What are the rulings on the Niqab?
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If by niqab is meant that which covers the face, then the ruling on wearing it relates to the ruling on a woman covering her face in front of non- men. Scholars have differed on the obligation of this. As for a woman in for Hajj or , she is not permitted to wear the niqab, based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him): "The woman in ihram should not wear the niqab nor gloves." However, she may let down something over her face if she fears the gaze of non-mahram men.
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