Salaamz,
I am still in search of an answer to whether there are differences between the bodily positions of a man and a woman during prayers. I haven’t yet found a written piece (an accurate one) that describes the differnces with some reasonable back-up.
Hopefully someone will provide some good info.
Yes there are some differences....i think it depends on your school of thought also--note i said 'i think' wry smile I'll try to look up some detailed information for you, soon inshaAllah. If anyone has any solid information, please do reply.
http://www.uh.edu/campus/msa/articles/fatawa.html#whatway
This is a very short thing…And I dont know about its authenticity…
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thanx a lot who me...
most of the things said on the site are what i've learned...thanx anyway
Alright here it is, like I promised…took me a while I know, but wry smile better late than never right?
This is out of a book, called Taleemul Haq, published by ‘Dawatul Haq’ in Umzinto, South Africa…and its according to Sunnah (Hanafi).
Before Namaaz:
-Ensure that clothes are paak and make wudhu
-stand respectfully on a paak place facing the Qibla
For Males:
-keep feet parallel about four fingers apart with toes pointing towards the Qibla and submit totally to Allah swt.
-Note: no garment, jubba or trousers should be allowed to overlap the ankles. It is Makrooh to perform Namaaz whilst any garment is overlapping the ankles. This means that the farz of Namaaz will be considered as performed but there is very little sawab or benefit in such Namaaz.
For Females:
-keep feet together with toes pointing towards the Qibla and submit totally to Allah swt.
After making niyaah, lift the two hands upto the earlobes in such a manner that both palms face towards the Qibla. Then say Allahu Akbar and fold them below the navel. Place the hands in such a way that the palm of the right hand is placed over the back of the left hand, with the right thumb and little finger gripping the wrist of the left hand and the three middle fingers of the right hand kept straight and together. While in Qiyaam (standing posture) the eyes should be fixed to the spot where the forehead will rest in Sajdah.
Females, also perform their salaat in the same way, except for a few differences.—Without hands being exposed women should raise their hands to the height of their shoulders when saying Takbeer Tahreema. Women do not raise their hands higher than shoulders and place arms on the chest. Place the right hand over the back of the left hand above the breast and do not hold it like the male.
Saying Allahu Akbar go into Ruku, the eyes should be kept on the feet.
Males:
-in Ruku hold both the knees with the fingers apart
-ensure that the arms do not touch the body
-keep the back straight, while the head should neither be lowered nor raised
Females:
-when making Ruku a woman should only bend over sufficiently so that her hands reach her knees
-the hands should be placed on the knees, with the fingers kept together
-in Ruku the elbows should touch the sides of the body and the feet kept together
If one does NOT stand erect after Ruku and merely lifts ones head and goes into Sajdah, then the Namaaz will Not be Valid, and it will be necessary to repeat the Namaaz.
First Sajdah:
Saying Allahu Akbar and placing both hands on the knees, go into Sajdah. (On completing the Takbeer one should have reached the position of Sajdah). When going into Sajdah first place the knees on the ground, then the hands, then the nose and then the forehead. The face should rest between the two hands with fingers pointing towards the Qibla. When in Sajdah the fee should be upright with the toes pointing towards the Qibla. The arms should not touch the sides of the body nor the ground. The stomach should be away from the thighs.
-If there is a valid reason the forehead could be kept off the ground, otherwise the Sajdah will not be valid. When in Sajdah the feet should not be lifted from the ground. If they are lifted for a duration more than three ‘SubhanAllah’, the Namaaz will be void.
Females:
-In Sajdah, the upper part of the leg (the thigh) should not be upright but in as flat a position as possible, with the feet spread towards the right.
-While in Sajdah the stomach and thigh must be kept together.
-The forearms should be put flat on the ground in Sajdah. Women must not raise their voice when reciting Tasbih.
Jalsa(to sit between two Sajdahs):
Saying Allahu Akbar sit up straight, do not sit with the back crooked or stooped. It is important to sit up and pause after the first Sajdah, merely lifting the head from the ground without sitting up before the second Sajdah will nullify the Namaaz.
Males: Sit resting the back on the left leg and having the right leg raised, the toes facing the Qibla.
Females: Note that a female does not sit on her left leg.
Second Sajdah:
The second sajdah is performed as the first one.
-To go into the next rakah, saying Allahu Akbar stand up. On getting up from the Sajdah first lift the forehead, then the nose and then the knees. Ensure that the hands are on the knees and not on the ground for support, except for a valid reason.
-To enter the Qaidah, saying Allahu Akbar sit up. The method of sitting is placing the left foot flat on the ground and sitting on it, with the right foot upright and its toes facing towards the Qibla. The hands must be placed on the thighs with the tips of the fingers near the knees. It is important that the fingers are kept close together and that they face the Qibla and not towards the ground. The eyes should be fixed on the lap.
Again note that the female does not sit on her left leg.
-On reaching the Kalima, form a circle with the thumb and middle finger and lift the index finger of the right hand La illaha and at illallahu drop it onto the thigh. The circle should be maintained to the end.
Salaam:
Complete the Namaaz by turning the face to the right saying: assalamu Alaykum wa rahmatullah.
Then turn the face to the right, and repeat the Salaam. When making Salaam one should make the intention of greeting the Angels. When making Salaam the eyes should be fixed onto the respective shoulders.
Hope this helps you somewhat.
Fee AmaanAllah
GFQ,
thanx for the detailed info but many books have references to teh sunnah and yet are not correct.
I go by teh Sahih bukhari in which i couldn’t find something saying that there are differences b/w male and female prayers.
the one i know is men having to keep their clothes above ankles (like you said) but that in not only during prayers,its supposed to be the designated ‘satr’ for the males.
also of the females having their ‘behinds’ (literally) raised high as the males is not right…the chest and the thighs should not touch…
thanks anyway for the info…must of been on ur mind…
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