What is the ruling on a woman uncovering her face in front of an airport security officer?
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Question:
There remains a question about a woman uncovering her face in front of the officer at the passport counter.
Answer:
It is only needed if there is a dire necessity for travel, in which case she may be excused. If it is not a dire necessity, she does not uncover her face and she returns; she does not travel. However, if it is a dire necessity for travel and she cannot travel unless she submits her photo, we do not know of any impediment to that in the case of a dire necessity for travel. But if the travel is not a dire necessity, she does not travel, she does not uncover her face, and she does not go up.
There remains a question about a woman uncovering her face in front of the officer at the passport counter.
Answer:
It is only needed if there is a dire necessity for travel, in which case she may be excused. If it is not a dire necessity, she does not uncover her face and she returns; she does not travel. However, if it is a dire necessity for travel and she cannot travel unless she submits her photo, we do not know of any impediment to that in the case of a dire necessity for travel. But if the travel is not a dire necessity, she does not travel, she does not uncover her face, and she does not go up.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 032 ما حكم كشف المرأة وجهها عند ضابط أمن المطار؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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