Congregational Prayer and Its Virtue
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 57
وَ سَأَلَهُ اَلْحَلَبِيُّ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَؤُمُّ اَلنِّسَاءَ قَالَ «نَعَمْ وَ إِنْ كَانَ مَعَهُنَّ غِلْمَانٌ فَأَقِيمُوهُمْ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِنَّ وَ إِنْ كَانُوا عَبِيداً.
Al-Halabi asked Imam عليه السلام about a man leading women in prayer. Imam عليه السلام said: "Yes, he may lead them, and if there are young boys among them, position them in front of the women, even if they are servants."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 57