Women And Men Standing Beside Each Other In Congregational Prayers
Although no particular arrangement has been prescribed in sharia for the arragement of rows in a congregational Salah still it is preferable to arrange rows in a way where certain distance between men and women can be maintained. However, there can be circumstances where such conditions may not be fulfilled all the time. It is still a matter of etiquettes which may vary in time and space. As far as the Hadith is concerned ( أَقِیمُوا الصُّفُوفَ وَحَاذُوا بَینَ المنَاکِب، وسُدُّوا الخَلَلَ ), it is not an absolute requirement of Salah, rather it was an administrative measure to ensure that proper rows are formed for congregation. Now a days, this issue cannot arise since straight rows can be formed easily without this measure.