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The
ruling concerning praying in a dress and thin translucent
stockings
Question:
What is the ruling concerning a woman dressing in a thin cloak
that shows her clothing? Similarly, what is the ruling concerning
wiping over thin, translucent stocking, called nylon stockings?
Response:
It is not allowed for a woman to pray in a very thin garment
or any other thin garment. The prayer in such clothing is
not correct. Instead, it is obligatory upon her to pray in
clothing which is covering and through which one cannot see
what is behind it or the color of her skin. This is because
the woman is aurah (meant to be covered). It is obligatory
upon her to cover all of her body in the prayer, except for
her face and hands. If she covers her hands also, that is
better. As for her feet, she must either cover them with socks
that cover and conceal them or with clothing [a dress, for
example] that rests over them.
Shaykh
Ibn Baaz
Fataawa al-Mar.ah
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