Removing the Niqab out of Fear of Police Oppression
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Question:
Also, this is one of the questions from scholarship students. He says: In our country, the police may oppress the sisters who wear the niqab and may violate their honor. So the sisters are afraid of that. Is it permissible for them to remove the niqab from their faces?
Answer:
Why do the sisters go to this place where they are forced to remove the hijab or where their honor is violated? As for those who went there, they must not go to this place. If the study leads to this, it is not permissible. Sit in your homes and learn what is possible in your homes, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Also, this is one of the questions from scholarship students. He says: In our country, the police may oppress the sisters who wear the niqab and may violate their honor. So the sisters are afraid of that. Is it permissible for them to remove the niqab from their faces?
Answer:
Why do the sisters go to this place where they are forced to remove the hijab or where their honor is violated? As for those who went there, they must not go to this place. If the study leads to this, it is not permissible. Sit in your homes and learn what is possible in your homes, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-069-ضوابط الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:14:09)
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