“Although this scarf has been placed on the ground, it couldn’t have served a more honorable purpose than to have three young girls offer their salat al-jumm`ah (Friday prayer) on it. Perhaps to some it may have looked as though it was getting dusty, but surely there was a purification of another sort taking place”

This act alone could be the difference between janna and jahannam. May Allah grant our every need, want and desire. Ameen.

As Salamu Alaikum,

I don’t think it should be an ‘either-or’ issue, in which either men or women have to loose out with regards to Juma prayers. The community should be able to accomodate all those who wish to attend.

Juma, as it happens only once a week, for a short period of time, does not always have to take place in Mosques – many which happen to fill up and overflow on Fridays , but which remain empty most other times :(…

For Juma, a large hall or space could be rented to ensure that everyone who wishes to attend can fit.

Other options include having multiple venues for Juma – many workplaces and universities already offer Juma prayers, their numbers could be increased as necessary.

With some creative thinking and dedication on all our parts, we definitely should be able to resolve all these issues!

Wasalam,
Sithara

Wa ‘alaikumussalaam,

Please see this article for why that isn’t a good idea:

http://www.virtualmosque.com/islam-studies/save-the-sisters-abdelrahman-murphy/

Please forgive me for being ignorant. Are we talking about the jumaa prayers? It is fardh ‘ain for the men but not for the womenfolk I think. My humble opinion is, if there is already a constraint in space for the men to perform that which is absolutely obligatory for them every Friday, perhaps the women could suffice to perform their zuhr solah at home instead? Unless the masaajid is really huge and can more than accomodate both men and women comfortably. For the womenfolk, its good to go and listen to the khutbah, but perhaps we have to be mindful of the fact that we’re not taking up precious space for the men. May ALLAH help all muslims around the world to make their masaajids bigger and better ameen…