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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on a woman uncovering her face in the Haram?

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Question:
Is there any advice for the women who uncover their faces in the Haram?

Answer:
Yes, let them fear Allah the Mighty and Majestic and cover their faces in the presence of men; for they are accountable for that before Allah the Exalted. He the Exalted said:
O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garmentsيَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَاجِكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ وَنِسَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِن جَلَابِيبِهِنَّ
[Al-Ahzab 33:59]
The jilbab is the large outer garment that she lowers over her face, as when Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) was asked about the interpretation of this verse, he lowered the edge of his garment over his face as an interpretation of the verse. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم كشف المرأة لوجهها في الحرم؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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