Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,

As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)

One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

I was travelling with my friends families and it was about 11 hours of drive. We as a male we pray our namaaz in a park and one of the female pray the namaaz in the van and one had prayed out side.i now namaaz is not maaf for anyone.

what is the best way for females to pray namaaz when they a in long journey.

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Answer:

Prayer of woman on journey

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.636 Narrated by Abu Dhaar

The Prophet (saws) said: "Wherever the time for the prayer comes upon you, perform the prayer, for (Allah has made) all the earth as a place of worship for you (the believers)."

Wherever a believer might be on this earth and finds that the time of prayer has approached upon him/her, they should offer their prayers wheresoever they are…for the Lord Most Gracious has made the whole earth a ‘masjid’ for the believers.

When praying in a public place, some companions of the Messenger of Allah (saws) would guide their women to pray in a curled-up manner when performing their ‘ruku’ and ‘sujood’, so that their ‘satr’ would be better honored and protected.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan