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Subject: seclusion Author: muslim [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 07:01:55 08/30/02 Fri Author Host/IP: aw136b.bham.ac.uk/147.188.214.136 salam...........a question regarding jammat. is it allowed for men and women to pray in same hall withour the purdah (curtain)?.....we had this situation at university and a brother said at the prophets time women used to enter from same entrance as men at the prophets mosque and pray aswell?....is this correct? jazakalahair [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Partition Author: Moustafa Morsy [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:49:27 08/30/02 Fri Author Host/IP: mt.24.171.69.29.charter-stl.com/24.171.69.29 Praise be to Allaah. there was no partition at the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Women ,men and boys used to pray together in the mosque according to the Islamic rules which is as follows: Imam stand s first, men stand behind Imam,boys stand behind men,then women stand behind boys. If making partition is must, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) would tell us,and since he did not tell us or ordered us to make partition in the mosque, we can not say that we should do it, but men and women should behave islamicly as Allah said(Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.). That is purer for them. Verily, Allâh is All-Aware of what they do.) And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent, and to draw their veils all over Juyubihinna (i.e. their necks )and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husband's sons, their brothers or their brother's sons, or their sister's sons, or their (Muslim) women (i.e. their sisters in Islâm), or the (female) slaves whom their right hands possess, or old male servants who lack vigour, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And all of you beg Allâh to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful)24/30/31. To make one intrance or more, this is not part of the prayer,so if there is one entrance, men should wait tell the women leave the mosque first,but if we can make more than one entrancte, that’s ok and may be better ,it is not part of worshiping but it is means to avoid mixing men and women at the door. And ALLAH KNOWS BEST. Moustafa Morsy