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Muslim countries that force women to remove the hijab, and they have resorted to covering their heads with wigs; what do you advise them?

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Question:
The questioner, Ayn Ayn Ra, says: In some Muslim countries, there are those who force committed, hijab-wearing women to remove their hijabs and consider this a condition for continuing their studies. They have resorted to covering their heads with wigs to combine adhering to the hijab with continuing their studies. Is this action permissible for them on the ruling that they are forced to disobey the command of Allah, or what do you advise them? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Preventing the hijab is a defiance of Allah. Preventing the hijab contains a defiance of Allah and His Messenger. Yes, we ask Allah for well-being. It is obligatory for one who claims to be a Muslim to fear Allah the Exalted and not to prevent Muslim women from wearing the hijab, because that is purer for their hearts and the hearts of men, and because the hijab contains modesty, shame, and chastity. It does not conflict with studying, praise be to Allah.
So the woman wears the hijab and studies; there is no obstacle. The hijab does not conflict, contradict, or oppose studying. Rather, this is a plot by Satan and his helpers against the Muslims. As for if she uses a wig, thinking that this is sufficient or takes the place of the hijab, that is a great error, because that is another evil. Yes.
Because a wig is a form of attaching hair, which the Prophet
(peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He who does it is cursed: the one who joins hair and the one who has her hair joined. The one who joins hair is the one who joins her hair"صلى الله عليه وسلم من فعلته لعن الواصلة والمستوصلة، والواصلة هي التي تصل شعرها
cursed, it involves placing hair on her head that is not hers, and it increases the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation); it increases the fitnah. Therefore, it is not permissible to use a wig. Studies are not a dire necessity. If they conflict with the hijab, the woman should prioritize adhering to the hijab, even if she does not obtain a degree, because abandoning the hijab is committing a forbidden act and carries danger, whereas abandoning studies does not result in much harm, especially if the studies are worldly matters. As for studying what straightens her religion, she can obtain that at home. With the hijab, she can study surahs of the Qur'an, study hadiths about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and study issues from Islamic jurisprudence regarding the rulings of worship, and she can do this at home. May Allah reward you and benefit
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، بلاد إسلامية تلزم النساء بخلع الحجاب، وقد لجأن إلى تغطية رؤوسهن بالباروكات فبماذا تنصحونهن؟ الفوزان — youtube.com

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