Wearing the niqab by a woman in ihram out of ignorance
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah, and after entering ihram she wore the niqab because she was in the presence of men. Does covering the face count as wearing the niqab? And if this act is a mistake, does she owe an expiation, given that she was ignorant?
Answer:
This is in the hadith of 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that they were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the Farewell Pilgrimage, As for the niqab and the burqu', this is forbidden among the prohibitions of ihram. If she wore it intentionally, she owes a fidyah. If she wore it out of ignorance or forgetfulness, she owes nothing. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah, and after entering ihram she wore the niqab because she was in the presence of men. Does covering the face count as wearing the niqab? And if this act is a mistake, does she owe an expiation, given that she was ignorant?
Answer:
This is in the hadith of 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that they were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the Farewell Pilgrimage,
So when the men passed by them, one of them would let her khimar fall from her head over her face, a khimar,
فإذا مر بهن الرجال سدلت إحداهن خمارها من على رأسها على وجهها خمار،or her garment to cover her face
أو ثوبها تغطي وجهها
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب تعاهد الماقين وغيرهما من غضون الوجه — islamhouse.com (1:10:19)
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