I'tikaaf, (residing in the mosque for worship), - Dought& clear, - * It is notcorrect for a woman to observe i’tikaaf in her house

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Can a woman observe itikaf at home , what if she has to cook.
Praise be to Allaah.
I’tikaaf is only valid if done in the mosque, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And do not have sexual relations with them (your wives) while you are in I‘tikaaf (i.e. confining oneself in a mosque for prayers and invocations leaving the worldly activities) in the mosques”
[al-Baqarah 2:187]
Men and women are equal in this regard.
Ibn Qudaamah said inal-Mughni:
A woman has the right to observe i‘tikaaf in any mosque, and that is not subject to the condition that it be a mosque where prayers are performed in congregation, because that is not obligatory upon her. This was the view of al-Shaafa’i.
She does not have the right to observe i'tikaaf in her house, because Allaah says “while you are in I‘tikaaf (i.e. confining oneself in a mosque for prayers and invocations leaving the worldly activities) in the mosques”, and because the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked him for permission to observe i’tikaaf in the mosque, and he gave them permission.
Al-Nawawi said inal-Majmoo’(6/480):
It is not correct for a man or a woman to observe i'tikaaf anywhere except in the mosque.
This is the view favoured by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen inal-Sharh al-Mumti’, 6/513
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Taraaweeh prayers, - Dought&clear, - * Can women gather in the house ofone of their number to offer Taraweeh prayer?

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We live in a village in which there are no women who go to the mosque, and there is no space for women in the mosque. Is it permissible for women to gather in one house to pray Taraweeh in congregation? If that is permissible, should the prayer be recited quietly or what? How can they pray in congregation if the prayer is to be recited aloud like Fajr or ‘Isha’ and one of them leads the others – should she recite out loud or not?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
It is permissible for women to gather to pray Taraweeh in the house of one of them, subject to the condition that there is no wanton display of adornments (tabarruj) involved in their going out, and that there is no danger of fitnah.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
There is nothing wrong with women attending Taraweeh prayers so long as there is no danger of fitnah, subject to the condition that they go out in a decorous manner, not making a wanton display of their adornments or wearing perfume. End quote.
Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 14, question no. 808.
But it is better for each of them to pray on her own in her house, and in an inner part of the house. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said that it is better for women to offer obligatory prayers in their houses than to pray in the mosque, so it is more apt that this should also apply to naafil prayers.
It was narrated from Umm Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The best mosques for women are the innermost parts of their houses.” Narrated by Ahmad, 26002; classed as hasan by al-Albaani inSaheeh al-Targheeb, 341.
Indeed it is better for a woman to pray in her home than to pray in congregation in al-Masjid al-Haraam (in Makkah) or in the Prophet’s Mosque behind the Prophet himself (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
It was narrated from Umm Humayd, the wife of Abu Humayd al-Saa’idi (may Allaah be pleased with them both) that she came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said: “O Messenger of Allaah, I love to pray with you.” He said: “I know that you love to pray with me, but your praying in your room is better for you than your praying in your house, and your praying in your house is better for you than your praying in your courtyard, and your praying in your courtyard is better for you than your praying in the mosque of your people, and your praying in the mosque of your people is better for you than your praying in my mosque.” So she gave orders that a ‘mosque’ be built for her in the innermost and darkest part of her house, and she used to pray there until she met Allaah (i.e., died).
Narrated by Ahmad, 26550; classed as saheeh by Ibn Khuzaymah, 1689; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 340.
Imam Ibn Khuzaymah included this hadeeth in a chapter entitled: It is preferable for a woman to pray in her house rather than in her courtyard, and in the mosque of her people rather than in the Mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), even though one prayer offered in the Mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is equivalent to one thousand prayers offered in any other mosque. This is the evidence that the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), “One prayer in this mosque of mine is better than a thousand prayers in any other mosque” refer only to men and not women.
Al-Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeem Abaadi (may Allaah have mercy on him)said:
It is better for women to pray in their houses because then there is no danger of fitnah. This ruling is even more emphatic because of the wanton display (tabarruj) and adornment of women.
‘Awn al-Ma’bood, 2/193
Secondly:
If women gather together in one house in accordance with the conditions mentioned above, it is permissible for them to pray in congregation. The one who is leading them in prayer should stand in the middle of the (first) row, not out in front, and she should not lead men in prayer even if they are her mahrams. She should recite our loud just as men do in the prayers where reciting out loud is required, so long as no men except her mahrams can hear her voice.
It was narrated that Umm Waraqah bint ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Nawfal al-Ansaariyyah asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) for permission to appoint a muezzin in her house who would call her to prayer, and he told her to lead the people of her household in prayer.
Narrated by Abu Dawood, 591; classed as hasan by Shaykh al-Albaani inIrwa’ al-Ghaleel, 493.
And it was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah that she would give the call to prayer and lead other women in prayer, standing in the middle of the row.
And ‘Aa’ishah led women in obligatory prayers, standing in the midst of them.
And it was narrated that Hujayrah bint Haseen said: Umm Salamaah led us in prayer standing in the midst of the women.
And it was narrated from Umm al-Hasan that she saw Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), leading women in prayer, standing with them in their row.
Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allaah have mercy on him) said, after narrating these reports:
In conclusion, these reports are sound and may be acted upon, especially since they confirm the general meaning of the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “Women are the twin halves of men…”
Sifat Salaat al-Nabi (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), p. 153-155.
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
She should recite out loud in prayers where it is required to recite out loud, but if there are any men present, she should not recite out loud, unless they are her mahrams, in which case she may do so.
Al-Mughni, 2/17
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Taraaweeh prayers, - Dought&clear, - * Is thereany du’aa’ in the Sunnah forafter one has completed the Qur’aan?

