The Ruling on a Woman in Ihram Removing Her Niqab Due to Difficulty Breathing
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Question:
This is a woman asking. She says: May Allah bless you, our Shaykh. I am a woman from Tunisia. Allah has blessed me with wearing the niqab, but I have difficulty breathing, and I want to remove the niqab. Do I commit a sin?
Answer:
Put something transparent over it to allow the breath to escape. Just over the mouth, put something transparent through which the breath can come out. Yes.
This is a woman asking. She says: May Allah bless you, our Shaykh. I am a woman from Tunisia. Allah has blessed me with wearing the niqab, but I have difficulty breathing, and I want to remove the niqab. Do I commit a sin?
Answer:
Put something transparent over it to allow the breath to escape. Just over the mouth, put something transparent through which the breath can come out. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، اللقاء المفتوح لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان في مكة المكرمة 2-12-1439هـ\صالح الفوزان\كبار العلماء — youtube.com (40:16)
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