Prayer: Are Women Encouraged to Attend Masjid Congregational and Friday Prayers, or Is Praying at Home Preferable?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Are Women Encouraged to Attend Masjid Congregational and Friday Prayers, or Is Praying at Home Preferable?

English:

Question #593:

Has the Divine Legislator encouraged women to take part in congregational and Friday prayers in masjids in the same way as it has done in the case of men? Or is it considered more preferable for women to perform prayers at home?

Answer #593:

There is no problem if women go there to attend congregational and Friday prayers. Moreover, they would acquire the rewards for performing prayer in congregation.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer