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Covering one’s awrah in salaah

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Covering one’s awrah in salaah

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

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

It is necessary for the validity of one’s salaah to cover one’s awrah (parts that have to be concealed) . The awrah of a male is from below his navel upto and including the knees. If during salaah a ¼ of a person’s awrah is exposed for the duration of a rukn which is the amount it takes to read سبحان ربي الاعلي (subhāna rabbial a’lā) 3 times, the salaah will become invalid. Therefore, one must ensure that one’s lower back is not exposed during salaah particularly in ruku and sajdah, as this will invalidate one’s salaah.

The awrah of a female in salaah is the entire body including her hair except the hands, face and feet. Particular care must be taken to dress appropriately for salaah. It is disrespectful for her to wear tight fitted clothing that reveals her body and shape or such thin clothing through which the limbs can be seen. If any portion of her body is exposed it may invalidate her salaah. This includes a see through scarf. Therefore, if the hair of the woman is still visible underneath the scarf due to its transparency it will invalidate her salaah.

And Allah Ta`ala knows best

Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed

Concurred by,

Mufti Hanif Patel (UK)

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وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا سُئِلَتْ عَنِ الْخِمَارِ: فَقَالَتْ إِنَّمَا الْخِمَارُ مَا وَارَى الْبَشَرَةَ وَالشَّعَرَ

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