The Ruling on a Woman Wearing the Face Veil and Gloves During Hajj and 'Umrah
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Question:
One of the female listeners says: The sender is your sister (Hayah M. S. H). Our sister has a set of questions. In one of them, she asks: Is it permissible for a woman to cover her face and hands with gloves when she goes for Hajj or 'Umrah? She is not forced to do so; rather, her guardian has given her the freedom to choose whether to uncover or cover her face? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
A woman in the state of ihram is not permitted to cover her face with the niqab or the burqu', nor is she permitted to wear gloves on her hands; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited that. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, regarding what he guided the person in ihram to do: meaning: in the state of ihram.
However, she covers her face with something else, such as the khimar or the like, and she covers her hands with something else, such as her jilbab or her abaya or the like.
As for the gloves, no. And likewise the niqab, which is the sewn item made for the face, this is not worn by a woman in ihram, 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 the riders approached us, one of us would lower her khimar from her head over her face, and when they moved away, we would uncover it." So the woman does this: if men are near her, she covers her face with the khimar or the like, not with the niqab made for the face.
And she does not cover her hands with gloves, but with something else. And likewise, the man does not cover his face while in ihram, nor does he cover his head while in ihram, nor does he cover his hands with gloves while in ihram. But he covers his hands with something other than gloves; if he covers his hands with the rida' or the izar or something else, there is nothing wrong with that. So the woman is like him. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
One of the female listeners says: The sender is your sister (Hayah M. S. H). Our sister has a set of questions. In one of them, she asks: Is it permissible for a woman to cover her face and hands with gloves when she goes for Hajj or 'Umrah? She is not forced to do so; rather, her guardian has given her the freedom to choose whether to uncover or cover her face? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
A woman in the state of ihram is not permitted to cover her face with the niqab or the burqu', nor is she permitted to wear gloves on her hands; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited that. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, regarding what he guided the person in ihram to do:
And the woman does not wear the niqab, nor does she wear gloves
ولا تنتقب المرأة ولا تلبس القفازينHowever, she covers her face with something else, such as the khimar or the like, and she covers her hands with something else, such as her jilbab or her abaya or the like.
As for the gloves, no. And likewise the niqab, which is the sewn item made for the face, this is not worn by a woman in ihram, 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 the riders approached us, one of us would lower her khimar from her head over her face, and when they moved away, we would uncover it." So the woman does this: if men are near her, she covers her face with the khimar or the like, not with the niqab made for the face.
And she does not cover her hands with gloves, but with something else. And likewise, the man does not cover his face while in ihram, nor does he cover his head while in ihram, nor does he cover his hands with gloves while in ihram. But he covers his hands with something other than gloves; if he covers his hands with the rida' or the izar or something else, there is nothing wrong with that. So the woman is like him. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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