The ruling on a woman exposing her feet in prayer
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The questioner : Yes, a question about a woman’s feet in prayer.
The Shaykh : A woman’s foot, as well as what is above her foot.
The questioner : What is above her foot is 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered).
The Shaykh : So it is 'awrah.
The questioner : Shaykh. Yes. There is a difference regarding a woman’s foot in that it is 'awrah in prayer and in other than prayer.
The Shaykh : Did I not give you the answer to your question?
The questioner : I told you that a woman’s 'awrah is what is above her foot.
The Shaykh : I told you her foot, as well as what is above her foot.
The questioner : I did not understand.
The Shaykh : Her foot, as well as what is above her foot, what is above her foot?
The questioner : The ankle, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Papers.
The Shaykh : What is above her foot?
The questioner : The thigh, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Shaykh, must the ankle be washed in wudu' (the ablution for prayer) or not?
The questioner : Yes, it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : So it is part of the foot, so I am telling you what is above the foot.
The questioner : The truth.
The Shaykh : The leg, so is the leg 'awrah outside of prayer?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And inside of prayer.
The questioner : As far as I understood, yes, it is 'awrah.
The Shaykh : So understand likewise regarding what is below the leg.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may you be blessed.
The Shaykh : A woman’s foot, as well as what is above her foot.
The questioner : What is above her foot is 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered).
The Shaykh : So it is 'awrah.
The questioner : Shaykh. Yes. There is a difference regarding a woman’s foot in that it is 'awrah in prayer and in other than prayer.
The Shaykh : Did I not give you the answer to your question?
The questioner : I told you that a woman’s 'awrah is what is above her foot.
The Shaykh : I told you her foot, as well as what is above her foot.
The questioner : I did not understand.
The Shaykh : Her foot, as well as what is above her foot, what is above her foot?
The questioner : The ankle, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Papers.
The Shaykh : What is above her foot?
The questioner : The thigh, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Shaykh, must the ankle be washed in wudu' (the ablution for prayer) or not?
The questioner : Yes, it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : So it is part of the foot, so I am telling you what is above the foot.
The questioner : The truth.
The Shaykh : The leg, so is the leg 'awrah outside of prayer?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And inside of prayer.
The questioner : As far as I understood, yes, it is 'awrah.
The Shaykh : So understand likewise regarding what is below the leg.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may you be blessed.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1104 — d3watuna.com (4:15)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.