I was impressed by your teachings and respected Maulana Tariq Jameel. Did (niqab) for six months. I however have chronic sinus trouble on account of a congenital defect in the hard palate of inside of my mouth. That has also been the cause of my chronic ear infections and so forth which actually led me to undergo several bilateral ear surgeries and now I have to wear hearing aids in both my ears or else I am practically deaf. Anyway my question is that when I started doing niqab infections again started in my sinuses and finally it took over 2 months for it to resolve fully with treatment. Then I started cutting a slit in the niqab to keep the flow of air between the nose and the outside without a barrier. With cutting a slit the cloth of the niqab has to adhere closely to the face for the slit to remain open. On doing so if and when I have to clear my nose i have to keep pulling the niqab down and it gets out of place and finally the entire setup of niqab to stay in place gets disturbed in public what I mean is it gets too disorderly and looks very shabby. Now I am not doing niqab but I cover my head fully with no makeup and also wear dark glasses when possible and also my dress is always black for the most part and extremely loose. kindly advise regarding niqab? also I would like to add in my opinion as a physician what I have learnt in my training is that when ever there is a congenital defect in any part of the body like I have in my palate that part is extremely susceptible to infections like for example if someone has a urinary tract congenital anomaly these patients are particularly prone to infections and are suggested to drink a lot of water to keep the flow going and so forth.
You should consult with a female doctor, who is aware of Islam and who also wears or supports niqab and tell her your problems. Also, you should explain to her your religious point of view as to what you want to do to comply with your school of thought, and how you can set up. She would definitely counsel you to do something that would help you rid yourself of your infection and you don’t have to take off your niqab. But even if after that you find no way out then you should consider yourself excused, because you fall in that category. And for people like that there is some room that is not for those who are not facing difficulties.
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