The wife’s refusal to wear hijab in front of her husband’s brothers

Question:
This questioner says: I am a man from Egypt. My wife wants to wear the hijab while I am sitting with my family, who are four men. None of them are married, and I am the one providing for them because my father has passed away. Is it permissible for me to live in a separate house with my wife, knowing that I have asked my wife to wear the hijab, but my mother prevented her? And if my wife refuses to wear the hijab, is it permissible for me to divorce her and marry someone else, or not?

Answer:
You should teach her and guide her. Advise the mother with kind words and do not rush to divorce. Guide her and tell her: “Wear the hijab in front of my brothers; it is your covering, and it is not permissible for you to be uncovered before any of them.” Advise the mother with a good manner and kind words, and do not rush to divorce, so that they may understand, if Allah wills. If they understand, they will respond to what is good, if Allah wills. Do not rush. Yes.