Covering the face of a person in ihram during the state of ihram

Question:
A questioner asks: What is the ruling on a person in ihram covering his face while in the state of ihram?

Answer:
The majority of scholars hold that there is no harm in it, because the prohibition is only against covering the head, and there is no prohibition against covering the face. However, some scholars derived a ruling from the hadith of the man whose camel gored him while he was in ihram and he died, where it was said: In another narration, it says "nor his face." They adopted this narration, "nor his face," whereas the majority hold that the prohibition of covering the head is only because of the exposure of the head during the state of ihram.