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The issue of 'Female-Led Prayer' has once again become a hot-topic amongst Muslims with the decision of the Wolfson College in Oxford (UK) to allow Amina Wadud to lead congregational prayers amongst  men and women.  Such an event has created bickering and confusion amongst some Muslims due to misunderstanding and a general lack of knowledge. We recommend the reader to review the study below and to empower him/herself with Islaamic knowledge on this issue, remembering that Allaah is All-Wise and knows what is best for his male and female servants.

A response to Nevin Reda's article: What Would the Prophet Do? about Muslim women leading prayers
Researched and Prepared by Ali Yahya

Imam Maalik elucidated this principle in his famous dictum: "Anyone who introduces an innovation into Islam, and believes that it is good, has claimed that Muhammad betrayed the Message. For Allaah says, “This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed my favor upon you, and chosen for you Islam as your religion.” [Sooratul-Maa’idah, 5:3] So whatever was not from the religion on that day can never be from the religion today." Anyone, therefore, who attempts to introduce foreign ideas or practices into the religion – under the guise of "progressiveness," "American Islam," or otherwise – is implying either that Allaah's revelation was insufficient or that the Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) did not convey His message….

Sadly, Nevin Reda's arguments have convinced a number of Muslims of the admissibility, or even desirability, of such prayers. This essay is a response to those arguments.

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