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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Boundaries of the 'Awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) for Men and Women

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Question:
Are the thighs part of the 'awrah? And is a woman's 'awrah in the presence of another woman what is visible to her gaze?

Answer:
The man's 'awrah is from the navel to the knee, as it came in the hadiths, from the navel to the knee. As for the woman, her entire body is 'awrah, her entire body is 'awrah, and she does not expose herself to her mahram (a relative one may not marry) or to women except what is customary to expose, namely the face, the two hands, the feet, and the head. As for the rest of her body, it is all 'awrah in the presence of women and in the presence of her mahram men. Yes.
Source 75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 09-5-2-1433 — archive.org (38:40)

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