Can a Man and Woman Pray in One Line?

Answered by Shaykh Ilyas Patel, UK

QUESTION: Can a man and woman pray in one line?

ANSWER:

A woman should stand behind the man if they are praying together.

Imam Shurunbulali said in Maraqi’l-Falah:

One person [whether it is a man or understanding child] will stand on the right of the imam [as for one woman she will stand behind.
(Allama Hasan Shurunbulali, Maraqi’l-Falah pg 247)

He also mentions further on as follows: As for a woman she has to stay and pray behind (Allama Hasan Shurunbulali, Maraqi’l-Falah pg249) - Ilyas