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How can a woman who doesn't know how to read or write pray?

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If a person is illiterate, he must learn what to say and how to pray, which is easy. If he has recently converted to Islam and is unable to memorize Al-Fatiha, he should pray, and in place of reciting, he should glorify Allah, praise Him, magnify Him, and declare His oneness, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said in the hadith of the one who prayed incorrectly: "If you have some Quran, recite it; otherwise, praise Allah, declare His greatness, and declare His oneness."

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