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The ruling on a woman placing her abaya on her shoulders during prayer

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. One of the listeners, who used the letters Nun, 'Ayn, and Alif as a code for her name, the daughter of Islam, the one with the two belts, asks: What is the ruling on wearing the abaya on the shoulder during prayer? And is there anything required of us regarding placing it on the shoulder? Also, what if we place a jilbab on it that reaches to the middle of the body?

Answer:
I do not know of anything that prevents a woman from placing her abaya on her shoulders, especially if she is in the absence of men and praying in her home. So I do not know of anything that prevents that. The important thing is that she covers her body completely, except for the face, in prayer. Unless she has non-mahram men present, in which case she covers her face and her entire body. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4986- حكم وضع المرأة للعباءة على كتفها في الصلاة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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