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I hope that you can send me the du’aa’ for completing the Qur'aan as narrated in the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
Praise be to Allaah.
There is no specific du’aa’ narrated in the Sunnah for after one has completed the Qur’aan, or even from the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or the well-known imams. One of the most well-known du’aa’s regarding this matter is the du’aa’ which is written at the end of many Mus-hafs and it attributed to Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him), but there is no basis for attributing it to him. SeeFataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 14/226.
The du’aa’ after completing the Qur’aan is recited either after completing it whilst praying, or when not praying. There is no basis for reciting any du’aa’ after completing it whilst praying. As for reciting a du’aa’ after completing it when not praying, it is narrated that Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) did that.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: What is the ruling on making du’aa’ after completing the Qur’aan in night prayers in Ramadaan?
He replied:
I do not know of any du’aa’ for completing the Qur’aan in night prayers in Ramadaan, either from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or from his companions. The most that has been narrated concerning that is that when Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah have mercy on him) had completed a reading of the Qur’aan, he would gather his family and make du’aa’. This had to do with reading it outside of prayer. End quote.
Fataawa Arkaan al-Islam, p. 354
Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd wrote a useful essay on this issue, at the end of which he said:
From the quotations in the two previous sections we may draw the following conclusion:
1 – Du’aa’ upon completion of the Qur’aan in general:
The conclusion concerning this is as follows:
Firstly:
What we have stated above has to do with du’aa’ upon completion of the Qur’aan in general.
There is no proof that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did that, rather the reports are either mawdoo’ (fabricated) or are da’eef (weak) with no other reports to strengthen them. It is almost certain that there are no marfoo’ reports concerning this matter that can be relied upon, because the scholars who wrote comprehensively about the sciences of the Qur’aan and the dhikrs to be recited in connection with the Qur’aan, such as al-Nawawi, Ibn Katheer, al-Qurtubi and al-Suyooti, did not narrate anything other than what we have referred to above. If they had known of any reports with stronger isnaads, they would have quoted them.
Secondly:
There is a saheeh report that Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) said du’aa’ when he completed the Qur’aan, and he would gather his family and children for that, and that a number of the Taabi’een followed him in that, as mentioned in the report of Mujaahid ibn Jabr (may Allaah have mercy on them all).
Thirdly:
There is no suggestion in the texts of Imam Abu Haneefah and Imam al-Shaafa’i (may Allaah have mercy on them) that this is Islamically prescribed.
What is narrated from Imam Maalik (may Allaah have mercy on him) is that this is not something that the people did, and that completing the Qur’aan in night prayers in Ramadaan is not Sunnah.
Fourthly:
The view that it is mustahabb to make du’aa’ after completing the Qur’aan is what is narrated from Imam Ahmad (may Allaah have mercy on him), as our Hanbali scholars narrated from him, and as was affirmed by some later scholars of the other three madhhabs.
2 – Du’aa’ following completion of the Qur’aan in prayer
This may be summed up as follows:
Firstly:
From what is quoted above, there is no one letter from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or from one of his companions (may Allaah be pleased with them) to indicate that it is Islamically prescribed to recite this du’aa’ in prayer after completing the Qur’aan, before or after bowing, whether that is done by an imam or by one who is praying alone.
Secondly:
The closest we can find on this matter is what was quoted by the scholars of our madhhab from the report from Imam Ahmad (may Allaah have mercy on him), according to the report of Hanbal, al-Fadl and al-Harbi, the isnaad of which we cannot find, about saying the du’aa’ for completing the Qur’aan in Taraweeh prayer before bowing.
According to another report narrated from him – the source of which is not known – he allowed it in the du’aa’ of Witr.
SeeMarwiyaat Du’aa’ Khatm al-Qur’aan.
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