The Disagreement on Uncovering a Woman’s Face and Whether It Is Blameworthy

Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, is the disagreement regarding uncovering a woman’s face considered one of the blameworthy disagreements?

Answer:
Yes, the disagreement regarding uncovering a woman’s face exists. However, when there is disagreement, we return to the evidence. The evidence states that a woman is obligated to cover her face from men. This is evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. No one is permitted to contradict the evidence because of so-and-so’s statement or so-and-so’s independent legal reasoning. As long as the evidence is clear that it supports the one who obligates a woman to cover her face, it is not permissible for anyone to say there is disagreement in the issue. There is disagreement, but with whom is the evidence? We do not deny the disagreement, but we ask: with whom is the evidence? With which of the two opinions? We follow the one who has the evidence.