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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب المناسكThe Rites of Hajj (Kitab Al-Manasik Wal-Hajj)
باب مَا يَلْبَسُ الْمُحْرِمُChapter: What The Muhrim Should Wear.
Hadith 1825
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، بِمَعْنَاهُ ، وَزَادَ : " وَلَا تَنْتَقِبُ الْمَرْأَةُ الْحَرَامُ وَلَا تَلْبَسُ الْقُفَّازَيْنِ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : وَقَدْ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ : حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَلَى مَا قَالَ اللَّيْثُ ، وَرَوَاهُ مُوسَى بْنُ طَارِقٍ ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ مَوْقُوفًا عَلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، وَكَذَلِكَ رَوَاهُ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَ مَالِكٌ وَ أَيُّوبُ مَوْقُوفًا ، وَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بنُ سَعِيدٍ المَدِيِنيُّ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، " الْمُحْرِمَةُ لَا تَنْتَقِبُ وَلَا تَلْبَسُ الْقُفَّازَيْنِ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْمَدِينِيُّ شَيْخٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ ، لَيْسَ لَهُ كَبِيرُ حَدِيثٍ .
This tradition has also been transmitted through a different chain of narrators by Ibn Umar to the same effect. This version adds “A woman in the sacred state (while wearing ihram) should not be veiled or wear gloves. Abu Dawud said This tradition has also been transmitted by Hatim bin Ismail and Yahya bin Ayyub from Musa bin Uqbah from Nafi as reported by al Laith. This has also been narrated by Musa bin Tariq from Musa bin Uqbah as a statement of Ibn Umar (not of the Prophet). Similarly, this tradition has also been transmitted by Ubaid Allah bin Umar, Malik and Ayyub as a statement of Ibn Umar (not of the Prophet). Ibrahim bin Saeed al Madini narrated this tradition from Nafi on the authority of Ibn Umar from the Prophet ﷺ A woman in the sacred state (wearing ihram) must not be veiled or wear gloves. Abu Dawud said Ibrahim bin Saeed al Madini is a traditionist of Madina. Not many traditions have been narrated by him.
Brief Explanation
1؎: In the state of ihram, it is prohibited for women to wear a "niqab" on their faces; however, the niqab mentioned in the hadith was one that was tied to the face. The "niqab" of the current burqas in the Indian subcontinent is like the edge of a sheet, which the noble wives (azwaj mutahharat) used to let hang over their faces when non-mahram men would pass by (see Hadith no. 1833). Therefore, women may let down this type of niqab over their faces when needed, and since during Hajj women constantly encounter non-mahram men, they may keep this niqab hanging over their faces at all times.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1825. Commentary: In the hadith, women in the state of ihram are prohibited from wearing the niqab. By this niqab, a specific type of niqab is meant, which is tied on the nose or below the eyes. It does not refer to the niqab that is commonly known today and is used for covering the face. Some people, by taking this to mean the present-day niqab, prohibit women in ihram from covering their faces. However, this is not correct. The niqab that is prohibited is not related to hijab or face covering; this covering is necessary at all times, whether in the state of ihram or otherwise. The woman in ihram is only prohibited from a specific type of niqab, which is tied only on the nose or below the eyes, and this is what has been forbidden. This prohibition does not pertain to the hijab-type niqab. Therefore, its ruling applies even in the state of ihram. As narrated in the Muwatta of Imam Malik, Fatimah bint Munthir states that we used to cover our faces while in the state of ihram, and Asma bint Abi Bakr as-Siddiq radi Allahu anha was also with us. (Muwatta Imam Malik: 1/328) Furthermore, in al-Mustadrak al-Hakim, it is also narrated from her that we used to cover our faces from men. (al-Mustadrak al-Hakim: 1/454) In addition, it is narrated from Aisha radi Allahu anha that a woman in ihram should neither wear a niqab nor draw a veil (ghunghat), but she may let a cloth hang from her head over her face. (as-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Bayhaqi: 5/47) From all these mawquf narrations, it is understood that the prohibition is only regarding a specific type of niqab, not from covering the face altogether. Therefore, every woman should fear her Lord in this matter and avoid fashionable and all such niqabs that promote immodesty.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1825
