Home
Discover Islam
Quran Recitations
Lectures
Fatwa
Articles
Fiqh
E-Books
Women
Boys & Girls 
Enter Question
View By Subject
Fatwa Of The Week
Selected Fatwa
Fatwa CenterWomen praying Taraaweeh in congregation
Question
Question No. 250027. The answer I got is not for my question. Let me make it more clear. For example there are ten girls, two of them are Haafiza. They pray at one of the Haafiza's house. They arrange a single row, now one of the Haafiza reside Qur'aan loudly so everybody can hear during Taraaweeh like a Jamaa'. Other Haafiza listened and made correction if needed. They all stand in a single row and in this way they finish their Qur'aan in one of the Haafiza's house. They do this only for Taraaweeh. Is this right, according to Qur'aan and Sunnah/Shariah?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.
There is no harm for these women to pray in the manner described in the question. It is permissible for women to pray in congregation while the one leading them stands amongst them in the middle of the row. Um Waraqah Bint Nawfal from the Ansaar 
used to lead the women in her household and the Prophet 
appointed a person to call Athaan of the prayer for her. This is a sound narration reported by Ad-Daaraqutni, Ahmad, Al-Haakim and others
. It is confirmed as well that 'Aa'ishah and Um Salamah 
led women in prayer, as reported by Ibn Abu Shaybah and others. It is also permissible, in general, for a woman who is praying in congregation with other women to correct the one who are leading them in prayer. Anas 
said: "We used to correct the recitation of the Imaams during the era of the Prophet ." This narration is of the same ruling as the saying of the Prophet . Indeed once the Prophet was confused while in his recitation when leading a prayer with the companions and after the prayer he asked Ubay Ibn Ka'b : "Did you pray with us?" So Ubay Ibn Ka'b replied: "Yes." Therefore the Prophet told him: ''Why did you not then correct me?"
Allaah knows best.
Search Fatwa
Fatwa Subject
