The ruling on the covering touching the face of a woman in ihram

Question:
In Hajj or 'Umrah, if the covering a woman places on her face touches any part of her face or nose, does that affect her Hajj or 'Umrah? And is she required to do anything?

Answer:
No, this covering is obligatory for a woman in ihram when men who are not her mahram (relatives one may not marry) pass by her. In the saying of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), the mother of the believers, "We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in ihram, and when riders passed by us, one of us would let her khimar (head covering) down from her head over her face, and when they had passed, she would lift it up." If the covering touches her face or nose, there is no blame on her for that; because she was not commanded to remove the covering from her face, and this is an excessive strictness for which Allah has not sent down any authority. She covers her face, and even if the covering touches her face, there is no blame on her for that. What is forbidden for her is to cover her face with a burqu' (face veil) or niqab (face veil); that is what is forbidden. As for covering it with the khimar, a shaylah (scarf), or the end of the garment, that is obligatory in the presence of men, and there is nothing wrong with its touching her face. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good