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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on a woman’s prayer if she exposes her feet during the prayer?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a woman exposes her feet during the prayer, does that invalidate her prayer?

Answer:
Yes, if any part of her body other than her face is exposed, and there are no non-mahram men present, her prayer is not valid unless she did not know or was unaware of it; in that case, the prayer is valid. But if she knew and left it exposed, she has prayed while exposing her 'awrah, because a woman’s entire body is 'awrah in prayer except her face, provided no non-mahram men are present. There is scholarly disagreement regarding the hands, and the correct view and the school’s position is that they are also 'awrah and must be covered. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2078 -3022] ما حكم صلاة المرأة إذا كشفت قدميها في الصلاة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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