What is the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) of a woman in the presence of another woman?
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The questioner : My master, regarding the brother who asked about the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) of a woman that is permissible to expose in front of [another woman], I only understood that it is limited to the places of wudu' (the ablution for prayer), but I did not understand your answer or did not reach it regarding the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) of a woman in the presence of a woman?
The Shaykh : My brother, I was not present when we said that the entire body of a woman is 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) except for the places of wudu' (the ablution for prayer). This statement is recorded, and we explained it before this summary. We said, what is the place of adornment? We spoke about the positive places of adornment, then we asked: Is there adornment here? The answer is no. Is there adornment above the belly? The answer is no. Is there adornment on the back? The answer is no. So these are not among the places of adornment that the noble verse permitted to be shown to the mahram (a relative one may not marry) [such as] the father, and you descended to the end of the verse where it mentions women. I clarified this, may Allah reward you, and I summarized and said that the meaning of all this is the places of wudu' (the ablution for prayer). For example, a woman needs to wash her face and wipe her head, so the adornment on her ears and the necklace on her neck is what is permissible to show, as well as the forearm and the upper part of the arm where it is called the...
The questioner : The upper arm.
The Shaykh : No, not the upper arm, but the armpit.
The questioner : The armpit. We have clarified this regarding the mahram (a relative one may not marry) mentioned in the verse in Surat al-Nur, but regarding non-mahram (non-relatives), is it permissible for her to...
The Shaykh : The question was not regarding non-mahram (non-relatives), may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : My brother, I was not present when we said that the entire body of a woman is 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) except for the places of wudu' (the ablution for prayer). This statement is recorded, and we explained it before this summary. We said, what is the place of adornment? We spoke about the positive places of adornment, then we asked: Is there adornment here? The answer is no. Is there adornment above the belly? The answer is no. Is there adornment on the back? The answer is no. So these are not among the places of adornment that the noble verse permitted to be shown to the mahram (a relative one may not marry) [such as] the father, and you descended to the end of the verse where it mentions women. I clarified this, may Allah reward you, and I summarized and said that the meaning of all this is the places of wudu' (the ablution for prayer). For example, a woman needs to wash her face and wipe her head, so the adornment on her ears and the necklace on her neck is what is permissible to show, as well as the forearm and the upper part of the arm where it is called the...
The questioner : The upper arm.
The Shaykh : No, not the upper arm, but the armpit.
The questioner : The armpit. We have clarified this regarding the mahram (a relative one may not marry) mentioned in the verse in Surat al-Nur, but regarding non-mahram (non-relatives), is it permissible for her to...
The Shaykh : The question was not regarding non-mahram (non-relatives), may Allah reward you.
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