Using the hadith “There is no two veils” as evidence for uncovering the face
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The questioner:
He asks: And does one use this hadith, which mentions a single knot rather than two, as evidence for the permissibility of uncovering the face?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Is it permissible to use the statement “There is no two veils” as evidence for the permissibility of uncovering the face?
The Shaykh:
The veil is for the face and for the head. Who specified that the veil is for the head? It is for the face and for the head. Yes.
He asks: And does one use this hadith, which mentions a single knot rather than two, as evidence for the permissibility of uncovering the face?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Is it permissible to use the statement “There is no two veils” as evidence for the permissibility of uncovering the face?
The Shaykh:
The veil is for the face and for the head. Who specified that the veil is for the head? It is for the face and for the head. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نهي المرأة أن تلبس ما يحكي بدنها أو تشبه بالرجال — islamhouse.com (42:10)
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