The Niqab and Uncovering the Face According to the Custom of the Country
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: It has become unclear to me, may Allah grant you success, the fatwa you mentioned yesterday regarding the niqab, where you said that a woman wears the niqab if that is the custom of the people of the country. He asks: If the custom of the people of the country is to uncover the face, does she uncover her face?
Answer:
The niqab is a covering for the face, and only the eyes are visible, just like the burqu'. You do not understand the niqab to be like the burqu'; it has only an opening for the eyes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: It has become unclear to me, may Allah grant you success, the fatwa you mentioned yesterday regarding the niqab, where you said that a woman wears the niqab if that is the custom of the people of the country. He asks: If the custom of the people of the country is to uncover the face, does she uncover her face?
Answer:
The niqab is a covering for the face, and only the eyes are visible, just like the burqu'. You do not understand the niqab to be like the burqu'; it has only an opening for the eyes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:15:09)
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