The ruling on covering the head in prayer and other contexts

Question:
This questioner says: Your Eminence, is covering the head a recommended practice (sunnah) of worship?

Answer:
Covering the head is better in prayer, as it is an adornment; because Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: [Al-A'raf: 31], meaning: at every prayer. And if one uncovers it, there is no blame on him; it is not an awrah (part of the body that must be covered).
As for the woman, no, it is obligatory for her to cover her head in prayer, and it is not permissible for her to uncover it; because it is an awrah (part of the body that must be covered) for her. But in her home, without prayer, if she uncovers her head and there are only women with her, or no one is with her, and even if she is reading, there is no blame. There is no blame in uncovering the head for a woman who has no non-mahram (relative one may not marry) with her, even if some women are with her, or if her husband and some of her mahrams are with her, and even if she is reading, there is no blame in that. Yes.

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