Prayer: What Is the Minimum Body Coverage Required for Women in Prayer?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: What Is the Minimum Body Coverage Required for Women in Prayer?

English:

Question #435:

How much of the body a woman should be covered in prayer? Is there any problem with short-sleeved clothes and in not wearing socks?

Answer #435:

Women should cover the whole body except the area of the face washed during wuḍū, the hands up to the wrists, and the feet up to the ankles provided that the dress should really cover the body. In the presence of a non-maḥram the feet should be covered as well.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer