What is the ruling on a woman covering her face during 'Umrah and Hajj?
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Question:
What is the ruling on a woman covering her face during 'Umrah?
Answer:
A woman in the state of ihram does not cover her face with a niqab, neither in 'Umrah nor in Hajj, but she covers it with something else; she covers it with a khimar, with a piece of clothing that she lets hang down over her face.
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the Farewell Pilgrimage, and when men came near us, one of us would let her khimar hang down from her head over her face until they had passed by."
The point is: the niqab is what has an opening for the eyes in it; it is called a niqab. It is made to fit the face, made to the size of the face, and is called a niqab or a burqu'. A woman in ihram does not wear this, neither in Hajj nor in 'Umrah, and if she wears it at other times for the sake of covering, there is nothing wrong with it.
This indicates that women used to wear it in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). For this reason, he said:Sunan Abi Dawud 1826Sahih (Al-Albani), which indicates that in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), they wore gloves and wore the niqab, but in the state of ihram, they are prohibited from doing so.
The niqab is what is made to the size of the face, with an opening for one eye or for both eyes in it. The qaffazayn are coverings for the hands that are slipped onto the hands. A woman in ihram does not wear those, nor does she wear the niqab, but she covers her face in the presence of men with something else: a khimar that she lets hang down over her head, a jilbab, or the like.
What is the ruling on a woman covering her face during 'Umrah?
Answer:
A woman in the state of ihram does not cover her face with a niqab, neither in 'Umrah nor in Hajj, but she covers it with something else; she covers it with a khimar, with a piece of clothing that she lets hang down over her face.
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the Farewell Pilgrimage, and when men came near us, one of us would let her khimar hang down from her head over her face until they had passed by."
The point is: the niqab is what has an opening for the eyes in it; it is called a niqab. It is made to fit the face, made to the size of the face, and is called a niqab or a burqu'. A woman in ihram does not wear this, neither in Hajj nor in 'Umrah, and if she wears it at other times for the sake of covering, there is nothing wrong with it.
This indicates that women used to wear it in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). For this reason, he said:
A woman in the sacred state (wearing ihram) must not be veiled or wear gloves.
المحرمة لا تنتقب ولا تلبس القفّازينThe niqab is what is made to the size of the face, with an opening for one eye or for both eyes in it. The qaffazayn are coverings for the hands that are slipped onto the hands. A woman in ihram does not wear those, nor does she wear the niqab, but she covers her face in the presence of men with something else: a khimar that she lets hang down over her head, a jilbab, or the like.
Source
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