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By: ENGR.ISMAEEL MARIKAR

ENGR.ISMAEEL MARIKAR — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 15:28:10 +0000

SISTER LAILA,
THE PROPHET S.A.W.S. SAID DO NOT PREVENT YOUR WOMEN FROM GOING TO MASJID. BUT THEN HE HAS SAID THAT THE PRAYER OF A WOMAN IN THE HOME IS BETTER.
WHICH IS BETTER ?
I SIMPLY CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS SO MUCH DEBATE.
ALLAH KNOWS BEST

By: P

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:04:51 +0000

In reply to khaled. That's for the people of the house.

By: Laila

Laila — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:34:00 +0000

Ismaeel
The aam and khas do not apply here.
The permission exists in the cited texts for women to go to mosques – nothing more, nothing less.
The hadith about preference is not mentioned in those texts so those texts cannot be aam on that subject.
To limit a text you need evidence – you have none – so the only conclusion that can be drawn is that it is preferable for women to pray at home and it is absurd to suggest it was specifically for any given woman.

By: ISMAEEL MARIKAR

ISMAEEL MARIKAR — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:48:44 +0000

In reply to Umm. For men the best prayers are what they pray at home, except the obligatory prayers which should be prayed in congregation in the Masjid

By: ISMAEEL MARIKAR

ISMAEEL MARIKAR — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:27:16 +0000

Wa alaikumus salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.
In fiqh, there is ‘Aam” and “Khaas”
That is the General and the Specific.
The hadith, giving permission to women to go to masjid is the “‘Aam”
The hadith, which specifically states that the prayer of a woman, in her house in her room in a corner is the “Khaas”.
This was the response to a woman, who told the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, that she liked to pray in his masjid with him.Not any masjid on the planet.
I do not have to tell you that a prayer in Masjid an Nabawi is 1000 times in any other masjid, except the Haram in Makkah which is 100,000..
As you say it is difficult for you with kids, well
Allah and His Messenger sallallahu alihi wa sallam,
knew this and they have made it easy.
In short, you will get the reward of praying in the masjid, while praying at home, in obedience to the
Prophet sallalahu alaihi wa sallam.Obeying him is
like obeying Allah.
He never spoke of his own,;hadith too is “wahy”
Well that is another long subject.I hope it is clear.
May allah keep us steadfast on strict adherence to the Quran and sunnah and not give into our whims and desires.

By: UmmIbraheem

UmmIbraheem — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:17:35 +0000

As salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah,

All of the hadith above show that women are ALLOWED to go to the masjid and that they should not be prevented, but which hadith shows that they are rewarded more for praying at the masjid or that they are encouraged to pray at the masjid?

Also, how do we reconcile this opinion with the hadith that have been quoted above that say that the best place for a woman is to pray at home?

Please don’t take offense to my questions, anyone 🙂 I know it’s hard to tell online, but I’m sincerely asking, as this is against everything I have been taught by my mother growing up: that the best place for a woman is to pray at home. I was also also taught the hadith of not PREVENTING women from the masjid and my mother took me to the masjid regularly growing up. just clarifying 🙂

Also, just a personal note: for mothers like me, it is extremely difficult to go to the masjid on a regular basis with little babies and it would be a great cause of sadness to find out that I would get more ajr in the masjid 🙁

May Allah keep us all steadfast and on the straight path. I have to say that i love the tone and respectfulness of everyone on this forum.

By: ISMAEEL MARIKAR

ISMAEEL MARIKAR — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:14:53 +0000

In reply to sabirah.

Why all this debate,when there is a clear text,which I have quoted above.We are told to obey Allah and His Messenger.s.a.w.s.
The Imams have clearly stated that we should not follow their opinion,when their is a saheeh hadith
“It is not for a believer man or woman,when Allah and his Messenger have decreed a matter,that they should have any option in their decision.and whoever disobeys Allah and his Messenger,he has indeed strayed into plain error” surah al ahzab-ayah 36

I would advise my brothers and sisters to read
the entire Surah

To have a screen is an innovation.

One must see the Imam or the one in front who sees him.

The best rows for men are from the front.
i.e.the first row
and for women from the rear
i.e. the last row

During the the Prophets time, the men woulddelay a bit until, the women had left.

By: ISMAEEL MARIKAR

ISMAEEL MARIKAR — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 06:36:00 +0000

Sheikh Albani (رحمه الله) said in “Silsilat al-Ahadith ad-Da’eefah” ( no. 58 ) :

” Disagreement among my ummah is a mercy ”

(BASELESS) The muhadditheen have tried to find an isnaad for it but have not found one, to the extent that Suyooti said in his “al-Jaami’ as-Sagheer” : ” Perhaps it was collected in one of the books of the huffaadh which did not reach us ” !

This suggestion is very far-fetched. since it would mean that some of the sayings of the Prophet (صلّى الله عليه وسلّم) have been lost to the ummah forever, something which is not permissable for a Muslim to believe

By: ISMAEEL MARIKAR

ISMAEEL MARIKAR — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 06:17:49 +0000

In reply to Abu Ahmad. The hadith re "ikthilaf" difference of opinion being a mercy is da'eef.