Is a woman's voice an 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered)?
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The questioner:
In the fourth year, did a woman's voice become an 'awrah or not?
The Shaykh:
If there is coquetry and dominance in it, then it is an 'awrah. But if it is an ordinary voice with no coquetry, especially when there is a need, such as asking, buying, or selling, and there is no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), no coquetry, no dominance, and no joking with men, then it is not an 'awrah. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says to our women:[Al-Ahzab 33:32] So do not be soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease be moved. Being soft in speech means a woman making her voice pleasant and soft, and joking with men so that they may desire her.
The questioner:
May Allah keep him safe.
The Shaykh:
As for a woman's mere prayer, it is not an 'awrah. Yes.
In the fourth year, did a woman's voice become an 'awrah or not?
The Shaykh:
If there is coquetry and dominance in it, then it is an 'awrah. But if it is an ordinary voice with no coquetry, especially when there is a need, such as asking, buying, or selling, and there is no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), no coquetry, no dominance, and no joking with men, then it is not an 'awrah. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says to our women:
then do not be soft in speech
فَلَا تَخْضَعْنَ بِالْقَوْلِThe questioner:
May Allah keep him safe.
The Shaykh:
As for a woman's mere prayer, it is not an 'awrah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 32 من 64 / شرح القصيدة النونية / واحتج يوما بالكتاب عليهم / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (10:16)
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