The Ruling on Women Praying in Congregation
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He also asks and says: Is it better for women to pray in congregation or individually, in places where women gather, such as girls' schools and hospitals, for example?
Answer: Yes, if it is feasible for them to pray in congregation, that is better; because some of them learn from others and benefit from one another. It has been narrated from A'ishah and Umm Salimah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that they used to pray in congregation with women. So the result is that having this is a good thing and it has benefits, where each one learns from her sisters. The imam who leads them, if she is a student of knowledge, should advise them and teach them, and she should stand among them, not in front of them. She stands among them, with them to her right and left and behind her, and she leads them in prayer. She raises her voice in the recitation in Maghrib, 'Isha', and Fajr, meaning: in the first and second rak'ahs of Maghrib and 'Isha', and in Fajr as well... the Fajr prayer. As for the secret prayers, she recites quietly in Zuhr and 'Asr, and in the third and fourth rak'ahs of 'Isha', and the third rak'ah of Maghrib, she recites quietly, like a man. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: Yes, if it is feasible for them to pray in congregation, that is better; because some of them learn from others and benefit from one another. It has been narrated from A'ishah and Umm Salimah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that they used to pray in congregation with women. So the result is that having this is a good thing and it has benefits, where each one learns from her sisters. The imam who leads them, if she is a student of knowledge, should advise them and teach them, and she should stand among them, not in front of them. She stands among them, with them to her right and left and behind her, and she leads them in prayer. She raises her voice in the recitation in Maghrib, 'Isha', and Fajr, meaning: in the first and second rak'ahs of Maghrib and 'Isha', and in Fajr as well... the Fajr prayer. As for the secret prayers, she recites quietly in Zuhr and 'Asr, and in the third and fourth rak'ahs of 'Isha', and the third rak'ah of Maghrib, she recites quietly, like a man. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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