People praying behind an imam are to follow him in the movements of prayer-bowing, prostrating, etc., and listen attentively to him reciting the Qur’an in Prayer. It is established that leadership in Prayer in Islam is to be for men. Throughout Muslim history it has never been heard of a woman leading the Friday Prayer or delivering the Friday sermon, even during the era when a woman, Shagarat Ad-Durr, was ruling the Muslims in Egypt during the Mamluk period. In his response to your question, the eminent Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi states: So is also the case with women’s leading people in the Friday Prayer and delivering them the Friday sermon, though they may give other religious lessons in general to people. However, there is a minority of scholars who consider it permissible for a woman to lead members of her own household including men in Prayer, on condition that she is old and well-versed in the Qur’an and that she stands behind, not in front of them.Ī woman is allowed to lead other women in Prayer, in which case she is to stand along with them in the row, not in front of them.Īs for women’s leading men in general in Prayers, there is a scholarly consensus that it is impermissible. The vast majority of scholars agree that it is not permissible for a woman to lead men in obligatory Prayers. In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.Īll praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. Verily, it is You (Who is), the All-Knower, the All-Wise." (Surah Baqarah 2:32) "They (angels) said: "Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what You (swt) have taught us. May Allah forgive me if i have said anything wrong. The best row for the woman is the last and the worst is the first" (Bukhari) Also is it right that your mother or your sister lead men in prayer? And they see the shape of her body when she goes down for ruku' or sujood? :astag: This is the Wisdom of Allah (swt) that He did not allow women to lead the salah.Īnd we know the women in the time of the messenger of Allah (pbuh) would disperse as soon as the salah had finished in the mosque, and the men would sit in thier spot longer than necessary so that it gave time for the women to return home without being seen. The messenger of Allah (pbuh) said "The best saff (row) for the men is the first and worst is the last. It is not known from the Sunnah or from the sahabah (companions) that a woman led them is salah. One of us can not wake up and pray 10 raka for Fajr prayer because the prophet (pbuh) only prayered 2 raka' and he said "Pray as you see me pray" Everything in worship is haram to do unless allowed by Quran and Sunnah.Įg. Salah is an act of worship- all acts of worship are restricted by text- ie. To provide and mantain the well being of his wife and children ect Men and woman have different roles in Islam, and sometimes the man is given superiority over the woman so that he can fufil this role given to him by Allah (swt). The woman to look after and raise and educate children to make them the leaders of this Ummah. But Allah has created the man with authority to lead and take responsibility. Women leading Salah? From what the scholars have said about this issue is this that- women and men are equal in the sight of Allah (swt) as slaves.
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