Is it permissible for a woman to lead other women in prayer, and how should her imamate be for them; should she stand in front of them or in their midst in the row?
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A woman leading other women in prayer (imamah) is permissible for both obligatory (fard) and supererogatory (nafilah) prayers. She should stand in the middle of the first row and not in front of it.
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