Is it permissible for a woman to lead other women in offering Janazah Prayer?


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Q 4: Is it permissible for a woman to lead other women in offering Janazah (Funeral) Prayer at the place of washing the dead? Please, give us a Fatwa on this issue! May you be rewarded!


A 4: Yes, it is permissible for a woman to lead other women in the Janazah Prayer after washing and shrouding the dead, provided that Salah (Prayer) is be performed outside the washing place, and that the woman leading other women in Prayer stands in the middle of the first row.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.




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