Comments on: What do I have to Cover for My Salah to be Accepted?

By: bint Muhammad

bint Muhammad — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:35:36 +0000

JazakAllahu khayran for the clarification!

By: Aischa

Aischa — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:32:56 +0000

So they had socks back in the day? I've always wondered about that…. Did they wear cottony socks (sans elastic of course) or those kuffs? How easy was it to cover one's feet in the time of the prophet (s)? I just figured just sandals or just bare feet would be the most practical….
Any Islamic archeologist out there?

By: F

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:15:16 +0000

InshaAllah Imam Suhaib will answer in detail, but I heard Dr. Talat Affifi, Shaikh in Azhar school of dawah, say that the looseness requirement does not apply in Salat if the woman is by herself. Allah knows best.

By: OK

OK — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:06:07 +0000

Assalamu Alaikum,

The term "menstruating women" (or in Arabic حائض) refers to a woman who has reached the age of menstruation, i.e. the age of puberty. So the meaning is that for a woman above the age of puberty, she must cover herself for prayer to be accepted.

WAllahu a3lam.

By: Umer

Umer — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:56:36 +0000

Assalamu alaikum,

Sisters from the Indo-Pak subcontinent (who may otherwise wear a khimar with a jilbab over their clothes when out) often pray with a traditional shalwar kameez, which covers everything, yet the shirt is not extending all the way to their feet. Putting aside the issue of whether the feet should be covered (obviously many of them follow the hanafi opinion), is it acceptable to pray like this, when the shirt is only long enough to come down the knees? And how far does the khimar need to come down?

JazakAllahu khairan.

Wassalam

By: bint Muhammad

bint Muhammad — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:12:03 +0000

Walakum Salaam WaRahmatullah,

Shukran for the post - may Allah swt reward you.

Suhaib you wrote in the post:

“Allah will not accept the prayers of a menstruating woman unless she is wearing a khimār [hijab].”

...but aren't the menstruating women exempt from praying during that time?

Confused :-S

By: Suhaib Webb

Suhaib Webb — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:51:30 +0000

Asalamu alaykum,

As al-Sheikh al-Dardir mentions in Aqrab al-Maslik,a woman must cover everything save “Her face and hands.” Thus, the position of the school is that she's to cover her feet. As I understand, the position of showing the feet is strictly a Hanafi enterprise .

SDW

By: Suhaib Webb

Suhaib Webb — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:46:22 +0000

Asalamu alaykum,

The Maliki's hold that a woman must keep her feet covered.

SDW

By: Sayed Islam

Sayed Islam — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:44:42 +0000

Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullah.

jazakallah khayr yaa shk.

can you please clarify on position on the following.

sister wears a hijaab and a regular top covering down to middle of thighs, lower garment a semi-loose trouser/pants and socks covering ankle and feet

1. While standing feet are not covered by garment from ankle down but covered with socks.
2. In state of juloos, individual thighs are cleary identifiable, due to the pulling of the pants. (Just like men when praying their salah)

Will prayers be accepted, right now we just workin on the sisters to get their prayers done in an acceptable manner. May allah guide us to that which best in his eyes swt.

mashkoor
jzk allah lhair
wasslam

By: JB

JB — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:13:32 +0000

“Should a women prayer with a shirt, and khimār, with out an izār?” [a skirt that covers her from the waist down] The Prophet responded, “If her shirt is long covering the tops of her feet.”

I know you just answered the question on the Hanafi mathhab, but in the Maliki mathhab, is it necessary for all of the feet to be covered?