Can a Woman Uncover Below the Ankle Area In Front of a Non-Mahram Woman?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Can a Woman Uncover Below the Ankle Area In Front of a Non-Mahram Woman?
Answer
It is permissible for a woman to leave her feet uncovered in the prayer and outside the prayer. And it is obligatory, according to other Sunni schools, such as the Shafi`is, that they are parts of the body that must be covered
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Related
- A Detailed Exposition of the Fiqh of Covering One’s Nakedness (awra) – SeekersGuidance
- Women Covering Feet – SeekersGuidance
- Must a Muslim Woman Cover Her Feet according to Shafi’i School? (seekersguidance.org)
- How Do Women Place Their Feet in Prostration? (seekersguidance.org)
I pray this helps with your question.
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Presently, he lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.
