Do Women Have to Cover Their Hands and Feet in Salah?

Answered by: Alimah Sumeyye Sofu

Question:

Assalamu Alaikum 

During Salah, is covering the feet and hands obligatory for females?

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

The most authentic opinion according to Hanafis is that it is not obligatory for a woman to cover her feet and hands during the prayer.[1]

Only Allah knows best

Written by Alimah Sumeyye Sofu

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

 

[1] al-Hidayah p.173 v.1 Maktabatul Bushra

This answer was collected from DarulIftaBirmingham.co.uk, which is run under the supervision of Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah from the United Kingdom.

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