The existence of an opinion in the Hanbali school of jurisprudence that states a woman's face is not an awrah (the part of the body that must be covered).
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The questioner: Does that mean it is not obligatory for a woman to cover her face?!
The Shaykh: Do you know that some of the imams of the Hanbali school say that a woman's face is not an awrah (the part of the body that must be covered)? Do you not know?
The questioner : No, I do not know.
The Shaykh :[Al-Baqarah 2:85] .
The questioner: Glory be to Allah!
The Shaykh: Do you know that some of the imams of the Hanbali school say that a woman's face is not an awrah (the part of the body that must be covered)? Do you not know?
The questioner : No, I do not know.
The Shaykh :
So do you believe in part of the Scripture and disbelieve in part?
أَفَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِبَعْضِ الْكِتَابِ وَتَكْفُرُونَ بِبَعْضٍThe questioner: Glory be to Allah!
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