Question Summary:
Woman’s sitting posture in Salah

Question Detail:

Assalamu Alykum Shaikh,

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The following Dua was taught to Abu Bakr Siddiq Radiallahu Anhu to read in Salah

اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي ظَلَمْت نَفْسِي ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا، وَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إلَّا أَنْتَ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَغْفِرَةً مِنْ عِنْدِك إنَّك أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

Transliterration: Allaahumma Inniy Dhalamtu Nafsiy Dhulman Katheeran wa Innahoo laa Yaghfirud Dhunooba Illaa Anta Fa-ghfirliy Maghfiratan Min Indika, Innaka Antal Ghafoorur Raheem.

A woman’s back should be slightly bent during Ruku to the extent that she is able to place her fingers on her knees and her fingers should be close together. Her knees should be slightly bent. Her elbows should be placed close to her sides and the ankles of both her feet kept together.

In Jalsah or in Tashahhud, she should sit up straight with her feet towards the right. Her fingers should be close together and placed on her knees pointing towards the Qibla as shown in the following second picture.

Picture 1    |    Picture 2

You may also refer to an Alima in your area for further explanation and physical demonstration.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mahomed Yasser Yunus Hussen

Student Darul Iftaa
Mozambique

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.