The ruling on a woman covering her hands in prayer
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Question:
Your Eminence is also asked about the ruling on covering the hands in prayer?
Answer:
If she covers them, that is better; otherwise, it is not obligatory. There is no harm in exposing them. It is prescribed to expose the face in prayer; a woman exposes her face in prayer, unless there is a non-mahram present, in which case she covers her face. If she has only her husband or women present, the Sunnah is for the face to be exposed. As for the hands, if she wishes, she may expose them, which is the correct view, or she may cover them, which is better, in order to avoid the disagreement of those who said that covering them is obligatory. As for the feet, they must be covered.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Your Eminence is also asked about the ruling on covering the hands in prayer?
Answer:
If she covers them, that is better; otherwise, it is not obligatory. There is no harm in exposing them. It is prescribed to expose the face in prayer; a woman exposes her face in prayer, unless there is a non-mahram present, in which case she covers her face. If she has only her husband or women present, the Sunnah is for the face to be exposed. As for the hands, if she wishes, she may expose them, which is the correct view, or she may cover them, which is better, in order to avoid the disagreement of those who said that covering them is obligatory. As for the feet, they must be covered.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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