The ruling on a woman uncovering her face before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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The questioner:
What is known, the Hajj has come, but if he arrives after 'Arafah, it causes him anxiety, if he catches 'Arafah and he has already... fly to to better to your father.
The Shaykh:
No, after entering the state of ihram, what changes. Yes. Yes.
The questioner:
The hadith of al-Fadl that we read yesterday.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not look at her.
The Shaykh:
It is possible that she was covered by the jilbab or the khimar, not the niqab, it is possible that she uncovered her face to look at him, and that does not necessitate uncovering, because of the hadith of 'Aishah: "We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and when the men approached, one of us would lower her khimar over her face, or she would say her jilbab over her face, and when they passed, we would uncover it." Some of them said this is specific to ihram only, and the hijab is only obligatory for her outside of ihram regarding the face, and the closer view is that it is obligatory for her to have a hijab absolutely, but without the burqu'ah, she covers herself without the burqu'ah, yes. Is there an exception in this ruling, meaning is the Prophet excepted in the permissibility of looking? He did not look, it is not necessary, it is not explicit, it is not explicit that she was uncovered, he may have looked, her being able to look at him without
The questioner:
It does not suffice.
The Shaykh:
the jilbab and the... the khimar, was
The questioner:
al-Fadl ibn 'Abbas and he was looking at her.
The Shaykh:
Even the intended in the room.
The questioner:
The joy.
The Shaykh:
Or that you read, some people argue with this uncovering, and he has a valid [argument] with the uncovering, she may look without uncovering, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from that, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not look at her, who said that he looked at her? The Prophet answered her, it does not necessitate from his answer that he looked at her, it may be that Allah turned him (peace and blessings be upon him) away, if we assume that she was uncovered, if we assume, then it is by the... decrease.
The questioner:
By Allah, it is obscure. The hadith has no evidence.
The Shaykh:
No explicit concept.
The questioner:
Shaykh, who expects that she is speaking from behind, meaning she was behind him.
The Shaykh:
No, no, there is no need for excessive effort. The clear-cut hadiths settle the doubtful ones. He has a book of clear-cut matters and another of ambiguous ones. The Lawgiver settles the ambiguous ones by the clear-cut ones. And if you ask about the people of his community, ask us.[Al-Ahzab 33:53] Rely upon Allah.
What is known, the Hajj has come, but if he arrives after 'Arafah, it causes him anxiety, if he catches 'Arafah and he has already... fly to to better to your father.
The Shaykh:
No, after entering the state of ihram, what changes. Yes. Yes.
The questioner:
The hadith of al-Fadl that we read yesterday.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not look at her.
The Shaykh:
It is possible that she was covered by the jilbab or the khimar, not the niqab, it is possible that she uncovered her face to look at him, and that does not necessitate uncovering, because of the hadith of 'Aishah: "We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and when the men approached, one of us would lower her khimar over her face, or she would say her jilbab over her face, and when they passed, we would uncover it." Some of them said this is specific to ihram only, and the hijab is only obligatory for her outside of ihram regarding the face, and the closer view is that it is obligatory for her to have a hijab absolutely, but without the burqu'ah, she covers herself without the burqu'ah, yes. Is there an exception in this ruling, meaning is the Prophet excepted in the permissibility of looking? He did not look, it is not necessary, it is not explicit, it is not explicit that she was uncovered, he may have looked, her being able to look at him without
The questioner:
It does not suffice.
The Shaykh:
the jilbab and the... the khimar, was
The questioner:
al-Fadl ibn 'Abbas and he was looking at her.
The Shaykh:
Even the intended in the room.
The questioner:
The joy.
The Shaykh:
Or that you read, some people argue with this uncovering, and he has a valid [argument] with the uncovering, she may look without uncovering, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from that, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not look at her, who said that he looked at her? The Prophet answered her, it does not necessitate from his answer that he looked at her, it may be that Allah turned him (peace and blessings be upon him) away, if we assume that she was uncovered, if we assume, then it is by the... decrease.
The questioner:
By Allah, it is obscure. The hadith has no evidence.
The Shaykh:
No explicit concept.
The questioner:
Shaykh, who expects that she is speaking from behind, meaning she was behind him.
The Shaykh:
No, no, there is no need for excessive effort. The clear-cut hadiths settle the doubtful ones. He has a book of clear-cut matters and another of ambiguous ones. The Lawgiver settles the ambiguous ones by the clear-cut ones. And if you ask about the people of his community, ask us.
from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts.
مِن وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ ذَٰلِكُمْ أَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، تتمة باب فضله، وبيان من فُرِضَ عليه — islamhouse.com (19:49)
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