Darul Ifta, Madrasah Urwah bin Az-Zubayr

Female Facility in the Masjid Complex

· 19 Safar 1446 AH1 min readFatwa 6829-0146English
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Question

From a shari perspective is it permissible to have/or not to have a female facility in the masjid complex

Answer

As salām ʿalaikum wa raḥmatullāhī wa barakātuhu

In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

There is a genuine need to have a safe, protected, and private space for females within a Masjid complex. This space should have an allocated separate entrance away from the entrance and space of the males.

Keeping the aforementioned in mind, it will be permissible to have a separate female facility in the Masjid complex to cater for travellers, programs, and classes.

And Allāh Taʿālā knows best.

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Source: Darul Ifta, Madrasah Urwah bin Az-Zubayr — https://ifta.mubz.co.za/2024/08/23/female-facility-in-the-masjid-complex/
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