The ruling on a woman in ihram wearing the niqab

Question:
Abu 'Abdullah from Riyadh, please, my brother Abu 'Abdullah. Welcome. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. I have a matter with the Shaykh. Please go ahead. Our Shaykh, my wife performed five 'Umrahs. She wears the niqab from the miqat until she reaches the Haram. When she begins the tawaf, she removes the covering and completes her 'Umrah until she is done. The second question. Let the Shaykh answer, please, Shaykh Salih.

Answer:
If your wife is ignorant regarding wearing the niqab, she is not sinful and is not held accountable due to her ignorance. However, if she wore it after knowing and being aware that it is not permissible for a woman in ihram to wear the niqab or gloves, and if she knew that, heard it, or it was conveyed to her, then she has committed one of the prohibitions of ihram. She must pay a fidyah (ransom payment) of her choice: either slaughtering a sheep to be distributed to the poor in the Haram, or feeding six poor people in the Haram, or fasting for three days. Yes.