What is the awrah of a woman?

· 5 Jumada I 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 28533English

Question

From all of the Ulama e Huqq, i came to know that women must have cover whole body including face, hands and feet. but one of your fatwa saya the following.

Fatwa#: 28504

2) The awrah of a Muslim woman in front of a non Muslim woman is like that of a non-Mahram man, i.e. the whole body must be covered besides the hands, face and the feet.

I am really confused after reading this. can you please explain?

Answer

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

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

We have reviewed Fatwa 28504, and have given the reference for our ruling as follows:

The awrah of a Muslim woman in front of a non-Muslim woman is like that of a non-Mahram man, i.e. the whole body must be covered besides the hands, face and the feet

Also refer to additional reference from Sahih Hidayah in the footnotes.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Saeed Ahmed Golaub

Jamaica

Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

وَإِنَّمَا قَيَّدْنَا بِالْمُسْلِمَةِ؛ لِأَنَّ الذِّمِّيَّةَ كَالرَّجُلِ الْأَجْنَبِيِّ فِي الْأَصَحِّ إلَى بَدَنِ الْمُسْلِمَةِ كَمَا فِي الْمُجْتَبَى) مجمع الأنهر في شرح ملتقى الأبحر (2/ 539( (

[1] " وبدن الحرة كلها عورة إلا وجهها وكفيها " لقوله عليه الصلاة والسلام " المرأة عورة مستورة " واستثناء العضوين للابتلاء بإبدائهما.

قال رضي الله عنه: وهذا تنصيص على أن القدم عورة ويروى أنها ليست بعورة وهو الأصح " فإن صلت وربع ساقها أو ثلثه مكشوف تعيد الصلاة " عند أبي حنيفة ومحمد رحمهما الله " الهداية في شرح بداية المبتدي (1/ 45)

Answered by
Mufti Saeed Ahmed Golaub
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