What is the ruling on a veiled woman covering her face during the state of ihram for Umrah, and is a fidyah (expiatory offering) required if the cover touches her face, given her awareness of the difference of opinion regarding the ruling on covering the face during ihram, and her fear of crowds and the presence of non-mahram men?
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A woman is prohibited from covering her face with a niqab during . If she needs to cover her face from men, she should drop a garment from above her head over her face. If this garment touches her face, there is no harm in that, according to the preponderant opinion of the scholars, because a dropped garment usually does not avoid touching the face.
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