What is the ruling on sitting with female relatives who do not observe full hijab during a meal in the presence of family, while lowering one's gaze from them? And is the ruling for a discerning child the same as for an adult regarding the obligation of veiling from them?
It is not permissible to attend family gatherings where the female cousins are immodestly dressed, even if the father, grandmother, and paternal aunt are present. It is more appropriate for men to be in one gathering and women in another separately. As for a boy approaching puberty, his ruling is like that of an adult concerning looking and intermingling with women. And when a boy reaches the age of ten, a woman must observe hijab from him.
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