By Asma Bint Shameem
It’s not allowed for a woman to wear niqaab or gloves while in the state of ihraam.
A man stood up and said: “O Messenger of Allaah, what clothes do you command us to wear in ihraam?”
The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam said:
“Do not wear shirts, pants or any kind of headgear… and women in ihraam should not wear niqaab or gloves.”
(al-Bukhaari, 1741)
However that does not mean that women who wear niqaab should go around exposing their faces and hands to non mahram men.
Rather we should use anything else to cover the face.
The Sahaabiyaat would lower their head scarf and cover their faces from the non mahrams.
Our Mother Aaishah Radhi Allaahu anhaa said:
“The riders would pass by us when we were in ihraam with the Messenger of Allaah Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam.
When they came in line with us, one of us would lower her jilbab from the top of her head over her face, then when they had passed us, we would uncover our faces.”
(Abu Dawood 1833; saheeh by al-Albaani in Risaalat Jilbaab al-Mar’ah)
If someone does anything that’s prohibited while in Ihraam, there are three possible scenarios.
- they didn’t know the ruling or forgot about it or they were forced to do it.
Then there’s no sin and nothing needs to be done.
-they knew the ruling but had a valid reason to do it.
Here they have to offer the expiation but there’s no sin on them.
-they knew about the ruling but did it even though there was no valid reason.
In this situation they should offer expiation and they are sinful.
But the umrah/hajj is valid.
The expiation is either fasting for three days, or feeding six poor persons among the poor of the Haram, or slaughtering a sheep in the Haram.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen explains this in detail.
He said:
“If a person in ihraam does any of the things that are forbidden, such as having intercourse, killing game, etc, then one of the following three scenarios must apply:
1. He *forgot or was unaware of the ruling*, or he was *forced* or he was *asleep*.
In that case he does not have to do anything.
There is no sin on him and he does not have to offer the expiation, and his pilgrimage is still valid, because Allaah says:
“Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error, our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us (Jews and Christians); our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Mawlaa (Patron, Supporter and Protector) and give us victory over the disbelieving people”
[al-Baqarah 2:286]
And Allaah says:
“And there is no sin on you concerning that in which you made a mistake, except in regard to what your hearts deliberately intend. And Allaah is Ever Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”
[al-Ahzaab 33:5]
2 . He did the forbidden action *deliberately* but for a *valid reason* that makes it permissible.
In that case he has to do what is required in the event of committing a forbidden action (i.e., offer the expiation) but there is no sin on him, because Allaah says:
“And perform properly (i.e. all the ceremonies according to the ways of Prophet Muhammad), the Hajj and ‘Umrah (i.e. the pilgrimage to Makkah) for Allaah. But if you are prevented (from completing them), sacrifice a Hady (animal, i.e. a sheep, a cow, or a camel) such as you can afford, and do not shave your heads until the Hady reaches the place of sacrifice. And whosoever of you is ill or has an ailment in his scalp (necessitating shaving), he must pay a Fidyah (ransom) of either observing Sawm (fasts) (three days) or giving Sadaqah (charity — feeding six poor persons) or offering sacrifice (one sheep)”
[al-Baqarah 2:196].
3 .He did the forbidden action *deliberately but with no valid reason* that makes it permissible.
In this case he has to do what is required in the event of committing a forbidden action (i.e., offer the expiation) and there is sin on him.
(Manaasik al-Hajj wa’l-‘Umrah, Ch. 5, Mahdhooraat al-Ihraam).
And Allaah knows best.
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