What is the ruling on women covering their faces during Hajj while in the state of ihram?

The Shaykh : It has reached me that some committed young women, who follow the methodology of the Book and the Sunnah, upon hearing the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): , found it extremely difficult in their hearts to uncover their faces and not wear the niqab during Hajj or 'Umrah, because they had grown up wearing the niqab or the headscarf, i.e., covering their faces. Therefore, they found an exit for themselves in a way that drew our attention to its disapproval, saying, "We will offer blood," meaning, we will wear the niqab and offer blood. Do you think that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the women in ihram, , did he intend for them to violate this noble Prophetic prohibition, or to submit to it and not escape the violation by offering blood? There is no doubt that the first option is what is intended by his saying (peace be upon him): . In truth, I feel from this hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wants from his followers, especially the gender called today the "fair sex"—and better than this name is what our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) named them in the hadith of Anjashah, , where he referred to them as "vessels of glass"—that when this prohibition issued from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), , he wanted them to step out of their customs and traditions, even if they were religiously good. This is because, as he obligated upon men, as you all see us now, we are all in one uniform and one dress, whereas when we are not in the state of Hajj, each of us wears what he wishes, as he (peace be upon him) said: . The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended with this hadith to loosen the women somewhat from their customs to a new ruling due to their entering a new act of worship, just as we now uncover our heads and do not put anything on them, even if the sun's rays are striking us. We do all this in submission to the rulings of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), not following our desires and customs. So when some women resort to violating the prohibition of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)... imposing blood upon themselves, we have not achieved the beautiful intended goal of such a legal ruling. However, there is an exit for them whereby they can combine their desire, which is covering their faces, by the method of draping, not by tying the niqab over the nose or tying the headscarf over the forehead, but by draping her headscarf or jilbab over her face. By doing so, she achieves her noble purpose, which is covering the face, without falling into a clear violation of the Shari'ah, and then trying to find an exit from this violation by sin. Blood is not intended for its own sake if it is prescribed in some places; rather, it is either blood of gratitude or blood of compensation. But whenever a person commits a sin intentionally and then finds an exit for himself from this sin by blood, this is not the way of the believers. It seems I heard the word "prayer"; is this prayer in another camp?

The questioner: Yes.