Your explanation is sincere and on point. Unfortunately we live in an era where sound advice is always questioned. Yet people do not question university and college instructors who teach kufaar and shirk in the guise of academics.. They don’t readily question secular sources but seem always prepared to interrogate anyone presenting Islamic information. May Allah azza wa Jalla reward you immensely for this information and the adhab you maintained throughout this ordeal. Jazaakumullahu khairan.

Brother I agree with your sentiments. However in my last message I did include a sahih Hadith as well as a link to a scholarly article showing evidence and reasons as to why it is better for a woman to pray at home. The article also stated that a woman gets the same rewards for praying at home as the man gets going to the Masjid. So it is in fact much easier for a woman to get greater rewards. However as the article also mentioned, a women should not be prevented from going to the Masjid if she so wishes as long as the criteria for her to attend the Masjid are fulfilled ie safe passage to and from the Masjid and minimal opportunity for free mixing both inside and outside of the Masjid. Believe me brother I have been to Masjids and conferences where it is like shopping malls where men and women are freely mixing. This is something detestable particularly when it comes to the Masjid and Umar (Ra) was very careful about this and was adamant that the entrances for men and women be completely different places and not next to one another. Also you see a lot of men and women hanging around after prayer particularly Taraweeh prayer in Ramadan where the gaze of both genders are freely upon one another. As also mentioned in my previous message that fitnah and temptation are the two main reasons as to why it is better for a woman to pray at home. This is because when it comes to any sort of fitnah whether it is in the Masjid or in a different situation then a woman is always more vulnerable than a man. This is true both physically and emotionally. A man being the protector of the women folk must do his best to ensure to try and minimise the possibilities of such a thing occurring as much as possible. This is why there is more emphasis in Islam that the women should both pray at home and stay at home more in general as much as possible. This is not something archaic but as we can see in our times in the west this concept is ever more relevant than ever before as we truly live in times of fitnah. We live in times where promiscuity amongst Muslims even practicing ones are rampant. This is due to negligence and being too relaxed about these matters. We must remember that shaythan is very clever indeed and very experienced in looking for small holes that he can start to dig into. So whether outside or in the Masjid whenever there is free mixing or working together and liaising then shaythan is always present and ever ready to attack and ignite the passions of desire. He does this even more so under the guise of religious activity as a disguise to lure his victims who are unaware until it is too late. Therefore we must be very careful about these matters particularly as we are protectors for our daughters, sisters etc. However as I’ve already stated a women should not be prevented going to the Masjid as long as the criteria for them to do so is fulfilled and actually it is a good thing for the sisters to meet and attend Islamic circles, to learn knowledge and to do activities together to build a sisterly bond and develop good relationships with those who are also striving for the deen. This also applies during Ramadan to pray together and listen to Qur’anic recitation. But we must be ever mindful. May Allah protect our sisters from all kinds of fitnah and enable us to fulfill our roles as they’re protectors as best as possible. Ameen

Salaams. Jzk khr for the clarifications. I didn’t see the links you posted but even so I am not qualified to interpret such things. Different perspectives are a mercy from Allah.

Thank you again.

Jazakallah khair. The brother who wrote the article did communicate with me privately saying more or less what you have. Thank you.

My feeling is that recommendations should have something behind them. If this was recommending an individual or service it could be based on personal experience or knowledge.

When it comes to practices in faith I have always understood this should be based on something of substance within our teachings.

If it’s better for the woman to pray at home (all women) then I am left to wonder- the steps taken by a person when they go to the masjid are counted. Is this only for a man? Prayers in congregation are multiplied. Is this only for a man?

If a masjid has facilities to accommodate women then how is it commendable for a woman to be at home?

I don’t want to start a debate or get into any argumentation. Many articles have these caveats when it comes to gender roles. They are all either of their time or cultural in origin (which does not make them invalid). As a father of daughters it’s important for me to understand these things so that I can take the good (as in this article) and leave the not-so-good/ difference of view.

I pray Allah guides us all. Ameen.

Wa alaikum salaam,
I could assure you that it is surely a recommendation, because I know for a fact anybody could pray in congregation (Jama’ah) and any person would earn more good deeds (hasanat) by praying in congregation rather than praying alone. It is perfectly fine for women to pray in congregation.

… pray Maghrib (men with congregation and women at home)…

My daughter is at university and regularly attends the masjid at iftar time.

Praying in public or in the mosque/ in congregation? There seems to be a material difference given this response (truncated – see link for detail) from the same website you cite in your response. What gives? We need to stop with the unconscious misogyny and cultural gender biases that cloud our views of a woman’s rightful place in Islam.

“Praise be to Allaah.
It is permissible for women to go to the mosque and pray, subject to certain conditions. It is not one of these conditions that she should be accompanied by a mahram, so there is nothing wrong with her going to the mosque to pray without a mahram.
It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 7/332:
It is permissible for a Muslim woman to pray in the mosque and her husband does not have the right to stop her if she asks him for permission to do that, so long as she is properly covered and no part of her body is showing that it is forbidden for “strangers” (non mahrams) to see. It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “When your womenfolk ask you for permission to go to the mosque, give them permission.” According to another version, “Do not forbid women their share of the mosques if they ask you for permission.””
Islam Q&A
https://islamqa.info/en/49898

Asalaamu Alaikum,

My sister of course you can take a nap. It is recommended to take a nap during the day like before or after Dhuhr for 20 to 30 minutes which really helps to stay away during the night. However if you cannot do that then take a nap whenever you can before Maghrib time. If you still cannot do that then take a short nap whenever you feel tired but be sure to awaken at least an hour before Suhur so that you can eat, pray Tahajjud and have enough time to make intense Dua.

The main thing is to spend time doing quality worship not quantity. Worship and ask of Allah with your heart.

May Allah enable us to make the best of these blessed days and nights. Ameen

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

Please refer to the following link:

http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/1273

Jzk