The Ruling on a Woman Uncovering Her Face During Tawaf and the Meaning of the Hadith on the 'Awrah

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings. After that, what is the ruling on a woman uncovering her face during tawaf around the Ka'bah? And what is the meaning of the hadith: "The woman is entirely 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) except her face in prayer"? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
As for a woman uncovering her face while in the state of ihram (the consecrated state of pilgrimage): if she is free from non-mahram men, the school of the Hanbalis and others holds that it is obligatory to uncover the face, because her ihram is in her face. However, if non-mahram men pass by her, or are near her, or around her, then she is required to cover her face at that time, because it is 'awrah, as is well known. The evidence is abundant regarding the obligation of covering a woman's face.
As for the statement that a free woman's 'awrah in prayer is her entire body except her face, the intended meaning is that this applies when non-mahram men are not present. But if she is in the presence of a non-mahram man or non-mahram men, then she is required to cover her face at that time, whether she is in prayer, in ihram, in tawaf, or otherwise. Yes.