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Is the ruling on a woman clapping and a man saying "Subhan Allah" if something happens during prayer limited to congregational prayer, or does it also include praying individually?

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If something happens to a worshipper during their prayer, men should say "SubhanAllah" (Tasbeeh) and women should clap. The proof for this is the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Tasbeeh is for men, and clapping is for women." A woman's clapping should be by striking the back of one hand against the palm of the other. If a woman is in her home or only with other women, she may say "SubhanAllah" and not clap, because the prohibition of saying "SubhanAllah" is only due to the presence of men. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) indeed said "SubhanAllah" to her sister Asma during the eclipse prayer. There is another opinion that she should clap even if she is with women, but the first opinion is more apparent.

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