Saturday, September 1, 2012

Do women have to pronounce the adhaan andiqaamah?

Please can you tell me if it is obligatory for women tocall the
iqamaah before they pray alone or in congretion with other sisters.
Praise be to Allaah.
The Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas was asked: Is it prescribed
in sharee'ah that a woman should say the iqaamah when she is leading
other women in prayer?
They replied:
It is not prescribed for women to say the iqaamah for prayer, whether
they are praying individually or one womanleads the others in prayer,
just as it is not prescribed for them to say the adhaan.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 6/84
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him)was asked: Is it
permissible for a woman to do the adhaan and iqaamah for prayer or
not?
The shaykh replied:
It is not prescribed for women to pronounce the adhaan or iqaamah for
prayer, rather that is for men. Neither the adhaan nor the iqaamah is
prescribed for women, rather they should pray without the adhaan or
the iqaamah.

And Allaah knows best.

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