It is narrated from Sayyidah Safiyyah bint Shaybah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), used to perform tawaf of the Ka'bah with a veil (niqab) over her face.
The narrator relates that Imam Ata bin Abi Rabah (may Allah have mercy on him) used to dislike this practice, but when I narrated to him this hadith about the practice of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), after that he began to give fatwas that it was permissible.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الحج / 1231
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :رجاله ثقات. » «أخرجه مصنف عبد الرزاق برقم: 8859»