The ruling on wearing the niqab and burqa during tawaf
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Question:
And may Allah bless you. This questioner says: Many women use the burqa and the wide niqab during tawaf in the Haram. And some niqabs, O Shaykh, may reveal the eyebrows. What is the ruling on wearing such burqas and niqabs?
Answer:
As for the woman in ihram, it is forbidden for her to wear the niqab or the burqa. She must remove them and put in their place the khimar on her head, letting it hang down over her face, as Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the Farewell Pilgrimage, and when men passed by us, one of us would let her khimar down from her head over her face, and when they had passed, we would uncover it. So she covers her face with something other than the niqab or the burqa, namely something sewn specifically for the face. As for when she is not in ihram, there is no harm in her covering her face with anything, whether a shayla, a khimar, a burqa, or a niqab, except that the niqab and burqa must not be a source of fitnah (temptation), because some women take the burqa as a means of fitnah, displaying their eyes and the area around them and beautifying their eyes, thereby making it a source of fitnah. The purpose of the burqa and niqab is to cover, not to adorn. So the Muslim woman should fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and be afraid of Allah, and not wear clothing that is a source of fitnah, whether it is the burqa and niqab or other garments.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
And may Allah bless you. This questioner says: Many women use the burqa and the wide niqab during tawaf in the Haram. And some niqabs, O Shaykh, may reveal the eyebrows. What is the ruling on wearing such burqas and niqabs?
Answer:
As for the woman in ihram, it is forbidden for her to wear the niqab or the burqa. She must remove them and put in their place the khimar on her head, letting it hang down over her face, as Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the Farewell Pilgrimage, and when men passed by us, one of us would let her khimar down from her head over her face, and when they had passed, we would uncover it. So she covers her face with something other than the niqab or the burqa, namely something sewn specifically for the face. As for when she is not in ihram, there is no harm in her covering her face with anything, whether a shayla, a khimar, a burqa, or a niqab, except that the niqab and burqa must not be a source of fitnah (temptation), because some women take the burqa as a means of fitnah, displaying their eyes and the area around them and beautifying their eyes, thereby making it a source of fitnah. The purpose of the burqa and niqab is to cover, not to adorn. So the Muslim woman should fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and be afraid of Allah, and not wear clothing that is a source of fitnah, whether it is the burqa and niqab or other garments.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/225 — archive.org (6:32)
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