The ruling on a woman praying in her home without covering her head and feet
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Question:
He asks and says: What is the ruling on a woman praying in her home without covering her head or her feet, when no one is present with her?
Answer:
She is not permitted to do so; it is obligatory for her to cover her head and feet according to the correct view. As for the face, the Sunnah permits her to uncover it. As for the hands, it is better to cover them, but if she uncovers them, the correct view is that there is no blame on her; because they are used for taking, giving, and adjusting, the matter regarding the hands is lenient, and covering them is better. As for the feet, the majority of scholars hold that they must be covered; they should be covered, as stated by the majority of scholars. There is a report with some weakness in its chain from Umm Salamah that she was asked about this—about uncovering the feet—and she said (may Allah be pleased with her): "If the long robe is long enough to cover the backs of her feet." When it was said to her: "O Mother of the Believers, does a woman pray in a long robe and head covering without a lower garment?" she said: "If the long robe is long enough to cover the backs of her feet." There is some weakness in its chain, and it is also narrated as a report traced to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but the correct view is that it stops at the Companion.
So the conclusion is: that covering the feet is the safest course for the believing woman. As for the hands, the matter regarding them is more lenient. And as for the face, it is uncovered in prayer if there is no non-mahram present with her. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
He asks and says: What is the ruling on a woman praying in her home without covering her head or her feet, when no one is present with her?
Answer:
She is not permitted to do so; it is obligatory for her to cover her head and feet according to the correct view. As for the face, the Sunnah permits her to uncover it. As for the hands, it is better to cover them, but if she uncovers them, the correct view is that there is no blame on her; because they are used for taking, giving, and adjusting, the matter regarding the hands is lenient, and covering them is better. As for the feet, the majority of scholars hold that they must be covered; they should be covered, as stated by the majority of scholars. There is a report with some weakness in its chain from Umm Salamah that she was asked about this—about uncovering the feet—and she said (may Allah be pleased with her): "If the long robe is long enough to cover the backs of her feet." When it was said to her: "O Mother of the Believers, does a woman pray in a long robe and head covering without a lower garment?" she said: "If the long robe is long enough to cover the backs of her feet." There is some weakness in its chain, and it is also narrated as a report traced to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but the correct view is that it stops at the Companion.
So the conclusion is: that covering the feet is the safest course for the believing woman. As for the hands, the matter regarding them is more lenient. And as for the face, it is uncovered in prayer if there is no non-mahram present with her. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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