Issue 402: Boys and Men must cover their private parts while offering prayers and it is better to cover their bodies from the navel up to the knees.

Issue 403: Girls and women must cover their entire body while offering prayers; but it is not necessary that they cover their hands up to the wrists, their feet up to the ankles, and the part of the face which is washed while performing Wudhu. However, it does not matter if they cover these latter parts as well.

Issue 404: If a person intentionally avoids covering their private parts while offering prayers, their prayers will be void. And even if they do not cover their private parts because of ignorance, or because of having neglected to learn the issue, the obligatory precaution is to redo their prayers.

Issue 405: If while offering prayers, one realizes that their private parts are not covered, they must immediately cover them, and if it takes a long time to cover the private parts, as a recommended precaution, they should finish their prayers and offer it again. If after offering prayers, one realizes that their private parts have not been covered during the prayers, their prayers will be valid.

Q406: Must women cover the soles of their feet while offering prayers?

A: No. It is not necessary for women to cover their soles while offering prayers.

Q407: Sometimes, women's clothes are such that a shadow of their hair or bodies is visible. Does it matter if they offer prayers in such clothes?

A: If the covering is such that the body is seen, it will not suffice.

Q408: Is veiling a necessary condition for women offering prayers, or is it allowable to offer their prayers in coats and scarves? Does this differ between solitary and congregational prayers?

A: What is considered necessary for women
while praying is to cover their entire body
except their hands up to the wrists and feet up to ankles? However, veil is the best covering for women