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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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You are asking about the niqab and the Islamic hijab, and what is the ruling on the niqab that exposes the eyes?

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He says: I have heard that the niqab is not the correct Islamic hijab because it exposes the eyes, and considering that it exposes their sins, as it is said. I have also heard some colleagues say that they have restricted the woman, that the niqab covers the entire face except the eyes for seeing with them, for example. She continues in this manner, Shaykh Salih, to ask you about the niqab and the hijab. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The niqab is permissible. It is wearing what covers her face except for the exposure of the eyes only. This is the niqab or the burqu' (face veil). However, women wear what is their custom. If it is her custom to wear the niqab or the burqu' where only the eyes are exposed, then there is no harm in that. If it is her custom to cover her face with the hijab and the khimar, should she continue with that because it is more complete? It is more complete than wearing the burqu' and more complete than wearing the niqab. Covering the entire face is more complete in the hijab. Wearing the niqab and the burqu' is permissible, especially if this is the custom of the women, such as the women of the desert. As for something of her face being exposed along with the eyes, this is not permissible. Or if wearing the niqab or the burqu' is adopted as a fashion for fitnah (temptation), as some women do now in the markets, adopting it for fitnah, then this is not permissible. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، تسأل عن النقاب والحجاب الإسلامي وماحكم النقاب الذي يظهر العينين؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com

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