Among the steps that can be taken to protect yourself from being infected with this epidemic is to bring your own prayer equipment when you pray in public places or mosques.

It is also included in the guidelines that have been set to make mosque and surau areas safe.

For women, this must be difficult because there are no telekungs in the suraus for prayer. For some people who carry a lot of things, it must be difficult to carry a telekung and prayer mat everywhere.

However, for those of you who are women, you can pray without using a telekung. However, you need to make sure that your clothing complies with the Sharia.

So, here are some tips and things to pay attention to when it comes to your clothes;

#1 – Make sure you wear loose and not tight clothing

We see that the concept of telekung itself is loose and not tight. Similarly, when we want to perform prayers without telekung, our clothes must not be tight.

This is also because the Islamic law for women to dress must be loose and not reveal their body color or shape.

Sheikh Islam Zakaria Al-Ansari said – “It is not sufficient to cover the aurat of clothing that reveals the color of the skin, that is, people can see the color behind the clothing, such as torn clothing that does not prevent the color of the skin from being seen because the real purpose of covering the aurat will not be achieved without covering that matter. There is no harm (no problem) after the clothing covers the color of the skin if it reveals the shape of the body at all, but its ruling is makruh for women and khilaf al-Aula for men. It is mentioned by Imam Al-Mawardi and others.” _{(Asna al-Mathalib, volume 1/176)}

#2 – Closing the legs

Some women choose to bring only cloth instead of a set of telekung to save space.

This is because the feet are a private part that must be covered for women, especially during prayer. Therefore, you can also bring socks or socks specifically for prayer only.

In a narration from Umm Salamah RA, she once asked the Messenger of Allah SAW;

Meaning: “Is it permissible for a woman to pray wearing a dress and a head covering without wearing an izar (a piece of cloth worn on the lower part of the body)?” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) replied: “It is permissible, if the dress is long enough to cover the outer part of the legs.” _{(Narrated by Abu Daud, no. 640)}

#3 – Closing the wrist

The Syafi'i school of thought states that a woman's aurah during prayer is the entire body of a woman except for the face and both palms, both outward and inward, from the fingertips to the wrists.

So, before performing prayers without using a telekung, you need to make sure your hands are covered up to the wrist.

To be more confident and avoid your private parts getting caught during prayer, you can prepare gloves (handsocks) to protect your private parts.

#4 – Prepare extra brooches to prevent your hijab from getting caught in the back

Women's headscarves come in various types such as chiffon, satin, etc. Some headscarves move easily based on the wearer's movements.

There is concern that when prostrating or bowing, the headscarf could slip back, exposing a woman's private parts.

So, prepare a small brooch to pin the hijab to your shirt so that it doesn't get caught easily.

Conclusion

Scholars state that the ruling on women praying without using a telekung is valid if their clothing complies with Islamic law and covers their private parts.

So, you need to make sure that the clothes are loose so that they don't show your body shape and are also covered with a hijab to cover your chest.

Date of Input: 06/08/2026 | Updated: 06/08/2026 | asmunir