Women’s congregation in salat al-tasbih

Question

In our village women hold a congregation for salat al-tasbih, and the form of the congregation is this: their imam sets down a low stool and sits at the back; if a child cries, it is hushed, and if there is a dog, it too is driven away.

Answer

Women’s congregation in a fard prayer is makruh, and salat al-tasbih is merely nafl; its congregation is makruh even for men, and for women the karaha in it will be more severe. If the one leading the prayer is the very one who sets down the low stool, sits at the back and drives away the dog and so on, then the prayer does not take place at all; in reality it is not a prayer…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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