A woman wearing her abaya over her shoulders in prayer
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Question:
She says: I was praying in Ramadan in the mosque, and I had placed my abaya over my shoulders during the prayer, because that was easier for me in bowing and prostrating, because if I placed it on my head, it was difficult and required adjusting it with every movement. But a woman rebuked me and said that this is imitating men and that it is not permissible. What is the correct ruling in this matter?
Answer:
As long as she is with women, there is no harm on her. Even if she placed the abaya on the ground and prayed without it, or if she traveled in her regular clothes, there is no harm, provided that it is not necessary for her to wear it when with women inside the mosque. So if she prays with it, there is no harm, and if she places it down or prays in her stationary clothes, there is no harm. The matter is broad as long as she is with women.
She says: I was praying in Ramadan in the mosque, and I had placed my abaya over my shoulders during the prayer, because that was easier for me in bowing and prostrating, because if I placed it on my head, it was difficult and required adjusting it with every movement. But a woman rebuked me and said that this is imitating men and that it is not permissible. What is the correct ruling in this matter?
Answer:
As long as she is with women, there is no harm on her. Even if she placed the abaya on the ground and prayed without it, or if she traveled in her regular clothes, there is no harm, provided that it is not necessary for her to wear it when with women inside the mosque. So if she prays with it, there is no harm, and if she places it down or prays in her stationary clothes, there is no harm. The matter is broad as long as she is with women.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/56 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:22:35)
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