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Fatwa CenterWearing niqab during Umrah
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Can I dress in "niqab" during Umrah?
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Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.
It is forbidden for the Muslim woman to wear a Niqab while performing the Hajj or the Umrah for the sound Hadith narrated by al-Bukhari : "The woman who is in the state of Ihram should neither wear a Niqab nor put on gloves". But if the woman is among alien men, she should let a veil hung down from her head over her face for the Hadith of Aisha (
): " Men on camels used to pass by us while we were with the Prophet Muhammad (Blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and in the state of Ihram. We would cover our faces with our gowns when they passed by us, and then, uncover them again". [Narrated by Imam Ahmed and Abu Dawood]. Allah knows best.
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