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    Women'sPrayerisDifferentfromMen?

    In fact, the generalprinciple is that the laws forwomen are exactly the same as those formen unless there is proof showing

    otherwise.Presentdaymodernscholarssayquotinghadeethwomenshouldprayaslikemen.Ifyougothroughthisarticlecarefully,

    youwillcometorealizewhichisthecorrectmethodforthewomentoperformtheprayers.

    There isadifferenceofopinionamong the scholarswith respect to themanner inwhichawoman is supposed toperform the

    prayer.Somesaythatsheshouldkeepherbodyclosetogetherandnotspreaditoutlikemendointheprayer.

    ThisarticleshallbebasedonoverwhelmingahadithwhichestablishfromProphet(Peacebeuponhim),Sahabah,Tabiyeenand

    greatFuqahathatprayerofwomanisdifferentinmanywaysfromprayerofman.

    Proof#1

    Translation:IbnUmar(ra)narratesthattheProphet(Peacebeuponhim)said:Whenawomansitsinprayerthensheshouldplaceher

    onethighupontheotherandattachthestomachtoherthighssothatitismoreconcealingforher.Indeed,Allahlooksatherand

    informstheangelsbysaying:"OAngels!BewitnessthatIhaveforgivenher![SunnanalBayhaqialKubra(3/74)]

    Thishadithisreliableandalsocorroboratedbymanyahadith[IlaalalSunnan(3/33)]

    Note:Thisarticleiscomposedonthebasisof"SoundPrinciple"thatevenifsomehadithisweakinit'schainthenitcanbecome"Hasan

    (fair)orSahih(correct)"duetomanycorroboratingevidences,henceIfsomepeopledisputeoveracertainhadiththentheywouldbe

    wrongprincipallyasthesamematterisprovenfrommanydifferentTuraqwhichstrengtheneachother,hencewholearticlewithall

    ahadithwithdifferentturaq(ways)havetobeunderstood.ThisisamongstthegreatprinciplesinscienceofHadithclassification.

    Proof#2

    Translation:NarratedbyYazidbinAbiHabib(ra)thattheProphet(Peacebeuponhim)passedbytwowomenwhiletheywere

    performingprayer.Hesaid:WhenyoumakeprostrationKEEPYOURBODYATTACHEDTOTHEGROUNDBECAUSEWOMENARENOT

    LIKEMENINTHISCASE[SunnanalBayhaqialKubra(3/74)]

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    InIlaalalSunnan(3/26)itissaidthatnarratorsofthishaditharerelieduponandnotrejected

    ProvenfromManySahabaandTabiyeen

    Proof#3

    Translation:AmeerulMomineenSayyidnaAli(RA)said:WhenawomangoesinprostrationthensheshouldLeanononesidewhile

    sittingonherbuttocksandkeepherthighsclosetoeachother[MusannafIbnAbiShayba,(1/302,Hadith#2773)]

    Note:meanstoleanonsidewhilesittingonthebuttocks.

    PlusthisAtharisnarratedwithmanyroutes.InMusannafAbdurRazzaqitcomesviarouteofIsrailwhereasinIbnAbiShaybahitcame

    fromAbulAhwaas

    Proof#4

    Translation:KhalidibnLajlaaj(RA)narrates:WomenhavebeenorderedtodoTARABBUwhilesittingduringprayerandthey

    SHOULDNOTSITLIKEMEN[MusannafIbnAbiShayban(1/303)]

    Note:Tarabbumeanstositcrosslegged,rememberdoingTarrabuwasabrogatedlater,pleaseseeProof#7formoredetails.

    Proof#5

    Translation:NafinarratesthatSayyidahSafiyah(RA)usedtoprayinstateofTARABBU[MusannafIbnAbiShayban(1/303)]

    Proof#6

    Translation:NafinarratesthatthewomenofIbnUmar(ra)i.e.hisfamilyusedtodoTARABBUduringprayer [MusannafIbnAbiShayban(1/303)]

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    ProvenfromLeadingTabiyeen

    Proof#7

    Translation:IbnUmar(ra)wasquestionedabouthowwomenusedtositduringthetimesofProphet(Peacebeuponhim)?Hesaid:In

    thebeginningtheyusedtoperformTarabbubutlatertheywerecommandedtodoIHTIFAAZ[MusnadImamAbuHanifa(1/120)]

    Note:TarabbubecameabrogatedandIhtifaaz(i.e.sittingononesideuponbuttocks)becamethelatterpractice,eventhisabrogation

    itselfprovesdifferenceofprayerbetweenmenandwomen.

