Women participating in Janazah Salaah
Question
Recently in Fort Wayne Indiana during the Salatul Janaza of a brother the woman wanted to pray along but the Imam who is Hanfai and another Shiekah who is Maliki told them that the sisters do not need to pray the Janaza and its for men only. I'm form Pakistan and this what I saw all my life that only men did the Janaza.
Please give the correct ruling on this issue.
Answer
If the janaazah namaaz is read in the home then she may participate in the janaazah namaaz.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
( وإذا حاذته ) ولو بعضو واحد وخصه الزيلعي بالساق والكعب ( امرأة ) ولو أمة ( مشتهاة ) حالا كبنت تسع مطلقا وثمان وسبع لو ضخمة أو ماضيا كعجوز ( ولا حائل بينهما ) أقله قدر ذراع في غلظ أصبع أو فرجة تسع رجلا ( في صلاة ) وإن لم تتحد كنيتها ظهرا بمصلى عصر على الصحيح سراج فإنه يصح نفلا على المذهب بحر وسيجيء ( مطلقة ) خرج الجنازة (الدر المختار 2/572-574)
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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