Position of a Single Woman praying in Congregation

Chapter on Imamate and Congregational Prayer

Al-Mughni

Book of Prayer

Book 3 · Issue 1 · Bab 10

Open in Qurani

Primary text

When a woman joins a prayer with only one other woman, she stands to the right of the other woman, similar to how a follower stands beside men. If she prays behind a man, she stands behind him, based on the prophetic command to position them as God has positioned them. If a man is present with the man and the woman, the man stands to the right of the Imam, and the woman stands behind them, as narrated from Anas regarding the Prophet (peace be upon him) praying with him and his mother or maternal aunt.