Q: I would like to enquire about a woman's salah when she is wearing a niqab/burqa.
1. Is a woman's salah valid if she performs it while wearing a niqab/pardah, covering her face, in the presence of non-mahram men?
2. I have heard that during sajdah, the forehead must make direct contact with the ground and that there should not be anything obstructing it. Does wearing a niqab or pardah interfere with the validity of her sajdah?
3. If she performs her salah with her pardah covering her face because non-mahram men are present, is she required to repeat that salah once the non-mahram men are no longer present?
4. What is the ruling regarding burqas that get in the way during sajdah? Sometimes the loose material of the burqa falls forward and gets underneath the forehead when going into sajdah. Does this affect the validity of the sajdah?
5. Similarly, if a woman wears a burqa that is low and hangs over her forehead, covering it, must she adjust it before performing sajdah to ensure that her forehead makes contact with the ground?
A:
1. Yes, the salaah will be valid.
2. Yes, it will be valid even if the niqaab comes in between the ground and the forehead. The requirement is that one's head should be firmly placed on the ground.
3. No, she does not have to repeat the salaah later on.
4. As above in answer two.
5. She does not have to adjust it. She can make sajdah on the ground while wearing it.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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