Covering the woman's feet in prayer

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the woman's feet, is it obligatory for her to cover them in prayer, and is that by wearing socks or not?

Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for her to cover her feet. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the prayer of the Zirr, he said: It is forbidden for a woman to wear tight-fitting garments, but women were granted a dispensation to let their garments hang down from behind them by the length of a hand, in order to cover their ankles. A woman is an 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) without doubt, so she is in need of covering. Thus, her entire body is an 'awrah in prayer, except her face if there are no men present. However, if there are non-mahram (relatives one may not marry) men present, she must cover her face and her entire body.