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What is the awrah of women? Are the feet included in the aurah of women?

· 19 Rabiʻ I 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 3180English
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Question

Are the feet included in the awrah of women? Are women allowed to wear for example slippers in public. Also must a woman cover her feet while performing salah?

Answer

The feet of a female is not part of her Awrah and neither is it necessary to cover her feet in Salaat.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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