The clothing of the woman in ihram for Hajj

Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: To proceed, I am a woman who intends to perform Hajj. How should I cover my face given the large crowds, and am I permitted to wear trousers?

Answer:
The woman in ihram wears whatever she wishes of clothing, because she is an awrah (part of the body that must be covered) and she needs clothing; she needs to be covered. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not prevent her from wearing the clothes that cover her. He only prevented her from two things, two things only: gloves on the hands, and the niqab (face veil) on the face. The niqab on the face. So she does not wear the niqab, and she does not wear gloves on her palms. Other than that, she wears whatever she wishes of clothing, except for clothes of adornment. She does not wear clothes that contain adornment, or clothes that do not cover. She wears covering clothes, and she makes the khimar (head covering) a substitute for the niqab, covering her head and face. She covers her face with the khimar when men come to her, and she covers her palms with her clothes or her abaya.