Leading a Non-Mahram Woman in Prayer

27-11-2001 | IslamWeb

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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