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802. It was narrated from Anas bin Mâlik, that his grandmother Mulaikah invited the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ to come and eat some food that she had prepared for him. Then he said: "Get up and I will lead you in prayer." Anas said: "So I got up and brought a reed mat of ours that had turned black from long use, and sprinkled some water on it. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ stood and the orphan and I stood in a row behind him, and the old woman stood behind us, and he led us in praying two Rak'ahs, then he left." (Sahih)
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This is because a woman may not pray in congregation standing beside men, even if they are her unmarriageable kin (close male relatives, such as her brother or father). This is why the honorable grandmother Mulaikah ﷺ stood apart.
