Covering the Face of the One in Ihram and the Hadith of the Man Whose Mount Fell on Him
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, is covering the face for a man in ihram considered like covering the head, based on the hadith of the man whose mount fell on him?
Answer:
The majority say no; the majority hold that there is no harm in a man covering his face, and what is prohibited is covering only his head. Some scholars hold that he should not cover his face either, because in some narrations of the one whose mount fell on him, it is reported that he said:Sahih Muslim 1206f According to this narration, the face of the one in ihram is not to be covered. However, the majority hold that there is no harm in a man covering his face. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, is covering the face for a man in ihram considered like covering the head, based on the hadith of the man whose mount fell on him?
Answer:
The majority say no; the majority hold that there is no harm in a man covering his face, and what is prohibited is covering only his head. Some scholars hold that he should not cover his face either, because in some narrations of the one whose mount fell on him, it is reported that he said:
and cover neither his head nor his face
وَلاَ تُخَمِّرُوا رَأْسَهُ وَلاَ وَجْهَهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/57 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:20:47)
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