Covering the face in Hajj or 'Umrah.

The Shaykh : However, there is a middle ground for the women who have adopted the better of the two matters, as we mentioned earlier, which is covering the face. It is permissible for them to let it hang down in Hajj and 'Umrah, but it is not permissible for them to wear the niqab or tie the handkerchief tightly. Tying the handkerchief as a niqab is not permissible. However, if she throws the handkerchief over her head so that it hangs down, that is permissible and there is no blame on her. But if she ties the niqab like this, or ties the handkerchief on her forehead and lets it hang down over her face, that is forbidden for the woman in the state of ihram, whether in Hajj or in 'Umrah. Some scholars answer her with what they call...