Covering the face of a woman in ihram in front of men
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A woman in ihram is prohibited from wearing the niqab during her ihram. Is it obligatory for her to cover her entire face during the Qur'an?
Answer:
There is no doubt. She covers her face from men during tawaf and otherwise by letting down over it from her khimar or from her garment[Al-Ahzab 33:59].
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A woman in ihram is prohibited from wearing the niqab during her ihram. Is it obligatory for her to cover her entire face during the Qur'an?
Answer:
There is no doubt. She covers her face from men during tawaf and otherwise by letting down over it from her khimar or from her garment
to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments
يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِن جَلَابِيبِهِنَّ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في بيان كيد الشيطان لنفسه قبل كيده للأبوين — islamhouse.com (1:03:41)
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