What is the ruling on a woman praying while her hair is tied up?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, Shaykh. Well, please return to my previous question regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) You mentioned that this applies to both men and women, but if a woman’s hair is long enough to extend beyond the limit of the hijab, what should she do in this case?
The Shaykh : How does it extend beyond the hijab? I did not understand. What hijab do you mean?
The questioner : It may reach the middle of the back, for example, or even further.
The Shaykh : Yes, and the hijab reaches the ankles, to the bottom of the feet. How did you describe this to me?
The questioner : No, I mean the hijab for a woman, for example, she wears the hijab, which may reach the middle of the back, for example.
The Shaykh : My brother, do not repeat yourself. May Allah guide you. What do you mean by hijab? And do you mean she is praying outside the house or inside the house?
The questioner : Inside the house.
The Shaykh : Then, may Allah guide you, this is not a hijab.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : You mean the khimar, then.
The questioner : The khimar, yes, my apologies.
The Shaykh : My apologies, my apologies. So, you mean the khimar?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Well, and what is under the khimar?
The questioner : The hijab.
The Shaykh : I mean, under the khimar, I mean from the waist down, what does she wear? I mean, now we understand, you mean the khimar. Let us assume, let us assume that the length of the khimar is from the top of the head to the lower back, for example, 80 cm, or let us say a meter, and her hair is a meter and ten cm. So, your statement is that 10 cm of her hair will appear below the khimar, is that not so?
The questioner : That is it, yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, well, under this khimar, what is she wearing? Do you want to say she is wearing a dress or a robe, in French?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : We say that this dress worn by the lady of the house may not be a complete Shari'ah hijab, because it must not reveal the 'awrah. Therefore, we advise that the woman who covers herself with her khimar in her own home should use what is called in some countries a khiratah. Do you know what a khiratah is?
The questioner : I do not know what it is.
The Shaykh : I mean an izar. Do you know an izar? A skirt.
The questioner : No, I do not know what a nura is.
The Shaykh : A skirt, a skirt.
The questioner : A skirt, yes.
The Shaykh : Do you know?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : We said izar, we said khiratah, we said skirt. Did you understand later what was meant?
The questioner : Yes, I understood what was meant, yes.
The Shaykh : This skirt or khiratah covers the length of her hair, and the rest on top she covers with her khimar. And in this way, the problem is solved, and there is no excuse at that time to pray with her hair tied up.
The questioner : Yes, yes, but it is also not permissible for her to braid her hair, I mean.
The Shaykh : She braids it, but lets it hang down.
The questioner : I mean, it is permissible for her to braid her hair, but let it hang down.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes, so the meaning of 'aqd, which is folding the hair.
The Shaykh : Yes, she does this on the head, a bun, as some women do. But if there are braids and they are hanging down, there is no harm.
The questioner :: No harm?
The Shaykh : Absolutely not.
The questioner : Yes, but there is something else. You wrote in your book, The Description of the Prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that the meaning of mu'aqqasah is braided.
The Shaykh : Braided and gathered on top.
The Shaykh : Braided and gathered on top.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah’s mercy and blessings, and His forgiveness.
Yes.
And I do not conceal a garment or hair
ولا أخفي ثوبًا ولا شعراThe Shaykh : How does it extend beyond the hijab? I did not understand. What hijab do you mean?
The questioner : It may reach the middle of the back, for example, or even further.
The Shaykh : Yes, and the hijab reaches the ankles, to the bottom of the feet. How did you describe this to me?
The questioner : No, I mean the hijab for a woman, for example, she wears the hijab, which may reach the middle of the back, for example.
The Shaykh : My brother, do not repeat yourself. May Allah guide you. What do you mean by hijab? And do you mean she is praying outside the house or inside the house?
The questioner : Inside the house.
The Shaykh : Then, may Allah guide you, this is not a hijab.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : You mean the khimar, then.
The questioner : The khimar, yes, my apologies.
The Shaykh : My apologies, my apologies. So, you mean the khimar?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Well, and what is under the khimar?
The questioner : The hijab.
The Shaykh : I mean, under the khimar, I mean from the waist down, what does she wear? I mean, now we understand, you mean the khimar. Let us assume, let us assume that the length of the khimar is from the top of the head to the lower back, for example, 80 cm, or let us say a meter, and her hair is a meter and ten cm. So, your statement is that 10 cm of her hair will appear below the khimar, is that not so?
The questioner : That is it, yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, well, under this khimar, what is she wearing? Do you want to say she is wearing a dress or a robe, in French?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : We say that this dress worn by the lady of the house may not be a complete Shari'ah hijab, because it must not reveal the 'awrah. Therefore, we advise that the woman who covers herself with her khimar in her own home should use what is called in some countries a khiratah. Do you know what a khiratah is?
The questioner : I do not know what it is.
The Shaykh : I mean an izar. Do you know an izar? A skirt.
The questioner : No, I do not know what a nura is.
The Shaykh : A skirt, a skirt.
The questioner : A skirt, yes.
The Shaykh : Do you know?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : We said izar, we said khiratah, we said skirt. Did you understand later what was meant?
The questioner : Yes, I understood what was meant, yes.
The Shaykh : This skirt or khiratah covers the length of her hair, and the rest on top she covers with her khimar. And in this way, the problem is solved, and there is no excuse at that time to pray with her hair tied up.
The questioner : Yes, yes, but it is also not permissible for her to braid her hair, I mean.
The Shaykh : She braids it, but lets it hang down.
The questioner : I mean, it is permissible for her to braid her hair, but let it hang down.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes, so the meaning of 'aqd, which is folding the hair.
The Shaykh : Yes, she does this on the head, a bun, as some women do. But if there are braids and they are hanging down, there is no harm.
The questioner :: No harm?
The Shaykh : Absolutely not.
The questioner : Yes, but there is something else. You wrote in your book, The Description of the Prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that the meaning of mu'aqqasah is braided.
The Shaykh : Braided and gathered on top.
The Shaykh : Braided and gathered on top.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah’s mercy and blessings, and His forgiveness.
Yes.