The Ruling on Wearing the Niqab
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. What is the ruling on wearing the niqab? I should mention that I do not adorn my eyes with kohl or anything else, and I wear a niqab that is very light and very narrow, such that the black of the eye is not visible.
Answer:
What we advise women to do is to wear the complete hijab, especially if they are in a country where the niqab is not used, nor the burqa, but rather the complete covering is used. In that case, they must adhere to that. However, if they are in a society where the women wear the niqab or the burqa, then she wears what the people of her country wear. But the opening of the niqab or burqa should not be wide such that something of her face is visible from it; rather, it should be the size of the eye or the two eyes only. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. What is the ruling on wearing the niqab? I should mention that I do not adorn my eyes with kohl or anything else, and I wear a niqab that is very light and very narrow, such that the black of the eye is not visible.
Answer:
What we advise women to do is to wear the complete hijab, especially if they are in a country where the niqab is not used, nor the burqa, but rather the complete covering is used. In that case, they must adhere to that. However, if they are in a society where the women wear the niqab or the burqa, then she wears what the people of her country wear. But the opening of the niqab or burqa should not be wide such that something of her face is visible from it; rather, it should be the size of the eye or the two eyes only. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4152- حكم لبس النقاب - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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