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Gender roles in prayer and worship

On Fridays many Muslims pray in congregation, and men, women, and children are segregated into separate groups. Every other day in the home the family prays together. The man will lead the prayers, as he is considered the head of the household. His wife and children will stand behind him as they pray.

[edit] Gender roles within marriage

Muhammad described the high status of mothers in both of the major hadith Collections (Bukhari and Muslim). One famous account is:

"A man asked the Prophet: