Umm Waraqah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would visit her in her house, he appointed a caller to prayer for her, and he ordered her to lead the people of her household in prayer. Abdur Rahman ibn Khallad said, “I saw her caller to prayer. He was an old man.”
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 591
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn al-Qayyim
Abu Hamid said, “It is recommended for men to pray in congregation and it is recommended for women to pray in congregation, whether it is an obligatory or voluntary prayer.”
Source: al-Majmūʻ Sharḥ al-Muhadhab 4/199
عَنْ أُمِّ وَرَقَةَ قالت كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَزُورُهَا فِي بَيْتِهَا وَجَعَلَ لَهَا مُؤَذِّنًا يُؤَذِّنُ لَهَا وَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَؤُمَّ أَهْلَ دَارِهَا قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَأَنَا رَأَيْتُ مُؤَذِّنَهَا شَيْخًا كَبِيرً
591 سنن أبي داود كتاب الصلاة باب إمامة النساء
2/274 المحدث بن القيم خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في أعلام الموقعين
قَالَ أَبُو حَامِدٍ كُلُّ صَلَاةٍ اُسْتُحِبَّ لِلرِّجَالِ الْجَمَاعَةُ فِيهَا اُسْتُحِبَّ الْجَمَاعَةُ فِيهَا لِلنِّسَاءِ فَرِيضَةً كَانَتْ أَوْ نَافِلَةً
4/199 المجموع شرح المهذب
