The ruling on the niqab that reveals the eyes and the area around them

Question:
Abu Abdullah from Ta'if, please, Abu Abdullah. Peace be upon you, good evening. And upon you be peace. Please turn the television down a little, may Allah keep you safe. Please go ahead. All right, Honorable Shaykh, I have two questions. The first question is that some women wear a niqab that reveals the eyes, the eyelids, and the part of the nose level with the eyes, and some women claim that this is permissible. That is the first question. All right, the Shaykh will answer this, please go ahead.

Answer:
It is obligatory for a woman to observe hijab. If her custom and the custom of her country is to wear the full hijab covering her face and her eyes, then she does not contradict what her society is upon, because that is the full hijab. However, if the custom of her country and its women is to wear the burqu' or the niqab, there is no harm, but on the condition that nothing is visible other than the eyes. Nothing is visible other than the eyes. Nothing is visible of the eye sockets or of the nose, or any expansion of this. Yes.