FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #636 : SAH SOLAT WANITA TANPA STOKIN KAKI?
Is a woman's prayer valid if she does not wear socks but her long garment covers her feet?
Short answer
A woman's prayer is valid without socks provided her garment is long enough to cover her feet.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A woman's prayer is valid without socks provided her garment is long enough to cover her feet. According to the established view of the Shafie school, the soles of a woman's feet are aurah that must be covered before non-mahram men and during prayer. Islamic law does not prescribe a particular material for covering the aurah, so what matters is that it is fully covered with whatever is readily available.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru, sah solat bagi wanita tanpa memakai stoking jika dilabuhkan pakaian sehingga menutup kaki.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #636 : SAH SOLAT WANITA TANPA STOKIN KAKI?”, 22 June 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/778-al-kafi-636-sah-solat-wanita-tanpa-stokin-kaki. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-womans-prayer-valid-without-socks/