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CAN WOMEN BE STOPPED FROM PRAYING JUMMAH PRAYER IN A MASJID
Questoin: Selam aleykum we rahmetullah, Our local imam recently turned woman away from the masjid saying that Friday Juma prayer is for men only and that womenn are taking places of men so they should go home?! Also, he recieved government funding for buying the exstension to exsisting mosque to make space for woman! I do not wish this imam to be local imam any more,as he does not support women and children to come to pray in the mosque, I am stunned by such atittude, as there is no proof to prove that women are not allowed in the mosque , specialy on Friday! I would like to know what can I do to resolve this issue and make OUR masjid accessible for sister\'s and their children. I know that Juma prayer is fard on men, but there is no prohibition for women to come and pray as well on that day. I think our imam is doing deservice to sisters and their children and the community at large. What is your opinion, Please let me know, Jazakallah

Answer:
Praying in congregation has 25 to 27 times more reward than praying on your own. This is however for men and not for women because they are advised by messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) to offer their daily prayers at home.

Another similar issue is; offering optional prayers at home are better than praying them in Masjid as the messenger of Allah said;

‘Prayer of a perosn in his house is better than his prayer in my masjid except for obligatory prayers’ and in another narration..

‘Do not make your houses like grave yards, offer prayers in your homes’

From this we can conclude that optional prayers have more excellence being offered at home than in a masjid. Similarly, women are requested by Prophet of Allah to offer their prayers at home, meaning that their prayers at home are better than offering them in masjid because his request has a signifance in the reward of that action just like requesting us to offer our optional prayers at home rather than in a masjid. Also when he told us to delay Dhur prayer when it is too hot or when food has been presented infront of us or delaying Esha prayer. All these requests have significance in the reward because it involves following the sunnah and even though Salat should be prayed on its due time but following the sunnah in those exceptions has greater reward because it involves following an instruction of Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
All of this said, it does not mean that we cannot offer our optinal prayers in masjid, but the excellence is not the same. Similarly, women can pray in masjid but the excellence is not the same.

We also know that he said in another narration that if women wish to attend masjid then do not stop them, aslong as there is no fitnah or other factors which may effect men.

Another case we could take is when Prophet of Allah used to pray Eid prayer outside and would tell menstruating women not to come near the musalla. Some scholars have said, this was to prevent menstruating women taking up space for those women who came to offer Eid prayer because according to an opinion, Eid prayer is compulsory upon everyone.

In UK we know that masajid are very small to accomodate both genders. I understand that at the moment this masjid where you are praying is not fully built. In this case, let the men offer their prayers 1st before letting the women come there because like I said, men are more deserving to attend Jummah because it is fard upon them and if women are using up space then they should pray at home and not jeperdise it for men who are there to fulfill an obligatory duty.

Last aspect of your e-mail is regarding not liking the local imam. Brother, in Islam, fitnah is haram, both the one who cause it and those who exploit it. As it has been narrated by Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him);

‘ I garuntee Paradise for the one who leaves argumentation even if he is on the truth’ ...in another narration he said,

‘Hold on to the Jamma’ah (unity) and do not go against the Leaders’.....

We, the Ahlul Sunnah Wal Jammah are known for holding onto unity and stopping those who cause disunity. This leadership could be either in Khilafah or in a Masjid. We need to be able to offer advice with sincerity and patience to those who are going error but using wisdom in order to safegaurd this unity within Muslims. This is how the deviant sects such as Khawarij appeard when they disunited the Muslims by fighting the leaders. So, my advice to you is;

1- Before trying to advice someone, you need to know yourself whether what you are stopping is actual a known evil or just your concept
2- If trying to stop this evil will bring a greater evil than its obligatory not to stop this evil because it will lead to a greater evil
3- If you think that what he is doing is haram then let someone who has influence talk to him privatly
4- If you do wish to approach him directly then do it in a manner which will attract him to listen to you and take your advice, not the opposite.

I make dua to Allah that He guides all of us to truth, rectify our state and forgive us our sins! Ameen and Allah Knows Best!!

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YEAA :)

You can go the state Masjid before Markhia round-about... when you are coming from Post Office to Markhia round-about, you can see easily on your right side,the big Masjid,now know as Masjid Abdul Wahab

There were women among the companions of the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) and they attended congregational prayer in the masjid during as well as after the time of the Prophet( Peace be upon Him)and the wives of the Prophet (PBUH)the mothers of the believers(may Allah be pleased with them all) also attended congregational prayer likewise, and were they not told what was best for them? and they are even reported to have sat IATHIKAAF in the masjid during the last ten days of Ramadan and naturally they should have performed prayer in congregation during this period.
some years later when the second of the great Khaleefas Omer Bin Ghathaab (may Allah be pleased with him)got stabbed while performing Fajr prayer in the Masjidunnabawi his wife Aathikaa (may Allah be pleased with her) was there in the congregation and Omer Raliyallahu Enh took his last breath in her lap also prove beyond doubt that it is more rewarding even for the women to attend congregational prayer.

not obligatory,it is their choice ,and they should not be prevented from going,and it is more rewarding because the mothers of the believers(may Allah be pleased with them all) will never disobey the Prophet (PBUH)and will only opt for the best of deeds given a choice,and thanks for asking

Well,what I have mentioned earlier are all based on the Saheeh Ahadeeth or from reliable sources that the Ahlussunnah accepts as being authentic and as regards performing the jumuah prayer in the masjid on Friday the Ummahathul Muamineen(may Allah be pleased with them all)must have at least attended one Jumuah as per the hadeeth on their Iathikaaf since the last ten days of Ramadan should have minimum one Friday and no way they will skip it or break the Iathikaaf and hurry home for prayer,so if we believe that we have the best example in them then we can say it is better for the womenfolk to attend the Friday Jumuah and they can listen to the Khuthubah lest they will miss such a wonderful chance like their male counterparts,whatever I have mentioned here are all from memory and if I made any mistake in narrating any incident it is solely mine and I seek refuge in Allah and ask him for forgiveness for any of such mistakes and please correct me if what I have said is factually wrong,Jazakallahu Khair

Yes FathimaH, I can't agree with you more!

Masjid umar ..thats where i go

Im simply gonna answer your question (since i believe there's nothing wrong for woman to pray in a mosque)

Masjid Omar Bin Khattab - very close to madinat khalifa

I dont exactly know other Mosques names but i know the location

Green Mosque (thats what locals call it) - in Bin Omran area

big mosque Behind Al-Meera Bin Omran

Hope this helps :)

grand masjid (masjid e imam abdul wahab) has a separate area for ladies

Personally, Omar ibn al-Khattaab mosque in Medinat Khalifa (near the Immigration R/A) is my favorite. It has a pretty nice space for women (definitely beats no space at all!).

Happy Jum'ah, sister!

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Women can go to Mosque, but the best place to them by Islamic Sharia is Inner home. so its like welcoming from 1st to 2nd

As a religious topic this is definitely in the wrong place!!

Did the responders not understand the question?