The Limits of the Muslim Woman’s ‘Awrah (Part of the Body That Must Be Covered) in Front of a Non-Muslim Woman

What are the limits of what a Muslim woman may expose in front of a non-Muslim woman, such as a Buddhist, for example? And is it true that she is not permitted to expose anything other than her face and her hands?
Answer: The correct view is that a woman may expose herself to another woman, whether she is Muslim or a disbeliever. This is the correct view: what is above the navel and below the knee. As for what is between the navel and the knee, it is ‘awrah (part of the body that must be covered) for everyone, for all women. A woman does not look at it, whether she is Muslim or non-Muslim, close or distant. What is between the navel and the knee is like the ‘awrah (part of the body that must be covered) of a man in front of men, between the navel and the knee. So a woman may look at another woman’s chest, head, legs, and the like, and there is no harm in this, just as a man may look at another man’s chest, legs, head, and the like.
As for the statement of some scholars that a woman should not expose herself to a disbelieving woman, that is the weaker position. Some scholars held this view, saying that she is like a man, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Surat al-Nur: 31]. But the correct view is that the meaning of is: the category of women, whether Muslim or disbeliever. There is no harm in displaying adornment to them. This is the correct view.
The Jewish women in Madinah during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and likewise the polytheist women, used to enter upon the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for their needs. It is not recorded that they used to cover themselves from them. May Allah be pleased with them and grant them satisfaction. They were the most God-fearing people, the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). They were the most God-fearing people and the best of women. And yet, as far as we have been informed, they did not cover themselves from the Jewish women and the like who entered upon them.
So the conclusion is: there is no harm in a woman exposing herself to a disbelieving woman just as she exposes herself to a Muslim woman. She is not required to cover herself from disbelieving women. This is the correct view. Yes.