Placing the Abaya on the Shoulders During a Woman’s Prayer
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Question:
She says: I read that it is not permissible for a woman, O Shaykh, to place her abaya on her shoulder during prayer, because that is imitating men. But if the abaya covers her from the front to the bottom, does that fall under this ruling? If she is praying in the mosque and goes from her house to the mosque, she places the abaya on her head.
Answer:
She must cover her entire body. As for at home, there is no need for the abaya; what is obligatory for her is to cover herself completely with the abaya or other clothing. If she wears the abaya, it should be on her head, thereby covering her entirely, so that it is not on her shoulders only. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, O Honorable Shaykh.
She says: I read that it is not permissible for a woman, O Shaykh, to place her abaya on her shoulder during prayer, because that is imitating men. But if the abaya covers her from the front to the bottom, does that fall under this ruling? If she is praying in the mosque and goes from her house to the mosque, she places the abaya on her head.
Answer:
She must cover her entire body. As for at home, there is no need for the abaya; what is obligatory for her is to cover herself completely with the abaya or other clothing. If she wears the abaya, it should be on her head, thereby covering her entirely, so that it is not on her shoulders only. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, O Honorable Shaykh.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/165 — archive.org (5:00)
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