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If a female has her hands covered during salaah, eg kept underneath her burqah/hijaab ( one that is long) will her salaah be invalid?

· 21 Shaʻban 1429 AH1 min readFatwa 17054English

Question

If a female has her hands covered during salaah, eg kept underneath her burqah/hijaab ( one that is long) will her salaah be invalid?

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

If the hands are covered for the entire duration of the Salaah, the Salaah is valid.

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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