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Does the verse, "{and let them not stamp their feet so as to make known what they conceal of their adornment}" indicate that a woman's feet are considered 'awrah, requiring them to be covered with thick, opaque socks, or with skin-colored socks, or by covering them with the edge of her garment? And will a woman bear the burden of sin for those who imitate her or see her due to her not covering her feet?

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Some scholars have used the verse: "And let them not strike their feet so that what they hide of their adornment may be known" as evidence that a woman's feet are awrah (private parts) that must be covered in prayer and in front of non- men. Ibn Hazm pointed out that the feet and shins are among that which it is not permissible to expose. Ibn Abidin mentioned that the uncovering of a quarter of the foot invalidates the prayer, because the top of the foot is a place of adornment that is forbidden to be exposed. The majority of scholars view a woman's feet as awrah, and whoever intentionally uncovers them is sinful.

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