Women leading the prayer?

name = Asma
Question = why does a woman wear hijab but a man doesn't? Why can't a woman lead all people not only women in prayers?

Answer =

assalamu alaikum sister

thank you so much for your question. women must dress in a modest way. she may expose her face and hands. she does this to guard her modesty and dignity.

she wears it to be known that she is off limits. when men see a woman in hijab it is unlikely that they will harass her or try to get with her. the man will go after an easier target if his intentions are just physical. his will probably not waste his time flirting with a girl in hijab. he will go after an easy target. in this way the hijab liberates a woman.

when you see pictures of the virgin Marry in Christian art, is she wearing the hijab??? yes she is. why? the virgin Marry is wearing it. hhhmmmmmm. if you were to paint a picture of her with no hijab the Christians would be very upset. they would be upset because this painting would not be presenting her in a respectful, dignified way.

so women wear the hijab to be like Mary. they want to be seen as someone of purity, respect, honor and beauty.

men are sexually driver and when they see half naked women this is likely to incite them. would you like your husband to look at half naked women? do you want women in bikinis walking in front of your husband? or would you prefer to live in a society of modestly where your husband can not look at a woman's body even if he wants to?

but why don't men have to wear it? women are different when it comes to the laws of attraction. women normally are attracted for emotional reasons. but men also have a dress code in Islam. however the dress code is different for a man. and a man must dress in a modest way also. men have a dress code and women have a dress code in Islam. the dress codes are based on the differences between us.

remember something. animals walk around naked. animals don't wear clothes. if we are animals then there is nothing wrong with us walking around naked. but we are not animals. we have more dignity than that.

both men and women should dress in a way that promotes virtue and not in a way that promotes vice.

so why can't a woman lead the prayer? if she is leading the prayer that means that men are behind her. if men are behind her then when she bends over to prostrate what will happen. the men will be distracted from their prayers. do you want your husband to pray behind a woman that is bending over in front of him? this is why women pray behind the men. women also have a sexy voice. and if she is reciting Koran maybe the men would be thinking about her beautiful voice instead of the prayer.

because God made men and women different we also have different roles in the society, different roles in family life, and different benefits for each of us.

our differences make us strong when we are united.