LessonsCongregational Rows, Women Leading Women, and Adjacent AlignmentQuiz

وَيَصُفُّ الرِّجَالُ، ثُمَّ الصِّبْيَانُ، ثُمَّ الْخَنَاثَى، ثُمَّ النِّسَاءُ.
Meaning: Men form the first row, then boys, then persons classically described as khuntha, then women.

This is the classical row order for a shared congregation. “Khuntha” is a historical legal term concerning ambiguity in sex classification, not a term of derision.

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Prescribed Order of Rows

Congregational Rows, Women Leading Women, and Adjacent Alignment

وَيَصُفُّ الرِّجَالُ، ثُمَّ الصِّبْيَانُ، ثُمَّ الْخَنَاثَى، ثُمَّ النِّسَاءُ.
Meaning: Men form the first row, then boys, then persons classically described as khuntha, then women.

This is the classical row order for a shared congregation. “Khuntha” is a historical legal term concerning ambiguity in sex classification, not a term of derision.