Is it obligatory to cover the area under the chin?

I read that some scholars say that covering the chin and under it is fardh, but some say because of its difficulty it is not. I have difficulty wearing my hijab so that it covers my chin, also my cheeks are really full and when I wear it in that manner I feel very insecure as it draws more attention to them (I am in the time of meeting potential husbands!) so can I wear hijab and just pin it under my chin? I would be covering everything except for the part right under my chin.

Walaikum assalam,

I asked Mufti Mahmoud Ashraf Usmani about this last year: He said that the
scholars do not emphasize that the area under the chin is necessarily from the awrah that must be covered, because of the difficulty of covering it (and the wide hardship in insisting on such a ruling).

Others, however, emphasize it strongly.

I had asked Shaykh Adib al-Kallas about this a few years ago. He said that the area should be covered, but because it is small in area, and only little of it is generally visible from the sides, it would not invalidate the prayer if left uncovered.

And Allah knows best, and He alone gives success.

Wassalam,
Faraz Rabbani