Covering the Face for women while Ihram

Posted by Ady Grewal on April 22nd, 2019

Ihram is certainly a special dress of pilgrims who must wear before entering the Holy sanctuary of Mecca in order to perform Hajj or Umrah. There are two parts of Ihram which are worn by both men and women pilgrims in different ways. This white color cloth is mandatory to proceed to a religious obligation.

There are several conditions regarding Ihram both for men and women. But here we are going to discuss covering the face for women in the state of Ihram. First of all, they should wear it at typical Miqat which is also obligatory. Women pilgrims who enter in the Holy Kaaba with Ihram through December Umrah packages the UK they should know how a face should cover during the Ihram. Because if they involve such activity which is not permissible then they have to pay the penalty in different forms.

Women are not allowed to veil or cover their faces during the Ihram even with a mask or any other thing. Women can cover their face or putting the face on the pillow or covering my hands while sleeping. Since it is mandatory for women to cover their heads during offering the prayer.

So in the state of Ihram when they have the intention to offer the prayer, then they can cover some part of the face to make sure covering their heads. If there is non-Mahram women are just permitted to pull their cloth from head side to shades the face but cloth should not stick to the face which realizes the veil. Yet, if there is not a non-Mahram near the woman, so she must not do such an act. If she commits such an act, so she has to pay the Kaffarah of one sheep as a penalty. Moreover, drying the face has no problem, so for that purpose women, pilgrims can dry their faces with towels but not veil their faces during the Ihram.

After performing the complete rites of Hajj or Umrah, women are allowed to veil their faces whatever they cover either full or half. Women who come through best hajj Umrah tour operators UK regarding proceeding Hajj or Umrah are obviously informed about the conditions, so they must focus to make sure their religious obligation sound. Generally, in Islam women should cover the body except leaving bare to eyes, nose, chin, hands, and feet. However, several religious conscious women cover their whole body even hands and feet, so doing so is not haram in Islam.

As Allah (SWT) says in the Holy Quran: (Interpretation)

“O Rasool! Advise your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to pull their shawls (veils) all over their bodies (i.e. shelter themselves entirely excepting the eyes or one eye to see the way). It will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be irritated. And Allah is Ever Generous, Most Merciful” [al-Ahzaab 33:59]