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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a woman uncovering her face before her husband's brothers and her sister's husbands, by her husband's order?

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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! The questioner says: My husband wants me to uncover my face in front of his brothers and his sisters' husbands when they visit us. I refuse, and he says that I asked some scholars and they said the khimar (head covering) is not obligatory. A problem has arisen between us that has reached the point of divorce. Please advise us on this problem, may Allah reward you with good?

Answer:
This is a mistake on the part of your husband. You have no right to reveal [your affairs] to his brothers, nor regarding the marriages of his sisters. Rather, you must cover up [the matter]. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:
And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts.وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِن وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ ذَٰلِكُمْ أَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ
[Al-Ahzab 33:53]
It is obligatory for a woman to maintain her hijab from those who are not her mahram (relatives one may not marry). A husband who orders his wife to reveal herself or to speak ill [of others] — it is not permissible for the woman to obey him in that. Obedience is only in what is right; there is no obedience to a creation in disobedience to the Creator. He should cover up [the matter], use kind words, and adopt a good manner. So we ask Allah to guide him and protect him from Satan. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 60 حكم كشف المرأة وجهها أمام أخي زوجها وأزواج أخته بأمر من زوجها؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com

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