What is the ruling on the prayer of a woman who covers herself when she prays but displays her adornment when she goes out?
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The Shaykh: The ruling is as Allah the Exalted said:[Az-Zalzalah 99:7-8]. So if she prays in her home and is covered with the prescribed covering, meaning her prayer is acceptable and not like the prayer of that man whose prayer is defective, as we mentioned at the beginning of the session; then her prayer is valid and acceptable. And her display of adornment and not wearing the prescribed clothing is, without a doubt, a sin for which she will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection. But in my opinion, most of the women who do not cover themselves with the prescribed hijab when they leave their homes, I do not think that most of these women wear the prescribed clothing one hundred percent when they stand up to pray in their homes. Because this is the nature of Satan; he leads a person, whether male or female, to disobey the Shari'ah gradually. So he beautifies for the woman that she prays in her home covered, but when she goes out, there is no harm in that, and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. But the woman does not realize that Satan will carry her to the point where, when she stands up to pray in her home, she does not cover herself with the prescribed covering. For example, she may pray with a garment that covers her body but is short, so something of her foot is exposed, either her skin is visible or she wears clothing that reveals her skin. And neither of these two things is permissible in the Shari'ah of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He. Yes.
Abu Malik: .. something funny... on Sunday we have a lesson for the women in the Salah al-Din mosque, and you see some women coming down into the mosque while displaying their adornment and holding a cover in their hands, so as soon as they reach the mosque door, they put on the cover, - laughsThe Shaykh : and the students - so they believe that displaying their adornment is permissible outside the mosque, but not permissible inside the mosque.
The Shaykh: The ruling is as Allah the Exalted said:
(7) So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, (8) And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
فمن يعمل مثقال ذرة خيرا يره ومن يعمل مثقال ذرة شرا يرهAbu Malik: .. something funny... on Sunday we have a lesson for the women in the Salah al-Din mosque, and you see some women coming down into the mosque while displaying their adornment and holding a cover in their hands, so as soon as they reach the mosque door, they put on the cover, - laughsThe Shaykh : and the students - so they believe that displaying their adornment is permissible outside the mosque, but not permissible inside the mosque.
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