I know that reading all 5 namazes isnt enough unless youre reading with your heart and the right intentions. How does one read a good namaz? I know that doing wudhu properly and with the right niyat is one thing, knowing the meaning of the surats youre reading is another and what else?
I often end up yawning during namaz, its really awful. And I read short surats because I dont know any long ones.
Tips and suggestions on reading good namaz? Unfortunately for women we cant read all our namazes in the masjid.
Before starting namaz we can read surah fatiha or any other duahs praising Allah. Coz salah is when you communicate with Him, so before starting salah you actually have His attention already, and that makes it special..
i dont have any source on this , but i heard this from a friend.
^
fatiha is must in all rakaats of the prayer....
i see no reason why it shud be read separately before the prayer....
^ it doesnt mean it's read in salah, then you shouldnt read it otherwise..
i said it's good to read some dua's before salah.. :)
Also in witr prayer, i think you can make dua in you heart.. (not sure on the source again, but it's what i do at times) :)
Assalam o Alaikum
the best way to make ur salah worthy is to concentrate on the meaning of the surahs u read ......
try to get feeling of what ur doing. ..standing in front of almighty ..and HE is listening to u ..
and very well said that yawining in namzan makes it very weak ..and we always hear that in qaiyamat namaz will not be COUNTED rather WAIGHTED..so we have tosay good salah's ..
wasalam
i forgot who, but one of the aslaaf says that when he prays he thinks that he is standing on the 'pul siraat' and heaven his on his right and hell on the left....
Allah is before him and 'malak-ul-mot' behind him and it is the last prayer of his life....
makes up for a pretty well-concentrated namaz if u have all that in mind when u pray....
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You generally can, so long as your masjid is run by arabs rather than desis ;)
Here in the UK, at least, most desi-run masjids don't allow women, whereas most arab-run masjids do.
We all should try to pay attention to our prayers and we should try to improve our prayers and to make them beautiful. The whole purpose of prayer is to remember Allah and to feel in His presence. In a Hadith, the Prophet :saw: said, “The Ihsan (right and beautiful action) is to worship Allah as though you are seeing Him, and while you see Him not yet truly He sees you…” (al-Bukahri, Hadith no. 48).
The following things will help, :insha: in the concentration in Salah:
Make intention. Intention should be in the heart. That is the real place of intention. Intend that you are praying to Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala and only for his sake. Think what prayer you are making. Is it Fard or Sunnah or Nafl? Are you praying Fajr, Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib or 'Isha and any other prayer? How many rak’ah you intend to pray and whether you are praying alone or with the Jama’ah? The clearer you are in your intention, the better will be your attention and concentration.
Perform your prayers on time without delay.
Perform your prayer according to the Sunnah of the Prophet -peace be upon him.
Stand straight. Keep your eyes open and look at the place of your Sajdah while your are standing. In Ruku’ look at your feet, in Sajdah towards the floor and in the sitting position at your lap or your hands.
Do not play with your hands and do not rub your face, body or clothes. Be as quiet and still as possible.
Think yourself in the presence of Allah and Allah is facing you.
Do not rush your prayers. Do every part of prayer with care and in a relaxed manner.
Recite the words carefully. Pay attention to what you are saying. You should learn the meaning of various du’as in Salah.
Ask Allah to help you in your prayers and to accept your prayers. The Prophet -peace be upon him- used to say, “Allahumma a’inni 'ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husn 'ibadatika.” (O Allah help me in remembering You, in thanking You and in worshipping you in the best way.)
Also remember that Haram food, Haram income and sins take away the joy and concentration in prayer. Keep yourself pure and clean as much as you can
Proper worship of Allah is a degree of perfection not attainable by anyone merely wishing it. It is realizable only by those who realize in themselves certain qualities in character and spirit. The station of perfection in worship is attained only by those whose faith has risen like the sun and then flown to the Lord on the wings of love and desire.
hmm cat i would say just concentrate on your NIYYAT
easier said than done 
Nice thread, Catty.
I would say it also helps not to feel rushed or pressured. Leave yourself time to read namaz and read it at the beginning of the time.
Why aren't women allowed in the mosques???
they are allowed, its just dang desis who are ignorant…prophet :saw: told us never to forbid women from attending the masjid for salat.
^ But how do they even think it is justified to do that???
I dont know what their exact reasons they give.
But I think ive read somewhere that Umar 
stopped the women from praying in the mosque when he was caliph, so the women went to complain to Aisha 
and she said that if the prophet :saw: knew what you were doing he would have forbidden you too. Something like that, so I think they may base it on that.
