Should Women pray in Congregation?

Question :

May women pray in congregation like men, or must they pray individually? And if they must pray in congregation, is it permissible for me to pray with my family, so that they have the reward of praying congregation?

Answer:

Congregational prayer in the mosque is an obligation upon men, but if a woman asks permission to go to the mosque, it is detested to refuse her, although her house is better for her. As for women praying in their houses in congregation, there is no objection to that; but their (female) Imam stands in the row and they do not have the same reward for praying in congregation as has been reported for men. And it is not permissible for a man to abandon the mosque and to pray with his family or his womenfolk, because attending the mosque for the obligatory prayers is a duty on men.

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