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Leading a Non-Mahram Woman in Prayer

Question

Is it allowed to pray in Jamaat with a foreign woman? I mean can a foreign woman pray behind me?

Answer

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

Anas  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him narrated: “The Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) prayed in the house of Umm Sulaym and I along with an orphan stood behind him while Umm Sulaym (stood) behind us.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

This Hadeeth proves that a woman can pray behind a non-Mahram man provided they are not in seclusion.

Allah knows best.

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