The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade a woman in Hajj and 'Umrah from wearing the niqab and gloves; so if a woman is shy to show her face, what should she do?

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : Is letting the garment hang down (isbal) permissible in Hajj and 'Umrah, O Shaykh?

The Shaykh : It is permissible, and how could it not be? A woman in Hajj is not allowed to wear the niqab, but if she is modest about herself and it is hard for her that men see her face, she may let the khimar or jilbab hang down over her face, meaning she does it like this, for example. It is not permissible for her to tie the scarf, as the hadith mentioned earlier indicates. Therefore, Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say that when they were performing Hajj and they were on the camels, if a group of men passed by them, they would let their garments hang down over their faces. Letting it hang down is not the same as wearing the niqab, and this is the way out for a modest, shy woman to cover her face by letting her garment hang down over her face, not by tying it. This man, the apparent Egyptian, may have been inspired by some universities to corrupt Muslim girls, and Allah knows best.