The Ruling on a Woman's Hijab in Hajj
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Question:
The questioner: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on a woman's hijab in Hajj?
Answer:
Her hijab is specified, just as it is outside of Hajj. However, between the burqu' and the niqab, covering with the khimar, the jilbab, and the like, and what they call the musajja', as for the niqab, no. A woman should not wear the niqab, and she should not wear gloves. She does not wear the burqu' that is called the 'aryun of the Bedouins, which is sewn to fit the face, or has two holes made in it for the eyes. She does not wear this in ihram, neither in 'Umrah nor in Hajj. But she does not cover her face with anything other than that.
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: And likewise, the hands do not wear gloves, neither for the man nor for the woman. The hands do not have gloves. And the gloves, the socks, the woman in ihram does not wear them, and the woman in ihram also does not wear them. As for the feet, there is no harm. She covers her feet with socks, there is no harm. As for the man, no, he does not spread out his spirit. But he wears the sandals, unless he does not have sandals, he wears the mughaffarah.
The questioner: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on a woman's hijab in Hajj?
Answer:
Her hijab is specified, just as it is outside of Hajj. However, between the burqu' and the niqab, covering with the khimar, the jilbab, and the like, and what they call the musajja', as for the niqab, no. A woman should not wear the niqab, and she should not wear gloves. She does not wear the burqu' that is called the 'aryun of the Bedouins, which is sewn to fit the face, or has two holes made in it for the eyes. She does not wear this in ihram, neither in 'Umrah nor in Hajj. But she does not cover her face with anything other than that.
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said:
We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and when the camels came close, one of us would lower the veil over her face, and when they went away, we would raise it.
كنا مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا دنا من الركبان نزلت أحدان أبي الباب على وجهها فإذا بعودوا شجرناه
Source
فتاوى الحج - 1405 هـ — archive.org (2:10)
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