Muhadhat with Mahram Women at Home

Question

If a man leads a congregation in his home, and his mother, sister and daughter follow him, and when they go into sajda the head of one of them touches the man’s feet, will the prayer of either of the two become invalid? (2) If in the same way the wife also takes part in the home congregation, and at the time of sajda the wife’s head touches the man’s feet (for the length of one rukn), will anyone’s prayer become invalid?

Answer

In this way nobody’s prayer will become invalid; this is not a case of invalidating muhadhat: [ar]لَوِ اقْتَدَتْ بِهِ مُتَأَخِّرَةً عَنْهُ بِقَدَمِهَا صَحَّتْ صَلَاتُهُمَا، وَإِنْ لَزِمَ مِنْهُ مُحَاذَاةُ بَعْضِ أَعْضَائِهَا لِقَدَمِهِ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ فِي حَالَةِ الرُّكُوعِ أَوِ السُّجُودِ؛ لِأَنَّ الْمَانِعَ لَيْسَ مُحَاذَاةَ أَيِّ عُضْوٍ مِنْهَا لِأَيِّ عُضْوٍ مِنْهُ، وَلَا…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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