    Proof#8

    Translation:Ibrahim(rah)said:WhenawomangoesinSajdahsheshouldjointhethighstoherstomachandalsonotraiseherposterior

    andalsoNOTSTRETCHHERLIMBSOUTLIKEAMALE [MussanafIbnAbiShaybah(1/303)]

    Proof#9

    Translation:ImamMujahid(rah)considereditMAKRUHforamantoattachhisstomachtothethighsLIKEAWOMANDOES

    [MusannafIbnAbiShaybah(1/303)]

    Proof#10

    Translation:HasanalBasri(rah)said:Awomanshoulddrawherselfclosetogetherinsajdah [MusannafIbnAbiShayban(1/270)]

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    Proof#11

    Translation:ItisnarratedbyWailbinHujr(ra)thattheProphet(Peacebeuponhim)saidtohim:OWailbinHujrwhenyou(men)start

    theprayerthenraiseyourhandstillyourearsWHEREASAWOMANSHOULDRAISETHEMTILLHERSHOULDERS(ONLY) [Tabraniin

    hisMu'jamalKabeer (22/19),IlaaasSunnan(2/156)]

    SoItisestablishedfromProphet(Peacebeuponhim),leadingSahabalikeIbnUmar(ra),IbnAbbas(ra),HadratAli(ra)alsoleading

    TabiyeenlikeMujahid(rah),IbrahimalNakhai(rah),HasanalBasri(rah)thatawomenshouldnotpraylikemendoandtheirprayeris

    thatwhichismoreconcealing.

    TherearemanyproofsfromFuqahainthisregardincludingthatofHanafiSchoolwhicharenotmentionedinthisarticledueto

    briefnessissues.

    RefutingthemisuseofhadithbyAlbani

    AlateSaudiArabianscholarinthepastwiththenameofNasiruddinAlbani,whowasknownforhisspuriousandofftangentfatwas,

    hetriedtoclaimthatPrayerofwomanisexactlysimilartothatofmen,hemisusedthehadithofBukhariwhichstates:PRAYASYOU

    HAVESEENMEPRAYING[SahihBukhari(1/606)].

    ThisisinactualagrossmisinterpretationofthehadithbecauseheretheProphet(Peacebeuponhim)wasreferringtomen,Ifwedo

    notacceptthisconditionthenProphet(Peacebeuponhim)sayingthat"PrayasyouhaveSEENmepraying"Bukhari,Book21,Hadith

    no:352wouldbecomeillogicalbecauseProphet(Peacebeuponhim)wasSEENprayingwithturban,soshouldthewomenalsostart

    wearing turbans?TheProphet (Peacebeuponhim)wasalsoSEENprayingwithhisanklesexposed, so shouldwomen also start

    exposingtheirankels?TheProphet(Peacebeuponhim)wasSEENleadingmeninprayer,soshouldwomenalsoleadmeninprayer?

    Etc This proves that Albani was illmastered in the science of hadith and he gave illogical verdicts by looking at ahadith just

    apparently.

    Herearemoreproofswhichrefutetheclaimthatwomenshouldalsoprayjustlikemen.

    Proof#1

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    Translation: The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: Jumaa in congregationisWajibupon everyMuslimEXCEPT for four (1) A

    Slave(2)AWOMAN(3)achild(4)andonewhoissick(ImamHakimnarrateditinhisalMustadrakalaSahihaynwhereImamHakim

    declareditSAHIHONCRITERIAOFBUKHARIANDMUSLIMandImamDhahabiAGREEDwithhim(1/423Hadith#1062)]

    Had thehadithofBukharibeenmutlaq then according to Salafis theProphet (Peacebeuponhim)hasNaudhobillah contradicted

    himselfbynotmakingJumaainmosquetobeWajibuponwomen.

    Proof#2

    AlsorememberthatmenshouldsaySubhanAllahloudlyinordertocorrecttheImamwhereaswomenshouldclaptheirhands.

    Translation:ItisnarratedbyAbuHuraira(ra)thattheProphet(Peacebeuponhim)said:Tasbeehisformenwhereasclappingisfor

    women[JamiusSahihalBukhari,(1/402)alsootherhadithfollows.

