The Difference Between the Khimar and the Niqab

The student : He is currently in Oman.

The Shaykh : When did he arrive?
The student : He arrived a while ago, and we found pictures.
The student: Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : His attire is Islamic.
The student : His attire is, yes, Islamic, but we found... a chain like the Sufis.

The Shaykh : Strange...
The student : Who is...
Another student: This shaykh... the women of the Malays are distinguished by the fact that they wear the khimar.

The Shaykh : They wear the khimar.
The student : Their women.

The Shaykh : Their women.
The student : Their women in Malaysia.

The Shaykh : So, you do not mean the khimar, may Allah reward you, for the sake of the legal and linguistic benefit; rather, you mean the niqab.
The student : The niqab.

The Shaykh : Because the khimar is the head covering; this is a khimar, and this is a khimar, and this is a khimar, and this is a khimar. As for this, its name is... as for this, its name is niqab. Therefore, he (peace be upon him) said: It does not mean that she does not wear the khimar, no.
The student : ... But I sat in a discussion... at the wedding of Abu Malik, I think his son.

The Shaykh : His son.
The student : ... and I discussed...

The Shaykh : I mean, I forgot.
The student : ... I said once, it is divided into three categories: either a face covering, or the niqab, or it is called hijab regarding... the woman, I mean.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : Is there a difference between the niqab and a face covering?

The Shaykh : A face covering, in the Syrian expression, is the handkerchief, and the handkerchief covers the entire face, including the eyes. As for the niqab, it reveals the eyes, so it is not a handkerchief and not a covering for the entire face, but rather a covering for most of the face.