FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #936: TEMPAT SOLAT YANG TERBAIK BAGI SEORANG WANITA
Is it better for a woman to pray at home or at the mosque, and is she sinful if she chooses to pray only at home?
Short answer
The best place for a woman to pray is at home, based on authentic hadith, and she is not sinful if she chooses to pray only at home.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The best place for a woman to pray is at home, based on authentic hadith, and she is not sinful if she chooses to pray only at home. The 27-fold reward is for congregational prayer, even when it is not held in a mosque or surau. Women are not prohibited from attending congregational prayer at the mosque, and this fatwa holds it to be recommended subject to conditions, such as not wearing perfume. Going out becomes makruh if it causes fitnah, and a wife is sinful if she leaves without her husband's permission, while the Shafi'i school holds it recommended for the husband to permit her.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kedua-dua hadis ini menunjukkan bahawa tempat yang terbaik bagi seorang wanita untuk menunaikan solat adalah di rumah.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #936: TEMPAT SOLAT YANG TERBAIK BAGI SEORANG WANITA”, 5 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2835-al-kafi-936-tempat-solat-yang-terbaik-bagi-seorang-wanita-2. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/best-place-for-a-woman-to-pray/