The Response to Those Who Hold That Covering the Face Is Recommended
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The Shaykh:
Ha. The prayer of the one who stands. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In these days, some students of knowledge appear in the newspapers and elsewhere, discussing the issue of covering the face, stating that it is recommended (mustahabb) and not obligatory. He asks: What is the response to such people?
The Shaykh:
Leave them alone. The response to them is that they are abandoning [the obligation]. However, if there is a fear that they will negatively influence the Muslims, then it is necessary to respond to them with verses, hadiths, and the words of the scholars of knowledge, with a decisive response that silences them. Yes.
Ha. The prayer of the one who stands. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In these days, some students of knowledge appear in the newspapers and elsewhere, discussing the issue of covering the face, stating that it is recommended (mustahabb) and not obligatory. He asks: What is the response to such people?
The Shaykh:
Leave them alone. The response to them is that they are abandoning [the obligation]. However, if there is a fear that they will negatively influence the Muslims, then it is necessary to respond to them with verses, hadiths, and the words of the scholars of knowledge, with a decisive response that silences them. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثاني في ذكر حقيقة مرض القلب — islamhouse.com (1:04:37)
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