A woman in ihram who wore a niqab and covered it with a khimar because some people told her it was permissible!

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I performed Hajj with my wife five years ago, and she was covering her face. She covered it with a niqab, and over that a khimar and a covering, such that nothing of the niqab was visible. When we asked about the ruling on that, we were told that she is not considered to be wearing a niqab in that case, because she covered it. What is the ruling on that?

Answer:
This is a mistake. The answer is that this is a mistake, so she owes a fidyah (ransom payment); because she is wearing a niqab, whether it is exposed or she hid it. She is wearing a niqab, contrary to the prohibition of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The woman in ihram does not wear a niqab, nor does she wear gloves." So that answer is a mistake, and I do not think a student of knowledge would answer with that answer. Yes.