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Are the feet of women awrah?

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Q: What is the ruling of feet of women according to Ahnaaf? Is it awrah or not? 

Bismillaah

A: The preferred opinion in the Hanafi mazhab is that it is not awrah. Refer to Shaami.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

( و ) الرابع ( ستر عورته ) …( خلا الوجه والكفين ) فظهر الكف عورة على المذهب ( والقدمين ) على المعتمد (الدر المختار 1/406)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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