I went to the Noble Makkah to perform 'Umrah, and I was wearing a niqab with a covering over the niqab. Is my action correct?
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Question:
The listener, Umm Lamee from Riyadh, says: I went to the Noble Makkah to perform 'Umrah, and I was wearing a niqab, with a covering over the niqab. Is my action correct? If it is not correct, what is obligatory for me? I only wore the niqab to help me see my way. Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you all with good.
Answer:
It is not permissible for a woman who has entered the state of ihram to wear the niqab, whether there is something over it or not, due to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "A woman does not wear the niqab," meaning in ihram. When asked about what a person in ihram wears, and what a man wears and does not wear, he said: "And a woman does not wear the niqab, nor does she wear gloves." Therefore, the woman in ihram is prohibited from these two garments: the niqab on the face and the gloves on the hands. What this woman did is an error, and it is not permissible for her to do so. If she was ignorant, then she owes nothing; she is excused by her ignorance. But if she knew that this is not permissible and deliberately wore it, then she has to pay a fidyah (ransom payment). The fidyah is a choice between three things: either slaughtering a sheep in Makkah and distributing it to the poor, where this sheep must be of the type that is acceptable for the 'Id sacrifice; or fasting for three days; or feeding six poor people, where each poor person receives half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), which is one and a half kilograms for each person. The feeding and the slaughtering must be in Makkah, for the poor of Makkah. As for fasting, it is sufficient for her to do it in any place. So she has a choice between these three things. Yes.
The listener, Umm Lamee from Riyadh, says: I went to the Noble Makkah to perform 'Umrah, and I was wearing a niqab, with a covering over the niqab. Is my action correct? If it is not correct, what is obligatory for me? I only wore the niqab to help me see my way. Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you all with good.
Answer:
It is not permissible for a woman who has entered the state of ihram to wear the niqab, whether there is something over it or not, due to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "A woman does not wear the niqab," meaning in ihram. When asked about what a person in ihram wears, and what a man wears and does not wear, he said: "And a woman does not wear the niqab, nor does she wear gloves." Therefore, the woman in ihram is prohibited from these two garments: the niqab on the face and the gloves on the hands. What this woman did is an error, and it is not permissible for her to do so. If she was ignorant, then she owes nothing; she is excused by her ignorance. But if she knew that this is not permissible and deliberately wore it, then she has to pay a fidyah (ransom payment). The fidyah is a choice between three things: either slaughtering a sheep in Makkah and distributing it to the poor, where this sheep must be of the type that is acceptable for the 'Id sacrifice; or fasting for three days; or feeding six poor people, where each poor person receives half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), which is one and a half kilograms for each person. The feeding and the slaughtering must be in Makkah, for the poor of Makkah. As for fasting, it is sufficient for her to do it in any place. So she has a choice between these three things. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ذهبت إلى مكة المكرمة لأداء العمرة وكنت لابسة نقابا وفوق النقاب غطاء، فهل فعلي هذا صحيح؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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