Q: Does a woman's salaah differ from the males salaah and is it mentioned in Ahaadith or Quraanic sources?
A: A male's trouser in salaah and out of salaah should be till half the shin, whereas a woman's salaah will be invalid if done in this manner. It appears in Bukhaari Shareef that Nabi's (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) armpits would be visible in sajdah. If a woman does this then how can her salaah be valid?
There are ahaadeeth to show that sometimes salaah was read without the topee as well. So if a woman has to perform salaah without covering her head, how can it ever be valid.
Added to all this, Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) strongly encouraged women to do their salaah at home and that salaah at home is more virtuous for them than in the musjid, but he has given stern warnings against those men who leave out performing salaah in the musjid.
It is better for people like you not to go directly to the hadeeth. Rather refer to someone who has studied it well and understands the explanations to apparent contradictions.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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