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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is there a virtue for a woman in congregational prayer if she prays in the mosque?

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Question:
Does a woman who prays in the mosque receive twenty-seven degrees of reward, or is a woman not included in the virtue of congregational prayer because she is not obligated to perform congregational prayer? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
It is better for a woman to pray in her home, and she has more than twenty-seven degrees in her prayer at home; because her prayer at home is better, so she is given more than her prayer with the congregation.
And if she prays with the congregation while covering herself and staying away from the causes of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and not wearing perfume for a legitimate Shari'ah interest: to hear knowledge, or the Friday sermon; then there is nothing wrong with that for this good purpose, and her husband has no right to prevent her from that if she observes covering and staying away from the causes of fitnah, so there is nothing wrong with that. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not prevent the women of Allah from the mosques of Allah, and let them go out in a state of povertyلا تمنعوا إماء الله مساجد الله، وليخرجن تَفِلات
Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:498
meaning: they should not have a scent that tempts people, and likewise she should not display her adornment, as He (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: :
and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignoranceوَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَى
[Al-Ahzab:33].
And tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment) is displaying the beauties and charms: of hair, or face, or feet, or hand, or otherwise, if she appears covered and veiled without perfume for a good purpose: to attend the Friday sermon, or to hear knowledge; then there is nothing wrong with that for this good purpose, and her prayer at home is better for her and more excellent, and we hope for her more than twenty-seven degrees.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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