The ruling on a woman in ihram covering her face and hands

Question: Is it permissible for a woman to cover her face and hands with gloves when she goes for Hajj or 'Umrah, given that she is not coerced into doing so, but rather her guardian has given her the freedom to choose between uncovering or covering her face? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.

Answer: A woman in ihram is not permitted to cover her face with a niqab or a burqa, nor is she permitted to wear gloves on her hands; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited that. He said (peace and blessings be upon him) in the authentic hadith regarding what a person in ihram wears: meaning in ihram. However, she covers her face and hands with something else, such as her khimar, or her jilbab, or her abaya, or something similar.
As for the niqab, which is made specifically for the face, a woman in ihram does not wear it, neither in 'Umrah nor in Hajj. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the Farewell Pilgrimage, and whenever riders approached us, one of us would lower her khimar from her head over her face, and when they passed, we would uncover it. So the woman does this: when men approach her, she covers her face with her khimar or something similar, not with a niqab made for the face. And she does not cover her hands with gloves, but with something else.
Likewise, a man in ihram does not cover his face, nor does he cover his head with a turban or the like. However, he covers his hands with something other than gloves when necessary. So if he covers his hands with his rida, his izar, or something else, there is nothing wrong with that, and the woman is the same.