A woman praying without covering her hair

Mujahid said: If a woman prays without covering her hair, her prayer will not be accepted.

It is narrated from al-Hasan that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a girl reaches puberty, her prayer is not valid without a head-covering (khimar).

The father of Qabus said that he sent a woman to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). At the house of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) she saw a girl whose hair was showing. The woman said about this girl: It would be better if she covered her hair. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: She has not yet reached puberty, and her menstruation has not yet appeared.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me while a girl was sitting with me. He gave me his waist-wrapper and said: "Tear it and give (a piece) to this girl and to the girl who is with Umm Salamah, for I think they have both reached puberty."

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me, and a girl ran and hid. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Has she reached puberty?" He was told: Yes, she has reached puberty. He tore a piece of cloth from his turban, gave it to her and said: "Cover yourself with this."

Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When a girl reaches puberty, the same degree of covering is required of her as is required of her mother.

Marzuq bin Abdullah said: I asked Sa'id bin al-Musayyib: When does prayer become obligatory on a girl? He said: When she begins to menstruate.

Ibrahim said: When a girl begins to menstruate, the same degree of covering is obligatory on her as on her mother.

Al-Hasan said: When a girl reaches puberty, her prayer will not be valid without a head-covering (khimar).

Mujahid said: When a girl reaches puberty, her prayer will not be valid without a head-covering (khimar).

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When a girl reaches puberty, the same degree of covering is obligatory on her as on her mother.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The prayer of a girl who has reached puberty is not accepted without a head-covering (khimar)."

Al-Hasan said: If a girl, after reaching puberty, does not cover her ears and her head, her prayer is not valid.