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    Question ID: 6689Country: United Kingdom

    Title: Please can you tell me is it fardh to cover the face of females when they go out or if relatives come home do they have to cover the face as well.I am confused on that.

    Question: Assalamualaykum w w. Please can you tell me is it fardh to cover the face of females when they go out or if relatives come home do they have to cover the face as well.I am confused on that. wssalam.

    Answer ID: 6689

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 1233/1158=D/1429)

     

    When outside, it is absolutely obligatory; since the face is centre of attraction, the verses of the Holy Quran (Surah Ahzab 33:59, Surah Noor 24:31) indicate to the same. What do you mean by relatives? The non-Mahram relatives have the same ruling as mentioned in No 1.

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India