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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب المناسك
Chapters on Hajj Rituals
بَابُ : الْمُحْرِمَةِ تَسْدِلُ الثَّوْبَ عَلَى وَجْهِهَا
Chapter: The female Muhrim may lower her garment over her face
Sunan Ibn Majah 2935 — The female Muhrim may lower her garment over
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : " كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ مُحْرِمُونَ ، فَإِذَا لَقِيَنَا الرَّاكِبُ أَسْدَلْنَا ثِيَابَنَا مِنْ فَوْقِ رُءُوسِنَا ، فَإِذَا جَاوَزَنَا رَفَعْنَاهَا " .
Umm al-Mu'minin Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: We were in the state of Ihram with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). When a rider would pass by us, we would let our cloth hang down from our heads, and when the rider had passed, we would lift it up again. 1
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِنَحْوِهِ .
‘With this chain also,’ it is narrated in a marfu‘ form from Umm al-Mu’minin ‘A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) in the same manner.
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 at that time was such that it was tied directly onto the face. The "niqab" of the current burqas in the Indian subcontinent is like the edge of a shawl, which the noble wives (azwaj mutahharat) used to let hang over their faces when men would pass by (see Hadith number 1833). Therefore, women may let down this type of niqab over their faces when needed.
