Re: Women's right to lead mixed-gathering prayers
**The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is reported to have said, “I left among you that which if you hold on to it you will never go astray after me: the Book of Allah, and my Sunnah.”
Consensus and unanimity on the interpretation of a certain text in these two sources (the Qur’an and the Sunnah) is an irrefutable proof for its meaning and a clear sign and evidence that any other later interpretation is nullified, void, and rejected. Allah Almighty says, (And whoso opposeth the Messenger after the guidance (of Allah) hath been manifested unto him, and followeth other than the believer’s way, We appoint for him that unto which he himself hath turned, and expose him unto hell a hapless journey’s end (An-Nisaa’ 4:115).
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) described the successful group among the ones that went astray as being those “who follow and behave (after) what I and my Companions follow and behave (after).” **
If this is the only thing you can provide, that's pathetic. What you're basically doing is...
A. The Quran says follow the Prophet. God wants us to follow the Prophet.
B. We're going to rely on scholars saying that the grandkids and greatgrand kids of the followers of the prophet said that the Prophet never let a woman lead a prayer (although there is a hadith posted at the beginning of the section negating that assumption).
So, we're basically going to say that the Prophet ordered no women can lead prayers, when as of yet no one has provided first hand evidence other than most scholars saying "yes, this is the way".
C. Therefore, women can't lead prayers.
Dumb logic.