Does a woman's prayer differ from a man's?
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Question:
A message was received by the program from Riyadh, sent by a listener who referred to himself by the initials (N. J). He asks Your Eminence, saying: Does a woman's prayer differ from a man's; specifically regarding the sitting position?
Answer:
The correct view is that it is like the man's. Some scholars distinguish between them, but the correct view is: it is like the man's. She sits on her left foot, spreading her legs between the two prostrations, and in the first tashahhud, and she sits in the tawruk position in the last one. This is the Sunnah; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6008 and he did not say to women: do such and such, and do such and such. He spoke in general terms.
So the Sunnah is to follow him (peace and blessings be upon him) in prayer for both men and women, and there is no evidence for a difference. Rather, the Sunnah is that she does as the man does:Sahih al-Bukhari 6008 she raises her hands when entering the prayer, when bowing, when rising from bowing, and when standing up from the first tashahhud. She spreads her legs between the two prostrations, in the first tashahhud, and sits in the tawruk position in the last tashahhud, just like the man. This is the Sunnah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A message was received by the program from Riyadh, sent by a listener who referred to himself by the initials (N. J). He asks Your Eminence, saying: Does a woman's prayer differ from a man's; specifically regarding the sitting position?
Answer:
The correct view is that it is like the man's. Some scholars distinguish between them, but the correct view is: it is like the man's. She sits on her left foot, spreading her legs between the two prostrations, and in the first tashahhud, and she sits in the tawruk position in the last one. This is the Sunnah; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
offer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers
صلوا كما رأيتموني أصليSo the Sunnah is to follow him (peace and blessings be upon him) in prayer for both men and women, and there is no evidence for a difference. Rather, the Sunnah is that she does as the man does:
offer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers
صلوا كما رأيتموني أصليThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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