Can a woman lead other women in congregational সালাত during হজ্জ?

The majority of scholars from the Shafi'i, Hanbali, and some Hanafi scholars hold that it is permissible — and even মুস্তাহাব — for a woman to lead other women in congregational সালাত. This ruling is supported by authentic reports that both Aisha and Umm Salamah led women in সালাত. The Maliki school considers it permissible but not মুস্তাহাব.

Sheikh Ibn Baz confirmed that a woman may lead other women in সালাত, and this is particularly beneficial during হজ্জ when women are in separate tents or areas and cannot easily access the male-led congregation. He stated that the female imam should stand in the middle of the first row, not ahead of the rows, as this is how Aisha and Umm Salamah prayed when leading women.

Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen added that a women-only congregation earns the reward of congregational সালাত. He encouraged women during হজ্জ to organize their own congregational সালাতs in their tents if they cannot join the main congregation. The female imam should be the most knowledgeable of কুরআন among the group. He noted that while women's congregational সালাত is not ওয়াজিব upon them (unlike men), it is a মুস্তাহাব Sunnah that brings additional reward.