LessonsCovering the Awrah in Prayer: Male and Female BoundariesQuiz

• Man: below the navel through and including the knees.
• Free woman: entire body except face, hands and feet under the stated position; hanging hair is Awrah on the Fatwa position.
• Historical enslaved-woman category: male boundary plus abdomen and back.

Do not add body parts to or remove them from these source-defined boundaries based on custom.

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Covering the Awrah in Prayer: Male and Female Boundaries

• Man: below the navel through and including the knees.
• Free woman: entire body except face, hands and feet under the stated position; hanging hair is Awrah on the Fatwa position.
• Historical enslaved-woman category: male boundary plus abdomen and back.

Do not add body parts to or remove them from these source-defined boundaries based on custom.