What is the ruling on covering a woman's face, and what is her proper appearance?
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Question:
Do you have any words of advice for the women who wear the niqab (face veil) outside of the state of ihram, which causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) among people?
Answer:
It is obligatory for a woman to have complete covering, including covering her entire face, and she must not show any part of her face; because it is 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) and a source of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). The niqab (face veil) that many women wear today contains fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evil, so she should avoid these modern, enticing niqabs; because they increase the evil.
Do you have any words of advice for the women who wear the niqab (face veil) outside of the state of ihram, which causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) among people?
Answer:
It is obligatory for a woman to have complete covering, including covering her entire face, and she must not show any part of her face; because it is 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) and a source of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). The niqab (face veil) that many women wear today contains fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evil, so she should avoid these modern, enticing niqabs; because they increase the evil.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تغطية وجه المرأة وما هي هيئته؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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