Is it permissible for a woman to wear the niqab and gloves while in ihram?

Question : This questioner from Jeddah, N., says in this question: Is it permissible for a woman who wears the niqab, the khimar, and gloves while in ihram for 'Umrah to do so? We ask for guidance on this.

Answer : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. It is not permissible for a woman, when she enters ihram, to wear gloves or the niqab, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that, and the scholars have included this among the prohibitions of ihram. Some of them expressed it by saying that a woman's ihram is on her face. However, if she does this while ignorant, not knowing that it is forbidden for her, then she commits no sin and owes no expiation.