Covering the face of a woman in ihram with a burqa during sa'y

Question:
Please, Fahd, from al-Hawtah. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace, please go ahead. Shaykh, I went for 'Umrah with some women. Turn off the television, Fahd, turn off the television, because I have a signal drop, turn off the television, please ask your question. Shaykh, I went for 'Umrah with two women. They performed tawaf and finished it, and the day before they started sa'y, they changed their covering to a burqa. Is that permissible or not, Shaykh? It confused us? Okay, thank you.

Answer:
No, this is forbidden (haram) as long as she is in ihram; she must not wear the burqa. This is prohibited among the prohibitions of ihram. If she was ignorant, she owes nothing. But if she did it intentionally and knew that it is forbidden, she has committed a prohibited act among the prohibitions of ihram, and she owes a fidyah (ransom payment): either fasting for three days, or feeding six poor people, or slaughtering a sheep. The feeding and the slaughtering must be in Makkah, and the poor people must be from the sacred precinct (Haram). Yes.