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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does a woman in ihram uncover her face?

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Question : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding
A woman in the sacred state (wearing ihram) must not be veiled or wearالمحرمة لا تنتقب، ولا تلبس
Sunan Abi Dawud 1826Sahih (Al-Albani)
the coffee is fine, so does the woman in ihram uncover her face and her hands?

Answer : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said
a woman in ihram should wear neither a veil nor glovesلا تنتقب المحرمة ولا تلبس القفازين
Muwatta Malik 20:17
meaning that it is not permissible for her to wear the niqab, but if men pass by close to her, it is obligatory for her to cover her face with something other than the niqab, covering it with the khimar as the women did in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Why? Because the niqab for the face is like a shirt for the body. As for wearing gloves, it is forbidden for a woman in the state of ihram, and it is not forbidden for her in the state of normality, except that if men pass by close to her, she covers her hands with her abaya or her garment. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[9 من 65] هل تكشف المرأة المحرمة عن وجهها؟!! الشيخ ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com

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