    NarratedAbuHuraira(ra):TheProphetsaid,"Thesaying'Subhanallaah'isformenandclappingisforwomen."(Ifsomethinghappensintheprayer,

    themencaninvitetheattentionoftheImambysaying"Subhanallaah".Andwomen,byclappingtheirhands)Bukhari:Book#22,Hadith#295and

    alsoinMuslim:Book:4,Hadith:0850

    SotheLAMadhabiyyah(NonfollowersofMadhhab)peoplewhosethinkingworksinreverseorder,theyshouldfromtomorrowstart

    clappinghandsjustlikewomen.

    Proof#3

    Translation:TheProphet(Peacebeuponhim)said:ThebelovedprayerofwomaninsightofAllah,istheonewhichsheperformsin

    thedarkestplaceinherhouse[AlHaythamiinMajmzazZawaid(2/156)]

    ImamalHaythami(rah)saysafternarratingit:ItisnarratedbyAtTabarani(rah)inhisAlKabeerandtheRijaalofitare(all)THIQA

    [ibid]

    Proof#4

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    Translation:NafinarratesfromIbnUmar(ra)whonarratesthatProphet(Peacebeuponhim)said:BothAzanandIqamah(forprayer)

    arenotbindinguponwomen[SunnanalBayhaqialKubra(2/169)

    RegardingtheAtharofTabi'iUmmadDarda(rah)

    Soalltheseproofsarealsocorroboratingevidencesthatprayerofwomanisdifferentinmanyissuesfromthatofmen,howeverNasir

    uddinAlbanialsomisusedthisAtharasproof.

    ItisnarratedinMusannafIbnAbiShaybah:UmmeDarda(rah)usedtositlikemalesinprayer [Musannnaf(1/270)].Albanishowed

    asifUmmadDarda(rah)wasamongsttheSahabiyah,whichisnothingshortofdeception.

    Howeveritisincorrecttousethisreportforthefollowing3reasons:

    (a)FirstofallitcontradictsanotherreportfromUmmadDarda(rah)inwhichIbrahimAbiAblah(rah)narratesthathesaw:

    UmmadDarda(rah)prayingcrosslegged( .)[ImamalMizziinTahdhibulKamaal,(22/468)]

    (b)SecondlyImamalMizzi(rah)hassaidthatthisUmmadDardawasamongstTabiin[RefertoTahdhibulKamaal(22/64)].

    PlusImamIbnHajralAsqalani(rah)hasproventhatthenarratorofthishadithi.e.MakhulonlynarratedfromUmmalDarda

    AsSughra(whichreferstoTabiinotSahabi)HencepracticeofaloneTabiisnothujjatandAlbanihadspreaddeceptionin

    thisregard.

    (c)Third:ImamIbnHajralAsqalani(rah)hasalsosaidinhisFathulBari:ThepracticeofaTabiialoneisNOTHUJJATevenif

    itDOESNOTGOAGAINSTANYPRINCIPLE[FathulBari,SharhSahihulBukhari(2/243)

    ImamBadruddinAyni(rah)thegreatcommentatorofBukharisaid:

    Translation:ThisisUmmadDardaASSUGHRAnottheUmmadDardaALKUBRAwhowasaSahabiyah,andMakhulonlymetAs

    Sughra(Tabii)nottheAlKubra(i.e.Sahabiyyah)[UmdatulQari,SharhSahihulBukhari(6/101)]

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    SayyidatunaUmmAtiyyah (ra)saysaspartofa longerhadeeth, 'Wehavebeen forbidden from following funeralsand there isno

    Jumuahuponus." IbnKhuzaimah1722

    The rewardof congregational prayer formen is twenty seven timesmore than an individualprayer.Contrary to this, themore

    rewardingprayerofawoman is thatwhich ismostconcealedandperformedwithin theconfinesofher innermost livingquarters.

    SayyidunaAbdullahbinMas'ud(ra)reportsthattheProphet(pbuh)said,'theprayerofawomaninhermakhda'(partition)isbetter

    thanherprayerinherhujrah(chamber)andherprayerinherhujrahisbetterthanherprayerinherbait(house).' AbuDawood570

    andIbnKhuzaimah1690.

    SayyidunaAbuHurairah(ra)narratesthattheProphet(

    pbuh)said,"ThemostbelovedSalahtoAllahofawoman isonethatshe

    performs in the darkest spot of her home.' Ibn Khuzaimah 1691, and Tabarani in alM'ujam al Kabeer asmentioned byHafidh

    Haithami2/35.HafidhHaithamialsosaysthatitsnarratorsareauthentic.

