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Congregation, Friday and Eid prayer

3 segments in 3 recordings · 2021 · 0 verified · 3 checked positions · fiqh/prayer/congregation-and-jumuah · Feed

Most recent statement · 26 Jan 2021Can a woman be an imam and lead the prayer?Older segments link here so no earlier explanation is read as the last word.

Latest answer · 26 Jan 2021

26 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth LatestCan a woman be an imam and lead the prayer? Yes: a woman can be an imam and her leading the prayer is valid, though whether it works in practice depends on her society accepting it. Question from live chatposition checkedimam machine2 min 38 s50:21on YouTube

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12 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Can a woman lead the prayer or give the khutbah? Yes, he says a woman may lead the prayer, give the adhan or the khutbah; it is not invalid, it is just generally not done. Question from live chatposition checkedadhankhutbahimam machine3 min 05 s1:35:21on YouTube
7 Jan 2021video Do I have to go to jumu'ah every Friday if I live in a non-Muslim country? In his understanding jumu'ah is not mandatory on each individual in countries like the UK that are not Muslim countries, though holding it communally is good. Question source not recordedposition checkedjumu'ahfard kifayah (communal obligation) machine2 min 16 s0:02on YouTube