Is it permissible for a woman to wear socks with holes, or sheer, or adorned and shiny, or with pictures of women, or hearts, or lips with lipstick, or a Cupid symbol, or a foreign word of unknown meaning, or a foreign or Arabic word with a bad meaning, or a cross, or a Star of David, or short socks that do not cover the ankles, or in a fluorescent color, or with intertwined colors, or colors close to skin tone, or must they be in a dark color to increase concealment and prevent temptation? And is it permissible for her to wear an abaya or a skirt that does not reach the feet, then cover what appears of her shins with socks?
A woman's entire body is considered 'awrah (private parts that must be covered) in front of non-mahram men. She must cover her feet from them. What a woman uses to cover her body and feet must be thick, not revealing the skin color, and not be an adornment in itself. It is not permissible for a woman to cover her shins with socks in front of non-mahram men, because socks accentuate the shape of her shins. One of the conditions of hijab is that it must be loose, not revealing the size of the limbs.
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