Is the ankle part of a woman's 'awra?

Question

Women's ankles sometimes become uncovered during the prayer. Is it then necessary to repeat the prayer (i'ada) or not? Is the ankle a [separate] limb, or is it part of some limb?

Answer

[ar]الْكَعْبُ تَبَعٌ لِلسَّاقِ[/ar] “The ankle follows the shin” (“Sakb al-Anhur”, vol. 1, p. 81). From this text it is clear that the ankles are not an independent limb but follow the shin. Their becoming uncovered does not make repeating the prayer necessary, since this does not amount to a quarter of the shin — although caution requires that care be taken to keep them…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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