Is Covering The Feet Mandatory For Women? Is The Feet Awrah?
This is not a way to determine something mandatory. There is no disagreement in the mainstream scholars that women’s feet are not awrah. The prophet was satisfying the feelings of umm e salam. She wanted more covering. It was her choice.
It was not on behalf of all women. It was situational. She expressed her preference and the prophet allowed her. This is about allowance. The independent directives of Deen are not instructed this way. Surah Noor verses 30 and 31 delineate the actual directive of dressing with all its details. God has allowed to expose the parts of the body with their adornment (illa ma Zahara minha) which are usually not covered. They include face, hands, and feet essentially. Once established from the verse, then the traditions are judged in its light. Now, if a woman wants to adopt more covering, she would be ‘allowed’. This allowance does not become an independent ruling.