The Woman's Attire in Prayer and the Ruling on Covering Her Feet
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Question:
A listener, Ayn Ayn from the Arab Republic of Egypt, sent a message containing a collection of questions. In one of them, she asks: Tell us about the woman's attire in her prayer, and about the ruling on covering her feet. Is it a condition of the prayer? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for the woman to cover her body in prayer completely, except for her face, if there are no men present who are not her mahram (a relative one may not marry). In that case, she uncovers it in prayer when she is alone from men other than her mahram.
As for her feet, it is obligatory for her to cover them in prayer. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when asked about a woman praying in a dir'—meaning a large garment—said (peace and blessings be upon him): Yes, Sunan Abi Dawud 640Da'if (Al-Albani). This indicates that the feet must be covered in prayer, as well as the rest of the body. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 655Sahih (Darussalam), meaning that a woman who has reached the age of menstruation [prays] without a khimar. The khimar is what covers the head, the woman's head, and is draped over the woman's head; this is the khimar. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
A listener, Ayn Ayn from the Arab Republic of Egypt, sent a message containing a collection of questions. In one of them, she asks: Tell us about the woman's attire in her prayer, and about the ruling on covering her feet. Is it a condition of the prayer? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for the woman to cover her body in prayer completely, except for her face, if there are no men present who are not her mahram (a relative one may not marry). In that case, she uncovers it in prayer when she is alone from men other than her mahram.
As for her feet, it is obligatory for her to cover them in prayer. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when asked about a woman praying in a dir'—meaning a large garment—said (peace and blessings be upon him): Yes,
If
إذا كانif the shirt is ample and covers the surface of her feet
الدرع سابغا يغطي ظهور قدميهاAllah does not accept the prayer of a woman who menstruates
لا يقبل الله صلاة حائضThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/273 — archive.org (12:35)
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