What is the response to women who cite the hadith of Al-Fadl ibn Abbas, who was looking at a woman from Khath'am on the Day of Sacrifice, to prove the permissibility of uncovering the face, while ignoring other evidence from the Qur'an and Sunnah that necessitates covering the face?

This is a matter of scholarly disagreement, and the differing opinions of the scholars and their proofs have been mentioned. Sheikh Al-Shinqiti elaborated on the proofs of those who mandate covering the face and responded to the opposing argument based on the hadith of Al-Fadl by suggesting the possibility that the woman was still in a state of ihram, and it is known that a woman's ihram is in her face and hands. Ibn Al-Arabi stated that it is obligatory for a woman to cover her face with a niqab except during Hajj. Among the evidence for covering the face is the understanding of the female companions from the verse "and let them draw their headcovers over their bosoms" that it implies covering the face, and Aisha's statement: "They then put on their khimars," meaning they covered their faces. Also, their eagerness to cover the face during Hajj is shown by Aisha's statement: "The riders would pass by us while we were with the Messenger of Allah in a state of ihram. When they came alongside us, one of us would let down her jilbab from her head over her face, and when they passed us, we would uncover it."