Is the opinion of the majority of scholars regarding the uncovering of a woman's face?

The questioner : I once said in some of the sessions that the opinion of the four Imams is that, I understood from you that, meaning, the face is not an awrah (part of the body that must be covered)?

The Shaykh : Yes, I do not remember the four Imams right now, but I always remember the majority, the majority of scholars; that is: most of the scholars are of that opinion, and I detailed the discussion on this issue in "The Woman's Hijab." I do not remember right now if this was an agreement among the four Imams, but it is an agreement among the majority of scholars, and few among them said that the woman's face is an awrah (part of the body that must be covered).

The questioner : Because I heard you in some of the tapes saying: Who among the Saudis, specifically the Najdis, who wrote in their books, wrote that they would respond to you regarding the hijab, so you said: They underestimated you and described you, why did they not say to him...? Was it not Imam al-Shafi'i and Imam Ahmad who said this statement?

The Shaykh : Yes, the phenomenon now is fully embodied, without a doubt.