point is that all these types follow the same path: the woman is behind the imam or behind the other worshippers, and she does not stand with the imam or with the other worshippers.
As for if they are women, the imam stands in the middle of them and does not stand in front of them, so that she does not imitate the men.
A: This has different scenarios: sometimes they can all pray together in voluntary prayers, such as him praying with his wife and family in the Duha voluntary prayer, or the night prayer, or the Witr prayer. He stands alone, and the women line up behind him, even if it is his wife; she lines up behind him, not alongside him. There is no harm in this. Likewise, in Tarawih, if they pray with the imam, they pray behind him, or if the head of the household prays with them, they pray behind him, whether there is one woman or more; they pray behind him.
It is also permissible in obligatory prayers if women come to the mosques and pray with the people; they pray behind the imams and behind the other worshippers. A woman does not line up with a man, not with her husband, not with her father, and not with anyone else. The women’s position is behind the men, whether in obligatory or voluntary prayer, at night or during the day, as the Sunnah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has been authenticated regarding this.
The point is that all these types follow the same path: the woman is behind the imam or behind the other worshippers, and she does not stand with the imam or with the other worshippers.
As for if they are women, the imam stands in the middle of them and does not stand in front of them, so that she does not imitate the men.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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