How the Muslim Woman Performs 'Umrah

Question:
If you would explain, may Allah preserve you, to the Muslim woman how she performs 'Umrah, how she carries out her 'Umrah?

Answer:
The Muslim woman performs 'Umrah just as the man does, in that she enters the state of ihram from the miqat, but she differs from the man in her clothing. She enters ihram in her ordinary clothes that contain no adornment, except that she removes the burqu' from her face if she is wearing the burqu' or the niqab; she takes it off her face. Likewise, she removes the gloves from her hands, which are the sleeves of the hands.
The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the woman: . As for the rest of the clothing, she wears what covers her and what is her custom to wear, and she covers her face, covering it with something other than the burqu' and the niqab, and she covers it with the shaylah or the khimar. She covers her palms from the men with her garment or her abaya. This is regarding the ihram of the woman. As for the tawaf and the sa'y, she performs tawaf just as the men do and sa'y just as the men do. Seven circuits for the tawaf and seven circuits for the sa'y, except that she does not run as the men run, meaning she does not hasten in walking during the tawaf, nor in the sa'y like the men, because she is a weak woman, and running is for the men. The sa'y is between al-Safa and al-Marwah, which is running between the two markers; this is also for the men. But the woman walks at her own pace. This is the difference between the 'Umrah of the man and the 'Umrah of the woman. Likewise, the difference in shaving: it is better for the man to shave his head, and if he wishes, he may shorten it. As for the woman, it is obligatory for her to shorten her hair by taking from the tips of the hair on her head the length of a finger joint. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah bless you, Honorable Shaykh,