    Unlikemenwomenshouldnotgiveadhanorsaytheiqamah.

    SayyidatunaAsmaa(ra)narratesaspartofalongerhadeeththattheProphet(pbuh)said,'ThereisnoadhaniqamahorJumaaupon

    women.' Baihaqi1921. Baihaqi1920

    SayydunaIbnUmar(ra)says'Thereisnoadhanoriqamahuponwomen.'543

    Thereisagreatdifferenceintheawrahofamanandthatofawomaninsalah.Womenmustcovertheirentirebodyincludingthe

    hair,leavingonlytheface,handsandfeetexposed.

    UmmulMu'mineenAisha (ra)reportsthattheProphet (pbuh)said, 'Allahdoesnotacceptthesalahofamature femalewithouta

    scarf.'

    Ahmad

    24012,

    Ibn

    Majah

    655,

    Abu

    Dawood

    641,

    Tirmidhi

    377,

    Ibn

    Khuzaiir

    775,

    Hakim

    917

    and

    Baihaqi

    3254.

    Hakim

    declared

    it

    saheehandDhahabiagreed.

    WomencannotleadmeninSalah.

    AbuBakrah (ra ) reports that theProphet (ra)said Neverwill thosepeoplesucceedwhohaveappointedawomanover them.

    Ahmad19507,Bukhari4163,Tirmidhi2262andNasai5388.

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    posteriorwillcome to reston theground rather thanon the left leg.Shewould, therefore,notbe restingonher legs,butonher

    posteriorasmentionedinthenarrationofSayyidunaAli.

    IbnQudamahalMaqdisialHanbaliquotes ImamAhmadbinHanbal inhisalMughnias saying, 'I consider sadl tobebetter forawoman.'HealsoquotesthenarrationofSayyidunaAli(ra)whosays,'WhenawomanpraysSalahsheshoulddoihtifazandpressher

    thighstogether.' IbnQudamahinalMughni2/135.

    ImamAhmadwasaskedabouthowawomanshouldprostrateandsit fortashahhud.He replied, 'Sheshoulddowhatever ismore

    concealingforher.'Headded,'Sheshoulddotarabb'uintashahhudanddrawherlegstooneside(sadl).' MasaailofImamAhmad

    narratedbyhissonAbdullah373.

    AccordingtothenarrationofAbuDawood, ImamAhmadwasaskedabouthowawomanshouldsit insalah.Hereplied,'Sheshould

    pressherthighstogether.' MasaailofImamAhmadnarratedbyAbuDawoodp51.

    QadhiIyadhhasalsoquotedfromsomeSalafthattheSunnahforwomenistarabb'u.AwjazalMasalik2/119.

    Alltheabovequiteclearlydemonstratesthattheprayerofawoman isdifferent insomeaspects fromthatofaman,andthatthis

    distinctionwas firstmade by none other than theProphet (pbuh ), and thenmaintained by the prominent Sahabah and Tabi'un.

    Furthermore,ascanbeseen in theirworks, there isalmostuniversalagreementamongst the scholarsofallschoolsof fiqhon this

    issue.

    Nowletusseefewmorehadiths:

    Narrated'Aisha:Allah'sApostleusedtooffertheFajrprayerandsomebelievingwomencoveredwiththeirveilingsheetsusedtoattendtheFajr

    prayerwithhimandthentheywouldreturntotheirhomesunrecognized. (Bukhari:Book#8,Hadith#368)

    NarratedUmSalama:WheneverAllah'sApostlefinishedhisprayerswithTaslim,thewomenwouldgetupandhewouldstayonforawhileinhis

    placebeforegettingup.IbnShihabsaid,"Ithink(andAllahknowsbetter),thatthepurposeofhisstaywasthatthewomenmightleavebeforethe

    menwhohadfinishedtheirprayer. (Bukhari:Book#12,Hadith#799)

    Sahlb.Sa'dreported:Isawmenhavingtied(theends)oftheirlowergarmentsaroundtheirnecks,likechildren,duetoshortageofclothand

    offeringtheirprayersbehindtheApostleofAllah(maypeacebeuponhim).Oneoftheproclaimerssaid:Owomenfolkdonotliftyourheadstill

    menraise(them). (MuslimBook#004,Hadith#0883).

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