What is the stronger position regarding the issues of the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) of a woman?
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Question : Sayyid 'Adh is in charge of the matter.
Answer : In truth, I have not found any evidence that I am convinced by, and therefore I follow the school of jurisprudence (madhhab) in this issue, except regarding the hands and feet, where it appears that covering them is not obligatory. It is mentioned that our Shaykh, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Zadi (may Allah have mercy on him), saw in a dream the Mother of the Believers, 'Aishah, praying with her hands uncovered. I think he was in the stage of seeking knowledge, so he was astonished and said: How can the Mother of the Believers uncover her hands while she is praying? When he consulted the books of the scholars, he found that this was her position.
Answer : In truth, I have not found any evidence that I am convinced by, and therefore I follow the school of jurisprudence (madhhab) in this issue, except regarding the hands and feet, where it appears that covering them is not obligatory. It is mentioned that our Shaykh, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Zadi (may Allah have mercy on him), saw in a dream the Mother of the Believers, 'Aishah, praying with her hands uncovered. I think he was in the stage of seeking knowledge, so he was astonished and said: How can the Mother of the Believers uncover her hands while she is praying? When he consulted the books of the scholars, he found that this was her position.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 713 - ما الراجح في مسائل عورة الأمة؟ الكافي في فقه الإمام أحمد بن حنبل - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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