The Prohibition of a Woman Exposing Her Face Before Non-Mahram Men
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If the husband is an open sinner and his wife fears that he will bring in some foreign men, or something of that sort; since he has explicitly stated this in words while angry, should the wife leave her husband's house and go to her father's house, or should she remain in her house and seek divorce?The Shaykh: Why would he bring men in on her?The questioner: He spoke with his tongue and said that.
The Shaykh: The husband said to the wife: I will bring men in on you?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: For what purpose would he bring them in?The questioner: This man said this word while angry.
The Shaykh: I say: For what purpose would he bring them in?The questioner: It came from him explicitly, like that.
I say: She should wait and not leave the house until he brings men in on her. If he brings men in on her and forces her to stay with the men with her face exposed, then at that time she has the right to demand divorce. But I do not think a man who believes in Allah and the Last Day, and who has the jealousy of men for their women, would do this thing.
Interjection: Some people consider wearing the hijab to be forbidden?The Shaykh: Those who forbid wearing the hijab undoubtedly have a deficiency in knowledge, a deficiency in religion, and a deficiency in jealousy. They are not to be obeyed in that, and it is obligatory for the woman to disobey her husband if he orders her to expose her face as an obligation.
The Shaykh: The husband said to the wife: I will bring men in on you?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: For what purpose would he bring them in?The questioner: This man said this word while angry.
The Shaykh: I say: For what purpose would he bring them in?The questioner: It came from him explicitly, like that.
I say: She should wait and not leave the house until he brings men in on her. If he brings men in on her and forces her to stay with the men with her face exposed, then at that time she has the right to demand divorce. But I do not think a man who believes in Allah and the Last Day, and who has the jealousy of men for their women, would do this thing.
Interjection: Some people consider wearing the hijab to be forbidden?The Shaykh: Those who forbid wearing the hijab undoubtedly have a deficiency in knowledge, a deficiency in religion, and a deficiency in jealousy. They are not to be obeyed in that, and it is obligatory for the woman to disobey her husband if he orders her to expose her face as an obligation.