Covering the woman's feet in prayer by wearing socks
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the woman's feet, is it obligatory for her to cover them in prayer by wearing socks?
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for her to cover her feet. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about praying in a cloak, he said: If it is long enough to cover the backs of her feet, the backs of her feet. The woman is commanded to let her garment hang down, and letting it hang down is forbidden, but a dispensation was granted to women to let their garments hang down behind them.
The length of a forearm, in order to cover her heels. The woman has no private parts; she is not in need of privacy, so her entire body is a private part in prayer, except her face, if there are no non-mahram men present. But if there are non-mahram men present, her entire body is a private part, and she covers her face and her whole body. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the woman's feet, is it obligatory for her to cover them in prayer by wearing socks?
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for her to cover her feet. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about praying in a cloak, he said: If it is long enough to cover the backs of her feet, the backs of her feet. The woman is commanded to let her garment hang down, and letting it hang down is forbidden, but a dispensation was granted to women to let their garments hang down behind them.
The length of a forearm, in order to cover her heels. The woman has no private parts; she is not in need of privacy, so her entire body is a private part in prayer, except her face, if there are no non-mahram men present. But if there are non-mahram men present, her entire body is a private part, and she covers her face and her whole body. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 013 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الصلاة / شروط الصلاة / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:05)
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