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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Limits of a Woman's 'Awrah (Part of the Body That Must Be Covered) in Front of Another Woman

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Question:
He asks: What are the limits of a woman's 'awrah in front of another woman?

Answer:
The limits of a woman's 'awrah in front of another woman are defined by Allah (Exalted and Majestic) in His saying:
except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathersوَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ
[An-Nur 24:31]
up to His saying: "or their wives." What she reveals in front of a male mahram (a relative one may not marry) she reveals in front of a woman. She does not reveal in front of a male mahram anything except her face, the hair of her head, her hands, and her feet. This is what she reveals in front of her male mahrams, and likewise a woman, because Allah mentioned her along with the mahrams.
Source لقاء مفتوح [الطائف] — alfawzan.live (18:09)

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