What is prescribed for a woman to uncover in prayer
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Question:
A woman wears a covering that conceals her while performing prayer, and she is inside her house. Is it permissible for her to wear this covering, even if she is alone? It covers her entire body, or is it necessary for her to wear something on her head? And on her hair? Despite this covering being on her entire body. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If she has a covering that conceals her entire body, that is sufficient, and praise be to Allah, except for the face. The Sunnah is to uncover it if there is no non-mahram present. The Sunnah is to uncover it.
As for the two hands, if she uncovers them, there is no blame on her. If she covers them, that is better. As for the rest of the body, from the head, the chest, the feet, and so on, she must cover it, whether with a general covering or a segmented covering, with a covering for the head and a covering for the rest of the body. The point is that she covers this entire body, except for the face and the hands. The Sunnah is to uncover the face, and covering the hands is better. If they are uncovered, there is no blame on her, according to the correct opinion. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He reward you. Is a woman’s regular clothing not sufficient for her while performing her prayer, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Regular clothing that conceals is sufficient for her. If it is concealing, it is sufficient for her. If she has a covering for her head—a concealing khimar—and a concealing outer garment covering her feet, or if she has socks on her feet, that is sufficient, and praise be to Allah.
The presenter: Praise be to Allah. May Allah reward you with good. So it is not necessary that there be...?
The Shaykh: It is not necessary. It is not obligatory. Yes.
The presenter: Praise be to Allah. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
A woman wears a covering that conceals her while performing prayer, and she is inside her house. Is it permissible for her to wear this covering, even if she is alone? It covers her entire body, or is it necessary for her to wear something on her head? And on her hair? Despite this covering being on her entire body. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If she has a covering that conceals her entire body, that is sufficient, and praise be to Allah, except for the face. The Sunnah is to uncover it if there is no non-mahram present. The Sunnah is to uncover it.
As for the two hands, if she uncovers them, there is no blame on her. If she covers them, that is better. As for the rest of the body, from the head, the chest, the feet, and so on, she must cover it, whether with a general covering or a segmented covering, with a covering for the head and a covering for the rest of the body. The point is that she covers this entire body, except for the face and the hands. The Sunnah is to uncover the face, and covering the hands is better. If they are uncovered, there is no blame on her, according to the correct opinion. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He reward you. Is a woman’s regular clothing not sufficient for her while performing her prayer, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Regular clothing that conceals is sufficient for her. If it is concealing, it is sufficient for her. If she has a covering for her head—a concealing khimar—and a concealing outer garment covering her feet, or if she has socks on her feet, that is sufficient, and praise be to Allah.
The presenter: Praise be to Allah. May Allah reward you with good. So it is not necessary that there be...?
The Shaykh: It is not necessary. It is not obligatory. Yes.
The presenter: Praise be to Allah. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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