Is it permissible for a woman to pray while wearing the niqab if removing it would expose part of her body?
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Question:
This is a student who says: We are female students who pray at the university wearing the niqab. Is what we are doing permissible? Because if we remove the niqab, part of the neck and part of the chest are exposed. Is what we are doing permissible?
Answer:
If there are men present, it is permissible for a woman to pray with her face uncovered if there are only women with her, or if she is praying alone, or if there are only her mahram (male relatives) among the men. She uncovers her face in prayer, but nothing is exposed from her head or the rest of her body except the face only. Yes.
This is a student who says: We are female students who pray at the university wearing the niqab. Is what we are doing permissible? Because if we remove the niqab, part of the neck and part of the chest are exposed. Is what we are doing permissible?
Answer:
If there are men present, it is permissible for a woman to pray with her face uncovered if there are only women with her, or if she is praying alone, or if there are only her mahram (male relatives) among the men. She uncovers her face in prayer, but nothing is exposed from her head or the rest of her body except the face only. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تجوز صلاة المرأة بالنقاب إذا كان رفعه يُظهر شيئًا من الجسم؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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