Is there evidence for the obligation of a woman covering her feet in prayer?
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The questioner : Clear. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Do you have anything else?
The questioner : A third question.
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding the obligation of a woman covering her feet in prayer, what are the hadiths that indicate the obligation of covering the feet?
The Shaykh : Is the verse not sufficient?
The questioner : I mean the verse about the hijab?
The Shaykh[An-Nur 24:31] Does not this verse indicate that the woman's feet are 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered)?
The questioner : I read a research by Ibn Taymiyyah that distinguished between ...
The Shaykh : Never mind, leave Ibn Taymiyyah aside for now, stick with Al-Albani, may Allah protect you ...
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you, I am saying the verse.
The questioner : This statement regarding the 'awrah of the woman, that the woman's feet are 'awrah outside of prayer, does it necessitate that they are 'awrah inside the prayer?
The Shaykh : And this is one of the wonders in a place: the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) makes something 'awrah in prayer that is not 'awrah outside of it, and not the other way around. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So the man's 'awrah is what is above his navel, and it is not 'awrah, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So if this is the case for the man, with whom our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) was lenient for an apparent wisdom, not making his 'awrah extensive as He did for the woman, then if we return to the previous verse [An-Nur 24:31] to the end, the verse is very explicit that the backs of the feet are 'awrah and it is obligatory for the woman to cover them, especially when this is joined with some reports from Umm Salama and others that say that when a woman stands to pray, she must wear a long shirt that covers her feet ...
The questioner : You are quoting al-Shafi'i in the book, he said: Al-Shafi'i said, "It has been said that if the backs of her feet are exposed, her prayer is valid." This is quoted from al-Shafi'i in Sahih Sunan al-Tirmidhi itself, meaning al-Shafi'i's statement ... What is al-Shafi'i's evidence for the permissibility of exposing the feet?
The Shaykh : You have now departed from your madhhab (school of jurisprudence), which is my madhhab. You are now contradicting the Shari'ah evidence with the statements of some of the imams ...
The questioner : I am asking what is their evidence?
The Shaykh : You started with Ibn Taymiyyah and then followed with Imam al-Shafi'i. It is not necessary, daughter of the faithful, we know what the evidence of the one who is wrong is. The obligatory thing is to know the evidence of the one who is right.
The questioner : I do not consider the verse as evidence because it remains that there is a difference between the woman's hijab in prayer and her hijab outside of prayer.
The Shaykh : If you do not consider the evidence, you are contradicting here, not criticizing ...
The questioner : I am asking you in case they have evidence that I do not know, this is the reason.
The Shaykh : I am not like you in this issue, and the evidence never contradicts each other, because if a person wants to understand the religion of Allah and wants to see all the contradictory statements in one issue, and after knowing the evidence of the issue and the truth in it, wants to know the evidence of the one who is wrong in this image and another image, what is its evidence, it means that the Muslim is going to waste his time in vain. If a person knows the truth, he implicitly knows what is the error, so everything that is on the side of the truth is error; so the important thing is why are you not convinced now, or are you convinced but did not understand, it is upon you
The questioner:
The Shaykh : Listen, I am asking you, may Allah guide you, why are you not convinced that it is not permissible for a woman to expose her 'awrah in prayer?
The Shaykh : Do you have anything else?
The questioner : A third question.
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding the obligation of a woman covering her feet in prayer, what are the hadiths that indicate the obligation of covering the feet?
The Shaykh : Is the verse not sufficient?
The questioner : I mean the verse about the hijab?
The Shaykh
And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment
ولا يضربن بأرجلهن ليعلم ما يخفين من زينتهنThe questioner : I read a research by Ibn Taymiyyah that distinguished between ...
The Shaykh : Never mind, leave Ibn Taymiyyah aside for now, stick with Al-Albani, may Allah protect you ...
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you, I am saying the verse.
The questioner : This statement regarding the 'awrah of the woman, that the woman's feet are 'awrah outside of prayer, does it necessitate that they are 'awrah inside the prayer?
The Shaykh : And this is one of the wonders in a place: the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) makes something 'awrah in prayer that is not 'awrah outside of it, and not the other way around. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
None of you should pray while there is nothing on his shoulders of his garment.
لا يصلين أحدكم وليس على عاتقيه من ثوبه شيءNone of you should pray while there is nothing on his shoulders of his garment.
لا يصلين أحدكم وليس على عاتقيه من ثوبه شيءAnd let them not stamp their feet
ولا يضربن بأرجلهن ...The questioner : You are quoting al-Shafi'i in the book, he said: Al-Shafi'i said, "It has been said that if the backs of her feet are exposed, her prayer is valid." This is quoted from al-Shafi'i in Sahih Sunan al-Tirmidhi itself, meaning al-Shafi'i's statement ... What is al-Shafi'i's evidence for the permissibility of exposing the feet?
The Shaykh : You have now departed from your madhhab (school of jurisprudence), which is my madhhab. You are now contradicting the Shari'ah evidence with the statements of some of the imams ...
The questioner : I am asking what is their evidence?
The Shaykh : You started with Ibn Taymiyyah and then followed with Imam al-Shafi'i. It is not necessary, daughter of the faithful, we know what the evidence of the one who is wrong is. The obligatory thing is to know the evidence of the one who is right.
The questioner : I do not consider the verse as evidence because it remains that there is a difference between the woman's hijab in prayer and her hijab outside of prayer.
The Shaykh : If you do not consider the evidence, you are contradicting here, not criticizing ...
The questioner : I am asking you in case they have evidence that I do not know, this is the reason.
The Shaykh : I am not like you in this issue, and the evidence never contradicts each other, because if a person wants to understand the religion of Allah and wants to see all the contradictory statements in one issue, and after knowing the evidence of the issue and the truth in it, wants to know the evidence of the one who is wrong in this image and another image, what is its evidence, it means that the Muslim is going to waste his time in vain. If a person knows the truth, he implicitly knows what is the error, so everything that is on the side of the truth is error; so the important thing is why are you not convinced now, or are you convinced but did not understand, it is upon you
The questioner:
The Shaykh : Listen, I am asking you, may Allah guide you, why are you not convinced that it is not permissible for a woman to expose her 'awrah in prayer?
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