Where should a woman stand when

A: women are permitted to go to the Masjid to attend the Jumu`ah Prayer and to offer all other prayers in congregation. Her husband is not allowed to prevent her from doing so. However, it is preferable for her to offer prayers at home. If she intends to pray at a Masjid, she has to abide by the Islamic codes of propriety. Thus, she should wear clothes that cover her private parts and should avoid wearing transparent or tight clothes that show parts of her body. She should not wear perfume when going out to the Masjid nor should she mix with the rows of men. She should pray behind the rows of men. During the Prophet's lifetime, women used to go to Masjids wrapped in their mantles and would pray in the back rows behind men. It is authentically reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, Do not forbid the female Servants of Allah from (going into) the mosques of Allah (Part No. 7; Page No. 337) The Prophet (peace be upon him) also said, The best of the men's rows (in prayers) is the first row and the worst is the last; but the best of the women's rows is the last and the worst of their rows is the first. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.