Shaikh Ibn Baz said: “If the khimār is wrapped under the chin upon the head, and removing it is difficult, and it was worn in a state of purity, then wiping over it is permitted for one day and one night, just like the khuffayn. As for the turban — and the khimār for a woman — if each of them is worn upon a state of purity, and the turban is wrapped under the chin, or the woman ties her khimār such that it is secured upon her head, then this constitutes a valid excuse for wiping over it. That is provided it was worn in a state of purity: for one day and one night while resident, and for three days with their nights while travelling — just as is the case with the khuffayn.”
فالعمامة – والخمار للمرأة – كلاهما إذا لبسا على طهارة، وقد حنكها أو حنكتها المرأة حيث يكون ربطتها على رأسها وربطها على رأسه فإن هذا عذر في مسحه عليها، إذا كان لبسها على طهارة يوم وليلة في الحضر، وثلاثة أيام بلياليها في السفر؛ كالخفين.
Shaykh al-ʿUthaymīn (may Allah have mercy upon him) said: “In any case: if there is hardship, either due to cold weather, or due to the difficulty of removing it and wrapping it again, then there is allowance and leniency in such a matter, and there is no harm in that. Otherwise, it is better not to wipe over it. And no authentic texts have been reported concerning this issue.” Ash-Sharh al-Mumtiʿ ʿalā Zād al-Mustaqniʿ (1/239).
Imam Ibn Taymiyyah said: “It is permissible, and this is the stronger view, due to the generality of his (the Prophet’s) statement: “Wipe over the khuffayn (leather socks) and the khimār (head scarf).” — reported by Imam Ahmad (39/325). The scholars who verified this hadīth stated that it is an authentic hadīth established from the Prophet’s action (ﷺ), and not [only] from his saying. Women enter into this address alongside men, just as they entered into the ruling of wiping over the khuffayn.
Furthermore, since it is allowed for a man to wipe over what he wears on his head, it is likewise permitted for a woman, just as it is for a man. And because it is a garment worn on the head that is generally difficult to remove, it resembles the man’s turban — and even more so, since her khimār covers more than the man’s turban, is more difficult to remove. Her need for it is greater than that of the khuffayn.” See Sharh al-ʿUmdah (1/265–266).
Abu Khadeejah.
Recording of Shaikh Ibn Baz:
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