Leading a Non-Mahram Woman in Prayer Fatwa No: 83487
- Fatwa Date:27-11-2001
Is it allowed to pray in Jamaat with a foreign woman? I mean can a foreign woman pray behind me?
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.
Anas narrated: “The Prophet prayed in the house of Umm Sulaym and I along with an orphan stood behind him while Umm Sulaym (stood) behind us.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
This Hadeeth proves that a woman can pray behind a non-Mahram man provided they are not in seclusion.
Allah knows best.