Does a woman share in the virtue of sitting after Fajr until the sun rises?
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Question:
After this, a message was received for the program from one of the sisters. The sender (B. S.) from Riyadh asks and says: It is reported in the hadith that whoever sits after the Fajr prayer until the sun rises, in his place of prayer, remembering Allah until he prays the two rak'ahs of the morning; it is written for him the reward of a Hajj and 'Umrah. The scholars said: If a woman does this in her home, half the reward is hoped for her. The question: There are people who say: It is a condition for this sitting that one does not talk to anyone about worldly matters. Is this statement correct? And if it is correct, what do I do if my mother is old in age, and I have informed her of this, but she forgets and talks to me about worldly matters, which are not necessary, during this sitting of mine? So, if I sit seeking the reward from Allah, but I talk to my mother and answer her out of eagerness for her pleasure, have I performed the worship as it should be?
Answer:
Yes, yes, you have combined the two goods, between the remembrance, and the pleasure of the mother, and dutifulness to her is among the most important matters. So, talking to her if she requests conversation is a required matter, and it is prescribed, and it does not harm, and it does not break the sitting, and it does not affect you. So, whoever sits in his place of prayer remembering Allah, sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), glorifying, and supplicating until the sun rises, then prays two rak'ahs, the sunnah of the morning, these two rak'ahs are called: the sunnah of the morning, and the common people call it the sunnah of the rising of the sun, and it is the early sunnah of the morning, so he has a reward. It came in the hadith:.
And there is no difference between men and women, the woman is like the man, it is not half, half a Hajj, not a complete Hajj, the man and the woman are equal in this, the hadith is general for men and women, so the woman in her home sits in her place of prayer, and the man in his place of prayer in the mosque until the sun rises, then prays two rak'ahs, this is all a great good, he occupies himself with the remembrance of Allah, with supplication, with reading the Qur'an, praise be to Allah, and if he talks with his brother about something that need calls for; there is no harm, or the woman talks with her husband, or with her mother, or with others about need; there is no harm.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good, so those who said: The woman has half the reward are not on the right path?
The Shaykh: It is an error, no, the reward is general, the ruling is one, so the man and the woman are equal.
The presenter: May Allah bless you, and whether that is in the mosque, or in her home.
The Shaykh: Yes, yes, in the mosque, or in the home.
The presenter : May Allah bless you and reward you.
After this, a message was received for the program from one of the sisters. The sender (B. S.) from Riyadh asks and says: It is reported in the hadith that whoever sits after the Fajr prayer until the sun rises, in his place of prayer, remembering Allah until he prays the two rak'ahs of the morning; it is written for him the reward of a Hajj and 'Umrah. The scholars said: If a woman does this in her home, half the reward is hoped for her. The question: There are people who say: It is a condition for this sitting that one does not talk to anyone about worldly matters. Is this statement correct? And if it is correct, what do I do if my mother is old in age, and I have informed her of this, but she forgets and talks to me about worldly matters, which are not necessary, during this sitting of mine? So, if I sit seeking the reward from Allah, but I talk to my mother and answer her out of eagerness for her pleasure, have I performed the worship as it should be?
Answer:
Yes, yes, you have combined the two goods, between the remembrance, and the pleasure of the mother, and dutifulness to her is among the most important matters. So, talking to her if she requests conversation is a required matter, and it is prescribed, and it does not harm, and it does not break the sitting, and it does not affect you. So, whoever sits in his place of prayer remembering Allah, sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), glorifying, and supplicating until the sun rises, then prays two rak'ahs, the sunnah of the morning, these two rak'ahs are called: the sunnah of the morning, and the common people call it the sunnah of the rising of the sun, and it is the early sunnah of the morning, so he has a reward. It came in the hadith:
The reward of a complete Hajj and 'Umrah
أجر حجة وعمرة تامتينAnd there is no difference between men and women, the woman is like the man, it is not half, half a Hajj, not a complete Hajj, the man and the woman are equal in this, the hadith is general for men and women, so the woman in her home sits in her place of prayer, and the man in his place of prayer in the mosque until the sun rises, then prays two rak'ahs, this is all a great good, he occupies himself with the remembrance of Allah, with supplication, with reading the Qur'an, praise be to Allah, and if he talks with his brother about something that need calls for; there is no harm, or the woman talks with her husband, or with her mother, or with others about need; there is no harm.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good, so those who said: The woman has half the reward are not on the right path?
The Shaykh: It is an error, no, the reward is general, the ruling is one, so the man and the woman are equal.
The presenter: May Allah bless you, and whether that is in the mosque, or in her home.
The Shaykh: Yes, yes, in the mosque, or in the home.
The presenter : May Allah bless you and reward you.
Source
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