Sorry havent got the exact source though.
Hm. Well, EVEN IF the Hadith is valid, it was those specific women, not all of them...?
Ok been doing a bit of search on it, u can read about it in the following links. The hadith is mentioned and explained.
Did Umar (ra) ban women from mosque? (not sure about this site, cause 1st time ive visited)
And From IslamQA
It is better for a woman to pray in her house than in the mosque
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Ruling on women going to the masjid (mosque)
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the command was general in nature and it can not be changed
any how, even itakaf is allowed for women as ummul ul mominieen used to sit in mosque for itikaf, ..here is the fatwa..
http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=37698&dgn=3&
Can women sit for I’tikaf in a mosque in the last ten days of Ramadan?.
Answer :
Praise be to Allaah.
Yes, it is permissible for a woman to observe i’tikaaf in the mosque during the last ten days of Ramadaan.
Indeed, i’tikaaf is Sunnah for both men and women, and the Mothers of the Believers (may Allaah be pleased with them * used to observe i’tikaaf with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) during his lifetime, and after he passed away.
Al-Bukhaari (2026) and Muslim (1172) narrated from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to spend the last ten nights of Ramadaan in i’tikaaf until he passed away, then his wives observed i’tikaaf after he died.
It says in ‘Awn al-Ma’bood:
This indicates that women are the same as men when it comes to i’tikaaf.
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
I’tikaaf is Sunnah for both men and women, because it was proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to observe i’tikaaf during Ramadaan, and finally he settled on i’tikaaf during the last ten days, and some of his wives used to observe i’tikaaf with him, then they observed i’tikaaf after he died. The place for i’tikaaf is the mosque in which prayers in congregation are performed.
From the internet website of Shaykh Ibn Baaz.
And Allaah knows best.*
however, we should know that the best prayer for women is in their homes, but the point is they are allowed in mosques for salat...
Question :
Is it permissible for women to go and pray tahajjud in the mosque without a mahram when the mosque is next to the house and the men in the family do not do this prayer?.
Answer :
Praise be to Allaah.
It is permissible for women to go to the mosque and pray, subject to certain conditions. It is not one of these conditions that she should be accompanied by a mahram, so there is nothing wrong with her going to the mosque to pray without a mahram.
It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 7/332:
It is permissible for a Muslim woman to pray in the mosque and her husband does not have the right to stop her if she asks him for permission to do that, so long as she is properly covered and no part of her body is showing that it is forbidden for “strangers” (non mahrams) to see. It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “When your womenfolk ask you for permission to go to the mosque, give them permission.” According to another version, “Do not forbid women their share of the mosques if they ask you for permission.” Bilaal – a son of ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar – said, “By Allaah, we will stop them.” ‘Abd-Allaah said to him, “I say ‘The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said…’ and you say, ‘We will stop them’?!” Both reports were narrated by Muslim.
If the woman is uncovered and any part of her body is showing that it is forbidden for “strangers” (non mahrams) to see, or she is wearing perfume, then it is not permissible for her to go out of her house in this state, let alone go out to the mosque and pray there, because of the fitnah (temptation) involved. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent (like both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer palms of hands or one eye or dress like veil, gloves, headcover, apron), and to draw their veils all over Juyoobihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms) and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands…”
[al-Noor 24:31]
“O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies (i.e. screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way). That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allaah is Ever Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”
[al-Ahzaab 33:59]
Zaynab al-Thaqafiyyah used to narrate that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If any one of you (women) attends ‘Isha’ prayer, let her not put on perfume that night.” According to another report, “If any one of you (women) attends the mosque, let her not put on perfume that night.” Narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh.
It was proven in saheeh ahaadeeth that the women of the Sahaabah used to attend Fajr prayer in congregation, covering their faces, so that no one would recognize them. It was proven that ‘Amrah bint ‘Abd al-Rahmaan said: I heard ‘Aa’ishah, the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), say: “If the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had seen the way the women are behaving, he would have forbidden them to go to the mosque as the women of the Children of Israel were forbidden.” It was said to ‘Amrah: Were the women of the Children of Israel forbidden to go to the mosque? She said: Yes. Narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh.
These texts clearly indicate that if the Muslim woman adheres to proper Islamic etiquette in her dress and avoids adorning herself in ways that will provoke fitnah and affect those of weak faith, there is no reason why she should not pray in the mosque. If she appears in such a way that evil people and those in whose heart is a disease will be tempted by her, then she is not allowed to enter the mosque, rather she is not allowed to leave her home and attend the mosque.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 14/211:
There is nothing wrong with women attending taraaweeh prayers if there is no danger of fitnah, subject to the condition that they go out looking decent and not wearing adornments, make-up or perfume.
