إِذَا كَانَ بَيْنَهُمَا مَوْضِعُ رَحْلٍ فَلَا بَأْسَ.
“I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who performs Salah (prayer) on the side of the man nearby. He (the Imam) said, ‘If there is a distance of one Rahl (yard), it is not harmful.
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي وَ الْمَرْأَةُ بِحِذَاهُ يَمْنَةً أَوْ يَسْرَةً قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ إِذَا كَانَتْ لَا تُصَلِّي.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who performs Salah (prayer) when a woman is parallel with him on the right or left. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful if she is not performing Salah (prayer)”’
لَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ بَيْنَهُمَا شِبْرٌ أَوْ ذِرَاعٌ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man and a woman performing Salah (prayer) at the same time and the woman is on his right parallel. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, unless there is a distance of one shibr or one yard between the two of them.’”
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي فِي زَاوِيَةِ الْحُجْرَةِ وَ امْرَأَتُهُ أَوِ ابْنَتُهُ تُصَلِّي بِحِذَاهُ فِي الزَّاوِيَةِ الْأُخْرَى فَقَالَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لَهُ ذَلِكَ فَإِنْ كَانَ بَيْنَهُمَا شِبْرٌ أَجْزَأَهُ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ وَ الْمَرْأَةِ يَتَزَامَلَانِ فِي الْمَحْمِلِ يُصَلِّيَانِ جَمِيعاً فَقَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ يُصَلِّي الرَّجُلُ فَإِذَا صَلَّى صَلَّتِ الْمَرْأَةُ.
“I once asked one of the two Imam, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about a man who performs Salah (prayer) in one corner of the room and his wife or daughter parallel with him in another corner of the room. He (the Imam) said, ‘He should not do so. If there is a distance of one shibr between them it is enough for him.’ I asked him
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي وَ بِحِيَالِهِ امْرَأَةٌ قَائِمَةٌ[1] عَلَى فِرَاشِهَا جَنْبَتِهِ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَتْ قَاعِدَةً فَلَا يَضُرُّهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ تُصَلِّي فَلَا.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who performs Salah (prayer) and a woman is in his view, standing on furnishing on his side. He (the Imam) said, ‘If she is sitting, it is not harmful, but if she is performing Salah (prayer), then it is not acceptable.’”
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يُصَلِّي وَ عَائِشَةُ نَائِمَةٌ مُعْتَرِضَةٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَ هِيَ لَا تُصَلِّي.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The Messenger of Allah would perform Salah (prayer) while ‘A’ishah slept sideways in front of him, while she did not perform Salah (prayer).”’
إِذَا كَانَ سُجُودُهَا مَعَ رُكُوعِهِ فَلَا بَأْسَ[2].
“I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about a woman who performs Salah (prayer) on the side or parallel with a man. He (the Imam) said, ‘If her Sujud (prostration) is with his Ruku‘ (bowing down on one’s knees), it is not harmful.’” (Ahadith 1-7 of this [chapter=Chapter are best explained by fatwa.)