one of us would let her cloak fall from the top of her head over her face; and when they had passed we would uncover it.” (1) End quote.

Know, O Muslim woman in a state of iḥrām, that you are forbidden to cover your face and hands with garments tailored especially for them—such as the niqāb and gloves. You are, however, obliged to conceal your face and hands from non-maḥram men with your khimār (head-scarf), outer garment, or the like, and there is no basis for suspending the veil away from the face by means of a stick, a turban, or anything else.

[It is permissible for a woman in iḥrām to wear whatever women’s clothing she wishes that] contains no adornment.

7 – A woman in iḥrām may wear any women’s garments she pleases, provided they are free of embellishment, do not resemble men’s attire, are not so tight that they reveal the shape of her limbs, are not transparent so that they fail to conceal what lies beneath, and are not so short that they expose her legs or arms. Rather, they should be long, opaque, and loose-fitting.

Ibn al-Munḏir said: “The scholars are unanimously agreed that a woman in iḥrām may wear chemises, tunics, trousers, head-scarves, and leather socks.” End quote from al-Mughnī ⦗3/328⦘.

She is not required to select a particular color such as green; rather, she may wear any color commonly used by women—red, green, or