Female having feet uncovered during prayer

9-6-2000 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is it wrong for a female to leave her feet uncovered during the prayer?

Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

The majority of the Muslim Scholars believe that a woman has to cover her feet during the prayer, based upon the sound Hadeeth ofUmm Salamah who asked the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ): 'Can a woman pray in a coat and a veil (Covering her head) but without a loincloth? He  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) replied: “If the coat is long enough to cover the top of her feet.

Allah knows best.

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