The Meaning of the Author's Statement: "And He Does Not Cover His Head or the Face of a Female"

The questioner:
The questioner says: The author stated, "And he does not cover his head or the face of a female." What is meant by "or the face of a female"?

The Shaykh:
Hmm?

The questioner:
The meaning of the author's statement, "or the face of a female."

The Shaykh:
This refers to the deceased who is in the state of ihram. The head of the deceased is not covered, as stated explicitly in the hadith: As for the face of the female, no, it is covered. This is based on their statement regarding the woman in ihram that she is prohibited from covering her face and that she does not cover her face, which is not correct. The woman in ihram covers her face from men, except that she does not cover it with the burqu' (face veil) alone. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) only prohibited the niqab (face veil) and did not prohibit her from covering her face. In fact, they covered their faces with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) while they were in ihram, and he did not prohibit them from doing so. This is how it should be understood.
Their statement, "except the face of a female," is based on their claim that a woman in ihram does not cover her face. This is incorrect; she covers it, except that she does not cover it with the niqab.

The presenter:
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