Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is it mandatory for a woman to cover her feet during performing salah?

· 23 Muharram 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 27607English

Question

Is it mandatory to cover women's foot during performing salah?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is not necessary for women to cover their feet during Salah.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ismail Dawoodjee

Student Darul Iftaa
Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

www.daruliftaa.net

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

و كان الشيخ الامام ابو جعفر يقول مرة ان قدمها عورة و مرة يقول ليست بعورة و الاصح أنها ليست بعورة (التاتارخانية ج2 ص23 مكتبة زكريا)

قال ابو جعفر أما المرأة فتورى في صلاتها كل شيئ منها الا وجهها و كفيها و قدميها (مختصر الطحاوى ج1 ص700 دار السراج)

اختلفت الروايات فى بطن القدم و ظاهره انه لا خلاف فى ظاهره...و لو انكشف ظهر قدمها لم تفسد (رد المحتار ج1 ص406 سعيد)

و بدن الحرة عورة الا وجهها و كفيها و قدميها (تبيين الحقائق ج1 ص96 م امدادية)

Answered by
Ismail Dawoodjee
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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