Question

Many of my relatives say that according to sahih hadith there is no difference between the way of performing salah for men and women and quote this hadith "PRAY AS U HAVE SEEN ME PRAYING" please answer me according to sahih hadith with reference between different ways of performing salah with sanad.

Answer

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In the Hanafi school of thought, women have been instructed to contract their bodies in prostration. All the positions in prayer are to be done in the most concealing manner in order to preserve haya (modesty).

It is related from Ali, Radi-Allahu anhu, that when a woman prostrates, she should contract and join her thighs together (Musannaf ibn Abi Shayba,Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq).

Ibn 'Abbas, Radi-Allahu anhu, was asked about the prayer of a woman. He said, "She should contract and come together" (Musannaf ibn Abi Shayba).

It is related from Hasan Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) that a woman should contract in prostration" (Musannaf ibn Abi Shayba).

Salah for women:
http://www.islameasy.org/perform-salaah-correctly.php#forwomen

http://islameasy.org/pdf/ask_pdf/Women_Salaah_Student_handout.pdf

 

And Allah knows best.

Ask Alimah Team

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