The Ruling on the Iqamah for Women

 


Question:

Is there an Iqamah for women when they gather to perform prayers?
Answer:

If they call an Iqamah, there is no objection to it, and if they leave it, there is no sin upon them, because the Athan and the Iqamah are only an obligation upon men.
Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
Fatawa Islamiyah Darussalam Vol:2 page no.133