Is it correct that Ibn 'Abbas is reported to have returned to the view that a woman should cover her face?

The Shaykh : As for what is attributed to Ibn 'Abbas, it is not correct. The narration attributed to Ibn 'Abbas in some books of tafsir, including *Tafsir Ibn Jarir al-Tabari*, was transmitted by him with its chain of narration, as was his custom, and there are two defects in the chain:
The first defect is the break between 'Ali ibn Abi Talhah and Ibn 'Abbas.
The other defect is that it includes Abu Salih, the scribe of al-Layth, who is criticized due to his poor memory. Therefore, in my opinion, it is not good to proceed or delve into this issue by looking at the opinions of scholars, because it is undoubtedly a matter of disagreement.
In that case, it is obligatory to return to the saying of Allah the Exalted: And I did this when I authored that book, *The Hijab of the Muslim Woman*, which I mentioned earlier. I concluded with the statement of Ibn 'Abbas and the statement of Ibn 'Umar: "The face of a woman is not 'awrah". And those who explicitly state that the face of a woman is 'awrah have absolutely no evidence, neither from the Book of Allah nor from the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Since the matter is thus, it is obligatory to remain on the original principle, which is permissibility. Whoever claims prohibition is the one who must bring evidence. If he succeeds in that, it is obligatory to submit to his evidence; otherwise, we remain on the agreed-upon original principle, which is: the permissibility of anything for which there is no indication of prohibition in the Book or in authentic Sunnah. This is what I have initially in answer to that question.