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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The face and hands of a woman with respect to a non-mahram

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is the face and hands 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) for a woman with respect to a non-mahram?

Answer:
Yes, the face and hands are the 'awrah that must be covered from a man who is not a mahram (a relative one may not marry), yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب خطبة المجبرة إلى وليها والرشيدة إلى نفسها — islamhouse.com (58:32)

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