Covering the 'awrah in prayer and wearing transparent clothing
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Question:
They pray in light clothing that reveals the skin, and they wear short trousers underneath these garments that may not extend past the middle of the thigh.
Answer:
The 'awrah of a man in prayer is from the navel to the knee. Therefore, this area must be covered in a way that conceals it from view. Transparent covering or clothing that is shorter than the knees is not sufficient; this is not permissible. Even if one wears multiple layers of transparent clothing through which the skin is visible, his prayer is not valid. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:1] and His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He: [Al-A'raf 7:31] meaning at every prayer. The adornment referred to here is the covering of the 'awrah. Yes.
They pray in light clothing that reveals the skin, and they wear short trousers underneath these garments that may not extend past the middle of the thigh.
Answer:
The 'awrah of a man in prayer is from the navel to the knee. Therefore, this area must be covered in a way that conceals it from view. Transparent covering or clothing that is shorter than the knees is not sufficient; this is not permissible. Even if one wears multiple layers of transparent clothing through which the skin is visible, his prayer is not valid. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
O you who have believed
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواO children of Adam, take your adornment at every masjid
يَا بَنِي آدَمَ خُذُوا زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 21-12-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (31:28)
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