Texts from the Book and the Sunnah indicating that it is not obligatory for a woman to cover her face.
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The Shaykh : As for the text, it came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) through various routes: Sunan al-Bayhaqi 10:890 And when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the woman in a state of ihram: Muwatta Malik 20:17, this indicates that the custom of women was to wear the niqab. So, fearing that the woman in a state of ihram would wear the niqab, he said: .
It was also their custom to wear gloves, so it was forbidden for the woman in a state of ihram to wear the niqab and to wear gloves.
The questioner : Forbidden?!
When a woman reaches the age of menstruation, it is not permissible for anyone to see of her except her face and her hands.
إن المرأة إذا بلغت المحيض لم يصلح أن يرى منها إلا وجهها وكفيهاa woman in ihram should wear neither a veil nor gloves
لا تنتقب المرأة المحرمة ولا تلبس القفازينShe shall not wear the niqab
لا تنتقبIt was also their custom to wear gloves, so it was forbidden for the woman in a state of ihram to wear the niqab and to wear gloves.
The questioner : Forbidden?!