Ruling on the exposure of the sole of a woman's foot during prayer

Question:
What is the ruling on exposing the sole of the foot for a woman during prayer?

Answer:
If her garment is covering and conceals her feet in her standing, bowing, and prostration, then the exposure of the sole of the foot does not harm in the apparent Sunnah, nor does it invalidate her prayer; because in the hadith of Umm Salamah when she was asked about that... it was said to her: "O Mother of the Believers, does a woman pray in a thobe and a khimar?" She said -may Allah be pleased with her-: "If the thobe is long enough to cover the backs of her feet."
It has also been narrated as marfu' from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but the stronger position among the imams is that it is mawquf at Umm Salamah -may Allah be pleased with her-. Its apparent meaning is that the soles do not have to be covered, for example during prostration, and the common case is that they are covered; because her covering garments, when she prostrates, are behind her and cover her. But if it is assumed that something of the sole of the foot appears at times during her bowing or the like, that does not harm; due to the statement of Umm Salamah: "If the thobe is long enough to cover the backs of her feet." So if her clothing is long enough, that is sufficient, yes.

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