The ruling on a woman covering her hands with gloves as a completion of the hijab

The questioner:
What is your opinion on gloves as a completion of the hijab? Do you advise this or not?

The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow his guidance. As for what follows, gloves are a covering for the hands, and this is appropriate for a woman if a non-mahram is near her. And if she covers her hands with something other than gloves, such as an abaya or a wall that she places over them, or the like, there is no harm; that is sufficient. However, gloves provide complete coverage.

The presenter:
Hmm.

The Shaykh:
Except if she is in a state of ihram, for she is not permitted to wear them. A woman in ihram does not wear gloves, whether she is in ihram for Hajj or for 'Umrah; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited that. She does not wear a face veil or gloves during the state of ihram. Rather, she covers her face and hands with something other than a face veil and something other than gloves. As for when she is not in ihram, she may wear a face veil, she may cover her face with something other than a face veil, she may wear gloves in order to cover her palms from non-mahram men, and she may cover them with something other than gloves. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.