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Fatwa #318011 June 2001Canada

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

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
FATWA DEPT.
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