Should a Woman Keep Her Face Uncovered in Ihram?

Question

In Islam there is a command to conceal every place of adornment, and strict veiling has been enjoined. Yet when women go on Hajj they usually keep the face, hands and so on uncovered, because during ihram letting cloth touch the face is strictly forbidden. Some say that keeping it uncovered in this way is not permissible, and that such an uncovered face is a sin; therefore an arrangement should be made whereby a “ti” (?)

Answer

There should be no cloth on the woman’s face; a barrier should be made from a fan or some such thing in such a way that the cloth of the niqab does not touch the face and people’s gaze does not fall upon it. The state of ihram is in any case one of such unease that even a man cannot wear stitched clothing, and he is constantly anxious lest his body become exposed — and in this…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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