Sub: Wearing Niqaab along with complete burqa in foriegn country. Asalamulikum, Currently i am staying in germany along with my family. My wife wears complete burqa with niqaab (even she covers the face), if she wears complete burqa and come out , most of the people stare at us. example : the german kids show there finger towards us and ask there mothers. and some poeple start staring at us like abusing us. Here the turkeys wear only the hijaab(not covering the face), so they dont have any problem. I just wanted to know , can my wife wear only hijaab instead of niqaab(that is complete burqa with out covering the face). Please let me know is it permissible in shariah. i will be waiting for your response. Thank You Asalamualikum
Answer:
(Fatwa: 836/836=M/1429)
It is very good that your wife wears niqab (with face covered), she must wear it and must not wear hijab (with face uncovered). Those who stare and gaze at you have satanic habit. What your wife is observing is the Islamic veil.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband