Continuation of the explanation of the author's statement: "... and every free woman is 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) except her face ..."

The Shaykh :"And every free woman is 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) except her face".
"Every free woman is 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered)" means in prayer, except her face, which is not 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered). There is no clear evidence for this issue. For this reason, the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) held that the free woman is 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) except for what is visible from her in her home, which is the face, the palms, and the feet. He said that the women in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wear tunics, and not every woman had two garments. Therefore, if menstrual blood stained the garment, she would wash it and pray in it. Thus, the feet and palms are not included in the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) in prayer, not in the context of looking, but in prayer, not in the context of looking.
Based on the fact that there is no evidence in this issue that the soul finds reassuring, I follow the Shaykh al-Islam in this matter and say that this is the apparent view, if we do not assert it with certainty. This is because even if a woman has a garment that reaches the ground, when she prostrates, the soles of her feet will necessarily be exposed. According to the author's statement, the garment must cover the soles and the tops of the feet, as well as the palms. Only the face remains. The boundary of the face is exactly the same as the boundary of the face in wudu' (the ablution for prayer), meaning from the curve of the forehead at the top to the bottom of the beard at the bottom, and from ear to ear.
And on this basis, she must take precautions regarding her head hair so that it does not come out, based on the fact that as long as it is connected, it has the ruling of what is connected. We have passed through this in "Ibn Rajab's Rules", I think in the second rule, that the school of thought differs on this. Some say that hair has the ruling of what is disconnected, and some say it has the ruling of what is connected.
In any case, we understand the school of thought; we understand the school of thought completely. So the school of thought divides 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) into three categories: the free woman and the adult are entirely 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered), including her hands and feet. And from seven to ten years old, it is only the two private parts. That is, the male from seven to ten years old, his 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) is only the two private parts, and what is other than that is between the navel and the knee.
And from Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) there is a narration that the man's 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) is only the two private parts, that the man's 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) is the two private parts. And the apparent transmission is that there is no difference between prayer and looking, and that this narration is established even in prayer, and that it is possible for a man to pray while covering only the two private parts. But the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) refused that and said: As for in prayer, there should be no disagreement that it is obligatory to cover the thighs. As for in looking, looking is another matter. And this is what he mentioned is the stronger, established opinion. For this reason, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), when they had short cloaks, would tie them on their shoulders so that they would not fall down. And this indicates that they held that in prayer, it is necessary to cover what is between the navel and the knee, even if we say that the thigh is not 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered). And the Shaykh al-Islam said: There should be no disagreement in this issue of prayer. And what he said (may Allah have mercy on him) is correct. For this reason, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said and he said So prayer is not based, neither as an obligation nor otherwise, on the issue of looking.
And therefore, you will find that if a man is alone with his wife, it is permissible for him to look at her entirely, to look at her entire body, and for her to look at his entire body, is that not so? But if she prays in his presence, only then?

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The Shaykh : She must cover herself, and likewise, if he prays, he must also cover himself. So covering in prayer is not based on the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) in looking.
And based on that, we say that the thighs in prayer must be covered, because this is the minimum that can be said to be adornment, and Allah says .
And as for in looking, the look that is opposite the two private parts has their ruling. That is, the upper part of the high thigh has their ruling. And as for what is above that, what is above the two private parts and below the part of the thigh opposite them, what appears from the texts is that it is not 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) in terms of looking. Because it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to roll up his thigh, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was the most modest of people. But as for young men, I see that it is necessary for the young man to cover his entire thigh and what is below the navel. Why? Out of fear of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Do not say that there is no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) because a person will not be tempted by one of his own gender. We say that this statement is not correct, contrary to reality. For some people are tempted by a young man, even if he is male, and some people do not care about him, as if they are looking at one of their children. They cannot enjoy looking at him and do not care about him at all.
And among people, Allah has narrated about them that they come to men with desire and leave what Allah has created for them of wives. They leave their wife, even if she is among the most beautiful of women, to go to the place of filth and harm, and may Allah protect us. They come to the man from...
In any case, I see that it is obligatory to cover, as for young men, what is between the navel and the knee, and it is necessary, even if we say it is not 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered), but out of fear of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Even some scholars, and I think among them are al-Nawawi and the Shaykh al-Islam with conditions, say: It is obligatory for the young man to veil himself as the woman veils herself. And this, in any case, is strictness. But the Shaykh al-Islam says: It is forbidden to look at him if a person enjoys looking at him or takes pleasure in it. If he enjoys or takes pleasure, it is forbidden for him to look, because this is evil. And how many a look, as Imam Ahmad said, how many a look has thrown its owner into confusion, meaning the things that confuse him and disorient him. And this is correct.
So, we have two looks regarding the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered). The first look is the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) of prayer, if it is correct to call it 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered). No, the second look is the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) of looking. What is the purpose of the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) of looking? The purpose of it is blocking the means to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). This is the purpose, blocking the means to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). For this reason, it is obligatory to cover what is not obligatory to cover in prayer, such as the face, for example, according to the stronger opinion of the scholars of knowledge. And among those who chose the obligation of covering the face is the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. And he also sees the obligation of covering the feet and palms as for looking, based on the fact that the 'illah (the operative cause of a ruling) is being tempted, and that the covering was made obligatory to ward off this fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). So, as for prayer, the purpose is taking the adornment and that the person has garments. And this is different. So.