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How can a woman achieve the aforementioned rewards designated for men, such as the reward of the muezzin, the reward of congregational prayer (a complete Hajj for the obligatory prayer and a complete Umrah for the supererogatory prayer), and the reward of performing the Fajr and Isha prayers in congregation (as if one had prayed the entire night), so that she may reach higher ranks in Paradise, emulating men?

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To attain the high ranks in Paradise, one must begin with sound knowledge and then act upon it. A woman does not need to compete with men in what they have been uniquely distinguished with. Rather, she can achieve this from her home through reciting the Quran, performing dhikr (remembrance of Allah), supererogatory acts of worship (nawafil), and other acts of obedience. This is not achieved merely by a large quantity of deeds, but by performing deeds excellently and by perfectly following the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, as Allah says: (Say, "If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins.") Al-Imran/31. It is also achieved by perfecting the deeds of the heart with sincerity and affirmation, thereby attaining the rank of the truthful (Siddiqiya), as Allah says: (And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger - those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous.) An-Nisa/69. The path to achieving this is to acquire deep understanding of the texts of the Quran and Sunnah, to avoid wishing for what men have been favored with, to focus on the deeds Allah has legislated for her, and to ask Allah for His bounty, as Allah says: (And do not wish for that by which Allah has made some of you exceed others.) An-Nisa/32.

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