The ruling on a woman turning her garment in the prayer for rain
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Q: What is the ruling on a woman turning her garment in the prayer for rain? Is she like the man in the ruling, or is it not permissible for her to turn the garment? Please note that she becomes exposed when she turns the garment. Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good?
A: If the woman becomes exposed when she turns her garment in the prayer for rain and the men are looking at her, then she should not do it; because turning the garment is a recommended practice (sunnah), and exposure before men is a trial (fitnah) and forbidden. As for if she does not become exposed, the apparent ruling is that her ruling is the same as the man’s; because this is the original principle, which is the equality of men and women in rulings, except where evidence indicates a difference between them in that matter.
A: If the woman becomes exposed when she turns her garment in the prayer for rain and the men are looking at her, then she should not do it; because turning the garment is a recommended practice (sunnah), and exposure before men is a trial (fitnah) and forbidden. As for if she does not become exposed, the apparent ruling is that her ruling is the same as the man’s; because this is the original principle, which is the equality of men and women in rulings, except where evidence indicates a difference between them in that matter.
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binbaz.org.sa
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