Summarized Fatawaa
• What is considered a woman`s Awrah(parts of the body that must be concealed during prayer) while offering prayer, and is her foot part of it?
A woman`s whole body is considered an Awrah while offering prayer except the hands and the face. Thus, her foot is an Awrah as well.
• What is the ruling on Friday Ghusl(ritual bath) ?
Friday Ghusl is confirmed Sunnah(Prophetic tradition) even if a person wasn`t in a state of Janbah(ritual impurity), or physically unclean. However, one who doesn`t make Ghusl on Friday isn`t sinful for the Prophet(PBUH) said: “It is good for a Muslim to make ablution for Friday prayer, but it is better to make Ghusl”{ Narrated by Al-Tirmizi in a sound Hadith}.
• Is a woman`s prayer considered invalid if non-Mahrams (marriageable men) saw her offering it ?
A woman`s prayer isn`t invalidated if non-Mahrams saw her offering it, but she had better pray in isolation.
• Is it incumbent on a wife whose husband hasn`t gone to bed with her(for sexual intercourse) for many years to observe `Iddah(waiting period) upon his death?
Upon the death of the husband, a wife is obliged to observe the `Iddah even if he hadn`t slept with her because she inherits him.