Friday, August 30, 2013

Fathwa, - Women’s prayer different than men

Question:
I�ve heard that there�s a hadith, that says that the prophet (saw)
says ''pray as you see me'', and that this means that men and women
pray in exactly the same way, but I�ve been taught that women pray
differently than men. So I would be grateful if you could clarify this
for me, inshaAllah
Answer:
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah,
It is true that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him
peace) said, �Pray as you see me pray.�
At the same time, it is decisively established�as the answer below
shows�that the leading female Companions (Allah be pleased with them
all) prayed differently from the way male Companions (Allah be pleased
with them all)prayed. This returns to how the Messenger of Allah
(Allah bless him andgive him peace) himself taught the former to pray,
and to the wisdom of the Lawgiver in noting the physical differences
between men and women and thebest expression of modesty, humility, and
reverence before Allah befitting each.
And Allah alone gives success.

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