A woman lives with her husband's family in one house; is her sitting with them considered an impermissible gathering, given that he has three young brothers in the house?

Question:
I live with my husband's family in one house, and our food and drink are shared. Is my sitting with them considered an impermissible gathering? Knowing that my husband has three young brothers in the house, what is your guidance? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions. And to proceed: It is a good thing for the family to gather in one house, including brothers, sisters, and the brothers' wives, along with the parents, because that is closer to unity, maintaining family ties, and cooperating in righteousness and piety. As for the issue of sitting with your husband's brothers, or in a gathering where your husband's brothers are present, is there any harm in that? Provided that you are covered with the complete, prescribed hijab, including covering the face and hands, and the extremities of the body, and that you are in a segregated area free from free mixing, and that you are at the side of the gathering, then there is no harm in gathering in one place and talking among yourselves, because that encourages relaxation and joy within the family itself? May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.