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What is the ruling on a woman praying in sleepwear that does not cover her entire body – with part of her body exposed – without wearing a headscarf, and what is the wisdom behind mandating the headscarf in prayer despite the absence of temptation?

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Prayer is a sublime station before God, requiring complete decorum. This is achieved by wearing the full, legal hijab, as God commanded in His saying: "O Children of Adam, take your adornment at every masjid." (Quran 7:31) And as the Prophetic Sunnah clarified, such as the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Allah does not accept the prayer of a menstruating woman except with a head covering." Islam commands submission to God and His Messenger, and makes revelation the source of light and guidance. Thus, a Muslim seeks guidance in the Sharia, not from doubts and whispers.

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