In his book Hiraasat al-Fadeelah (p. 86), Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd listed the conditions for women to go out to the mosque. He said:
Women are allowed to go out to the mosque according to the following rulings:
1- That there is no risk of them tempting others or being tempted
2- That their attendance will not lead to anything that is forbidden according to sharee’ah
3- That they do not jostle with men in the street or in the mosque
4- That they should go out not wearing perfume
5- That they should go out wearing hijab, not making a wanton display of their adornment
6- A door should be set aside in the mosque just for women to enter and exit, as mentioned in the hadeeth narrated in Sunan Abi Dawood and elsewhere.
7- The women’s rows should be behind the men
8- The best rows for women are those at the back, unlike the case for men
9- If the imam makes any mistake in his prayer, men should say “Subhan Allaah!” and women should clap
10-The women should leave the mosque before the men, and the men should wait until the women have dispersed to their homes, as mentioned in the hadeeth of Umm Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with her) in Saheeh al-Bukhaari and elsewhere.
http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=49898&dgn=4
OK found this site also which gives the other side.link
Some Miscellaneous Authentic Ahaadeeth Concerning Women Going to the Mosque
Prepared by Maaz Qureshi
[1] Chapter: Women Going To The Masjid
From Zaynab ath-Thaqafiyyah (radiyallaahu ’anhu) who said: The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said to us: ‘If one of you attends the Mosque, then do not touch perfume.’
[Mukhtasar Saheeh Muslim of Shaykh al-Albaanee (no. 245)]
[2] “If one of your women seek permission to go to the Mosque, then do not forbid her.”
[Reported by Ibn ’Umar (radiyallaahu ’anhu)] [Related by al-Bukhaaree, Muslim, Ahmad, and Nisaa‘ee]
Shaykh al-Albaanee cites it in Ghaayatul-Maraam (no. 201).
He declares it authentic in Saheehul-Jaami’ (no. 319).
[3] “If one of you attends ’Ishaa, then do not touch perfume.”
[Reported by Zaynab at- Thaqafiyyah] [Related by Muslim, Ahmad And Nisaa‘ee]
Shaykh al-Albaanee cites it in Silsilatul-Ahaadeethus-Saheehah (no. 1093)]
He declares it authentic in Saheehul-Jaami’ (no. 634)
Note that the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) used the word ’Ishaa here. This is because the women in that time usually only attended the Mosque at night and in the dark as is reported from ’Umar(radiyallaahu ’andhu) in Saheehul-Bukhaaree under the chapter of letting the women go to the Mosque at night in the dark. Imaam al-Bukhaaree purposely used the word dark (ghalas) here, This was because the women were not seen by them men during the dark, and they used to leave before the men. They used to come and go from the Mosque according to ’Aa‘ishah in one narration, “unnoticed”.
[4] Chapter: The Prohibition of Women To Go (to the Mosque)
From ’Amrah Bint ’Abdur-Rahmaan (radiyallaahu ’anhu) that she heard ’Aa‘ishah (radiyallaahu ’anhu) the wife of the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) saying, “If the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) saw what was innovated (ahdatha) by the women, he would have forbidden them (li man’a hunnaa) from the Mosque like the women of the Children of Israa’eel were forbidden.” He said, “So I said to ’Amrah, 'Were the women of the Children of Israa’eel forbidden from the Mosque?” She said, “Yes.”
[Mukhtasar Saheeh Muslim by Shaykh al-Albaanee (no. 264)]
This is also reported in the Muwatta’ of Imaam Maalik under the Chapter title, “Women Going To The Mosque”. The additional statements are reported therein to have come from Yahyaa Ibn Sa’eed, and ’Umar (radiyallaahu ’anhu).
Also, it is interesting to note that Imaam Muslim used to use his chapter titles as rulings. The above Hadeeth is reported by him under the title, ‘‘The Prohibition of Women to Go (To The Mosque)", so it can be said that he was against women going to the Mosque because of what they invented after the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam). Among his proofs for this fatwaa is the above mentioned Hadeeth. So I hope that this is sufficient as an answer to your inquiry concerning ahaadeeth on women going to the Mosques.
I think the last part is used to justify why women are not allowed in mosques.
I personally think women should go if they want to, especially for those who live in non muslim countries.