Shaafis say that according to their Math-hab, it is Mustahab for women to perform Taraaweeh, etc.

Answer

‗Mustahab' is a technical appellation. To correctly understand its application, mere textual knowledge is not adequate. In addition to sound, unvermiculated brains, there is the need for Taqwa for proper comprehension of the Masaa-il.

If it was still mustahab for females to emerge from their homes to attend an all-ladies Taraaweeh jamaat, then why would the Shaafi' Fuqaha unanimously prohibit females from attending the Musjid for Salaat - a practice which was allowed in the era of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam)?

Why would the Shaafi' Fuqaha prohibit women from attending public venues for even gaining knowledge of the Deen or for any other Deeni activity? Imaam Shaafi (Rahmatullah alayh) said: ―We are not aware of any from the Holy Mothers of the Mu'mineen (the Wives of Rasulullah - sallallahu alayhi wasallam) emerging for Jumuah or Jama'at in the Musjid. The Wives of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) were in their homes while Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) was performing the Faraaidh (in the Musjid).‖

The homes of the Holy Wives were small rooms attached to the Musjid, yet they did not come out to step into the Musjid. It was merely a matter of opening the door and walking into the Musjid. But this was not their practice.

―Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) had with him the women from his home, his daughters and the servants. I am not aware of any one of these women emerging (from their homes) to attend Jumuah despite Jumuah being a greater Waajib for men than the Jama-aat of the other Salaat. Nor would they emerge for Jamaat of the other Salaat, neither during the night nor the day nor would they go to Musjid Qubah. Verily, Nabi (alayhis salaam) would go there riding or walking. Nor would they (the women) go to any other Musjid… Furthermore, I am not aware of any among the Salaf Muslimeen who had ordered any of their womenfolk to attend Jumuah or Jamaat whether during the night or the day. If they had regarded it (females attendance) to be an act of virtue, they would have ordered them with it and would have permitted them.

On the contrary, it has been narrated that Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: ―The Salaat of a woman in her bait is better than her Salaat in her hujrah, and her Salaat in her hujrah is better than her Salaat in the Musjid‖.

Some centuries ago, the Shaafi' Fuqaha had prohibited women from attending Musjidul Haraam for performing even Tawaaf. Some Ulama (notably Hanafis) objected that Tawaaf in Hajj is Fardh and by prohibiting women from the Fardh Tawaaf, Hajj is not performed. The Shaafi Fuqaha responded that abstention from haraam has priority over performance of even Fardh.

Now when this is the stance of the Shaafi Math-hab regarding even Fardh acts and the act of women visiting the Musjid which was allowed by Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam), then what conclusion should be drawn regarding such a mustahab act which brings in its wake fitnah and fitnah and fitnah - the fitnah of women emerging in droves from their homes, adorned and perfumed, driving vehicles and having no care for being in the street and in the presence of fussaaq and fujjaar males who prowl the street and outside the venues where these lewd women congregate to perform their mock ‗taraaweeh'?