The author mentions that only a garment in which prayer is permissible suffices for the covering (kiswa). Do our white clothes today suffice?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The author mentioned that what suffices for the covering is a garment in which prayer is permissible. We observe that our white clothes these days reveal the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) from the outside if one does not wear underwear.
Answer:
This is what suffices. The sheer, sheer fabric does not suffice, because prayer is not valid in it and it does not cover the 'awrah, so it is not sufficient. Yes, it is not sufficient for the expiation (kaffarah). What in which prayer is not valid does not suffice for the expiation. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The author mentioned that what suffices for the covering is a garment in which prayer is permissible. We observe that our white clothes these days reveal the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) from the outside if one does not wear underwear.
Answer:
This is what suffices. The sheer, sheer fabric does not suffice, because prayer is not valid in it and it does not cover the 'awrah, so it is not sufficient. Yes, it is not sufficient for the expiation (kaffarah). What in which prayer is not valid does not suffice for the expiation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2581 -3022] ذكر المصنف إنما يجزئ في الكسوة ثوبٌ تجوز الصلاة فيه فهل ثيابنا البيضاء اليوم تجزئ؟ — youtube.com
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