The Woman's Attire in Prayer and Uncovering the Face
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, is the woman's attire in prayer currently a condition of the prayer, replacing the warmth and the head covering, because it is also connected? What is the evidence that her husband must uncover it in the prayer, in the hadiths of Umm Salimah and A'ishah?
The Shaykh:
We did not say it is obligatory, may Allah correct you. We say it is permissible. The scholars agreed that it is permissible for a woman to uncover her face in prayer. As for whether it is obligatory or not, it is not obligatory. However, it is not part of the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) in prayer, so she uncovers it, and this does not invalidate the prayer. If she covers it, there is no harm. The evidence is the consensus (ijma'). Ibn 'Abd al-Barr said that the people of knowledge agreed on this. Yes. Al-Muqaffi also mentioned the consensus in al-Mughni, and the commentator mentioned it in al-Sharh al-Kabir. Yes. Yes.
The questioner:
And the Shaykh, the woman's attire in prayer is now a condition of the prayer, replacing the button and the donkey, because it is connected.
The Shaykh:
It is required of the woman to cover her entire body with the shirshar, the jilal, the abaya, or the thobe. The important thing is that she covers her entire body except for the face; this is what is required of her. As for the type of clothing she wears, that is not our concern, as long as it is women's clothing, there is no harm. Ha? She covers her feet, yes, the sole of the foot and the top of the foot, but the sole of the foot is not exposed except in prostration, and she covers it with her clothing, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is the woman's attire in prayer currently a condition of the prayer, replacing the warmth and the head covering, because it is also connected? What is the evidence that her husband must uncover it in the prayer, in the hadiths of Umm Salimah and A'ishah?
The Shaykh:
We did not say it is obligatory, may Allah correct you. We say it is permissible. The scholars agreed that it is permissible for a woman to uncover her face in prayer. As for whether it is obligatory or not, it is not obligatory. However, it is not part of the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) in prayer, so she uncovers it, and this does not invalidate the prayer. If she covers it, there is no harm. The evidence is the consensus (ijma'). Ibn 'Abd al-Barr said that the people of knowledge agreed on this. Yes. Al-Muqaffi also mentioned the consensus in al-Mughni, and the commentator mentioned it in al-Sharh al-Kabir. Yes. Yes.
The questioner:
And the Shaykh, the woman's attire in prayer is now a condition of the prayer, replacing the button and the donkey, because it is connected.
The Shaykh:
It is required of the woman to cover her entire body with the shirshar, the jilal, the abaya, or the thobe. The important thing is that she covers her entire body except for the face; this is what is required of her. As for the type of clothing she wears, that is not our concern, as long as it is women's clothing, there is no harm. Ha? She covers her feet, yes, the sole of the foot and the top of the foot, but the sole of the foot is not exposed except in prostration, and she covers it with her clothing, yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الأذان - 3 — islamhouse.com (1:00:07)
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