Ruling on placing the abaya on the shoulders during prayer
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Question:
She says in her final question: I heard from one of the sisters in the prayer hall that placing the abaya on the shoulders is forbidden during prayer. What is the validity of this statement?
Answer:
What appears to be the case is that it is not permissible, because it involves imitating men. So either she wears a jilbab and prays in it, or she prays in the abaya while it is on her head, or she leaves the abaya off and wears a jilbab that covers her, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
She says in her final question: I heard from one of the sisters in the prayer hall that placing the abaya on the shoulders is forbidden during prayer. What is the validity of this statement?
Answer:
What appears to be the case is that it is not permissible, because it involves imitating men. So either she wears a jilbab and prays in it, or she prays in the abaya while it is on her head, or she leaves the abaya off and wears a jilbab that covers her, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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