Umm-e-Waraqah Leading Salah Only For Her Household
The only other related thing I’ve read is on the meaning implied by Dar(iha), meaning something akin to a neighborhood. But the rest of the hadith does not have any inclination to take Dar out of it’s general meaning of ‘home’.
السلام عليكم Taimur, first of all, the Prophet used to appoint imams for neighbourhoods, not houses. Secondly, the report says he appointed a مؤذن for her and the azan is only given in mosques to call people to prayer. We don’t give azans in our houses when we are praying in a congregation. Furthermore, the report itself says that the Prophet used to visit her in her بيت but ordered her to lead the people of her دار in prayer. Two different words. Also, notice that the word is “ordered,” not “allowed,” “permitted” and so on. He actually ordered her to lead her دار in prayer. Why is that? Why would he order only one woman to lead the women of her house in prayer? Which religious injunction was that? Why weren’t other knowledgeable women also ordered to lead the women of their houses in prayer? Also, the مؤذن was a man. That suggests that men were also praying behind her. I think these are some of the points which lead us to question the meaning of دار as a single house in this report. Would love to know what you think!
دَارِ does not only mean household. For details please see: Discussion 54196 • Reply 55238