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eleanor
08/28/03 at 06:04:57
[slm]

what's the ruling on this? Is it different according to the madhab?
One guy (pakistani) told me a single woman cannot pray with a single man whether it is her husband, father, brother or whatever. If there is three people then she can pray.
Yet I have seen friends of mine (husband Moroccan, wife german) pray together in jamaat. Him standing directly in front of her.

So can anyone point me in the right direction?

Jazak Allah
Re: praying in jamaat with husband
tq
08/28/03 at 08:41:04
Assalamo elikuim
I have always seen my father and mother praying in jammat when we were young and later we all(i.e. my mom and siblings) prayed together behind my father maghrib salat.
Please correct me if I am wrong that it is not allowed to pray in jammat for onlya man and woman who are not mahram to each other .

Wasalam
tq

PS: By the way I am from Pakistan (born and raised), may be there is  a differnet ruling in different madhab ?
Re: praying in jamaat with husband
timbuktu
08/28/03 at 09:14:24
[slm] first of all, there is no reason why it won't be allowed
second, for two men, the "muqtadi" stands slightly behind & to the right of the "imam".  It should be the same for wife following her husband, but i have asked this to be confirmed. Since my area is rather difficient in those who follow only the Quran & Hadith, it will take some time. brother Arshad may have an answer.
08/28/03 at 09:17:22
timbuktu
Re: praying in jamaat with husband
eleanor
08/28/03 at 11:11:22
[slm]

okay I found this just now:

[quote]Islam Questions & Answers
www.islam-qa.com
Question Reference Number:: 597
Title: Ja'mmaa'a Prayer with a man and a woman only

Home > Jurisprudence and Islamic Rulings > Acts of Worship > Prayer > Congregational Prayer >
Question:


Can a muslim one man and one woman perform janaat together?

Answer:

Yes, it is permissible for one man to pray jamaa'ah (in congregation) with one woman (say his wife). She would stand behind him. (Note from the translator: It should be understood that this would not substitute the man praying jamaa'ah in the mosque whenever applicable.)

wallaahu a'lam.



Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid (www.islam-qa.com)

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when presenting my argument is this all the evidence I need or do I need some other sort of proof?
Re: praying in jamaat with husband
eleanor
08/28/03 at 11:19:09
[slm]

Subhan Allah!! I found a hadith!!!! Here it is:

[quote]Q3. Can a husband and wife pray together as a Jama'ah? How to perform such prayer? Please explain.

A3. Jama'ah prayer can be performed by two or more people. The minimum requirement of Jama'ah is two people, an Imam and another person, whether a man, woman or child. It is very good that the whole family pray together, especially in this society where the mosques are so few and most people do not get chance to pray in Jama'at every day. Husband and wife can also make a Jama'at prayer. It is reported by Imam Abu Da'ud that the Prophet -peace be upon him- said, "Whoever wakes up during the night and also awakens his wife and then both of them pray together two rak'ah prayer, their names will be written among 'those men and women who remembered Allah most' (referring to surah al-Ahzab 33:35)." If there are two males praying together in Jama'ah then one of them will be Imam and the other person should stand one step behind at the Imam's right side, but if the husband and wife are praying together then the wife should stand behind the husband. A male and a female -just two individuals- who are not married to each other or who are not mahram are not allowed to pray together in Jama'ah. [/quote]

This is enough Insha Allah??

---> answering my own questions  ::)

Re: praying in jamaat with husband
sal
08/28/03 at 17:34:19
[slm]
[center]we  should  first   know   the reason  why wife and husband need to pray  jamaaah ?
Is it because  there is no  a  mosque  close  to   the  home ?
i n this  case  they  can

Well  if there is  mosque   no need for this
the  husband  should  pray  at the  mosque  
and  the wife should  pray  at  home  even  alone
[wlm]


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Re: praying in jamaat with husband
momineqbal
08/28/03 at 17:41:36
[slm],

I have heard from one sheikh that it is not considered a Jamaat if husband and wife pray together, although there is nothing wrong with them praying together (actually it is encouraged, as quoted above in the saying of the Prophet  [saw], except for fard salat). The sheikh said that if it was allowed this way, people wouldn't come to masjid and pray in Jamaat with their wives. Allahu Alam. I think from reading the above post, it seems that there might be difference of opinion on this matter, plus the ruling could be different in different situations, e.g. no masjid nearby, and on top of that this is not a halal or haram issue, Allahu Alam.

In any case, I think we must prefer to pray in large Jamaat if we have easy access to a masjid. Really, we do not understand the meaning and benefits of Jamaat if we don't understand the difference between praying with just two people and praying at the masjid with 50 or more. Just my humble understanding!
Re: praying in jamaat with husband
Barr
08/31/03 at 06:50:56
[wlm] warahmatullah

I think there are differences of opinions on the issue of men and women who are not mahram to pray in jamaah alone (regardless whether the musollah or room has other people or not). Some Muslims do not consider that haram too.

InshaAllah, I will check it out.

Wassalam


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