What is the correct way for women to sit in prayer, and what is the difference between their sitting and men's sitting in it?
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A woman's prayer is the same as a man's prayer in all situations, due to the generality of the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Pray as you have seen me praying," and the inclusivity of this address to both men and women, and also due to his saying: "Indeed, women are the counterparts of men." The hadiths that differentiate between the prayer of a man and a woman in prostration () and sitting (julūs) are weak and cannot be used as evidence. It was narrated that Umm ad-Darda' used to sit in her prayer in the same manner as a man.
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