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Wife standing adjacent to husband when performing salaah

· 7 Rabiʻ II 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a Husband and wife are offering "SALAH" in a same room at the same time. Whether it is permissible that wife stands adjacent to husband at "HYAHALLAL-FALAH" to husband, at two steps backward.

Answer

She should stand directly behind him.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

أما الواحدة فتتأخر

قال الشامي في ردالمحتار : قوله ( أما الواحدة فتتأخر ) فلو كان معه رجل أيضا يقيمه عن يمينه والمرأة خلفهما ولو رجلان يقيمهما خلفه والمرأة خلفهما بحر وتأخر الواحدة محله إذا اقتدت برجل لا بامرأة مثلها ط عن البرجندي (رد المحتار 1/ 566)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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