Is it obligatory for a woman to cover her face during all the rituals of 'Umrah, or not?
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The questioner : He says: Is it obligatory for a woman to cover her face during all the rituals of 'Umrah? And is there anything among the acts of 'Umrah in which a woman is exempted from covering her face?
The Shaykh : As for if there are no men around her, let her uncover her face; this is what is best. If there are men around her, it is not permissible for her to uncover her face in their presence, so it is obligatory for her to cover her face. It is well known that in the Tawaf, in the Sa'y, and in the markets, there are men present, and it is not permissible for her to uncover her face before them. As for in the car or in the open desert, what is prescribed for her is to uncover her face, as long as those with her are her mahrams. Yes.
The Shaykh : As for if there are no men around her, let her uncover her face; this is what is best. If there are men around her, it is not permissible for her to uncover her face in their presence, so it is obligatory for her to cover her face. It is well known that in the Tawaf, in the Sa'y, and in the markets, there are men present, and it is not permissible for her to uncover her face before them. As for in the car or in the open desert, what is prescribed for her is to uncover her face, as long as those with her are her mahrams. Yes.