What is the ruling on women covering their faces while they are in the state of ihram?
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The Shaykh : Do you know why?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the scholars have been strict about covering the face, the righteous woman no longer distinguishes between being in the state of ihram or not. It has even reached me that some devout Salafi women, who are convinced of the obligation of a woman covering her face, after they learned from me or from someone else the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)Muwatta Malik 20:17, they said: We wear the niqab and pay what? The fidyah.
The questioner : There is no god but Allah, there is no power or might except with Allah.
The Shaykh : Is this the religion? Your eye, you, they say in our place. For the sake of defiance, meaning.
The questioner : Defiance.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, how are you? Well, there is no harm. No, the problem is tying it, whereas letting it hang down is permissible, yes.
The questioner : So the prohibited thing is tying it?
The Shaykh : Yes, whether it is under the eyes, which is the niqab, or it is tied on the forehead, which is the handkerchief known today, all of it is prohibited. But if she lets it hang down over her face, that is the way out.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the scholars have been strict about covering the face, the righteous woman no longer distinguishes between being in the state of ihram or not. It has even reached me that some devout Salafi women, who are convinced of the obligation of a woman covering her face, after they learned from me or from someone else the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
a woman in ihram should wear neither a veil nor gloves
لا تنتقب المرأة المحرمة ولا تلبس القفازينThe questioner : There is no god but Allah, there is no power or might except with Allah.
The Shaykh : Is this the religion? Your eye, you, they say in our place. For the sake of defiance, meaning.
The questioner : Defiance.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, how are you? Well, there is no harm. No, the problem is tying it, whereas letting it hang down is permissible, yes.
The questioner : So the prohibited thing is tying it?
The Shaykh : Yes, whether it is under the eyes, which is the niqab, or it is tied on the forehead, which is the handkerchief known today, all of it is prohibited. But if she lets it hang down over her face, that is the way out.
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