The ruling on a woman exposing her hands and feet in prayer

Question:
A message was received by the program from one of the female listeners, Umm Sa'd Rashidi from Riyadh, asking a number of questions, one of which is: What is the ruling on exposing the hands and feet in prayer? And if it is not permissible, does exposing them invalidate the prayer, meaning that the woman's prayer in that state is not valid? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Exposing the feet in prayer is not permissible according to the majority of scholars, and the prayer is invalid; so if she prays with her feet exposed, she must repeat the prayer according to most scholars.
As for the hands, the matter is more lenient. If she covers them, that is better, but if she exposes them, there is no harm, if Allah wills. Yes, like the face. The Sunnah is to expose the face, unless there is a non-mahram stranger present with whom she must veil herself; in that case, she covers her face and her hands. But if there is no one with her, or if there are only women or mahrams with her, there is no harm in exposing the hands, though covering them is better. As for the face, the Sunnah is to expose it in prayer if there is no stranger present.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.