Is it permitted for a woman to get out of her home without wearing socks? And is her praying in this form permissible?
Answer:
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds, and may His peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all of his family and companions.
A woman's foot (Lower leg] is part of her Auraa' (Parts of the body that must be concealed during prayer) that must be covered while praying and in the presence of Non-Mahrams according to the majority of Muslim jurists, since Umm Salamah said that she asked the prophet (PBUH); Can a woman pray in a shirt and veil without wearing a lower garment? He replied: if the shirt is ample and covers the surface of her feet. [Abu Dawood 640]. However, there is disagreement among the scholars of Hadith whether this Hadith is Murfoo'[ Discontinued Hadith) or Muoqoof [Hadith traceable to the Prophet].
Moreover, according to Hanaffi scholars, woman's foot isn't considered part of her Aura while performing prayer since it is stated in [Al-Hidaia 1/259] :" Woman's foot isn't considered of her Aura."
However, the majority of Muslim scholars stated that a woman is not permitted to get out of her house without wearing socks and her prayer isn't valid if part of her foot is uncovered. And Allah knows best.
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds, and may His peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all of his family and companions.
A woman's foot (Lower leg] is part of her Auraa' (Parts of the body that must be concealed during prayer) that must be covered while praying and in the presence of Non-Mahrams according to the majority of Muslim jurists, since Umm Salamah said that she asked the prophet (PBUH); Can a woman pray in a shirt and veil without wearing a lower garment? He replied: if the shirt is ample and covers the surface of her feet. [Abu Dawood 640]. However, there is disagreement among the scholars of Hadith whether this Hadith is Murfoo'[ Discontinued Hadith) or Muoqoof [Hadith traceable to the Prophet].
Moreover, according to Hanaffi scholars, woman's foot isn't considered part of her Aura while performing prayer since it is stated in [Al-Hidaia 1/259] :" Woman's foot isn't considered of her Aura."
However, the majority of Muslim scholars stated that a woman is not permitted to get out of her house without wearing socks and her prayer isn't valid if part of her foot is uncovered. And Allah knows best.