The Ruling on the Niqab and Hijab for Women
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Question:
This questioner is asking about the niqab and hijab for women.
Answer:
A woman is required to have complete covering; she must cover her face, her hands, and the rest of her body. As for the niqab and hijab, this depends on the custom of the country. If the women of the country wear the niqab, she wears it like them, on the condition that the niqab covers her face and nothing is visible from it except the eyes only. This is the niqab: it covers the face, and nothing appears from it except the eyes only. If the country wears this, there is no harm. However, if the custom of the country is to wear the full hijab that covers the entire face, then she follows the custom of the country and does not go against it.
This questioner is asking about the niqab and hijab for women.
Answer:
A woman is required to have complete covering; she must cover her face, her hands, and the rest of her body. As for the niqab and hijab, this depends on the custom of the country. If the women of the country wear the niqab, she wears it like them, on the condition that the niqab covers her face and nothing is visible from it except the eyes only. This is the niqab: it covers the face, and nothing appears from it except the eyes only. If the country wears this, there is no harm. However, if the custom of the country is to wear the full hijab that covers the entire face, then she follows the custom of the country and does not go against it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صفة اللباس الشرعي للمرأة؟ وما حكم النقاب؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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