Is it permissible for the Imam to pray behind a wall that separates the men's prayer hall from the women's prayer hall?
The questioner did not mention an excuse that would make it permissible for the women's prayer area to be in front of the men. It has been previously ruled that it is permissible for women to pray in a separate room in front of the Imam if there is an excuse, such as the impossibility of placing the women's prayer area behind the Imam. Praying in a separate place is permissible out of necessity, and this is the choice of some scholars, while others believe that following the Imam in these cases is not valid. The is that the congregants standing behind the Imam is the , and if they stand in front of him, their prayer is not valid. It is more cautious for women not to pray in front of the Imam in a separate room, especially since they are not obligated to pray in the mosque in the first place, so they should not risk praying in a manner over which there is a difference of opinion regarding its validity.
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