Is wearing the niqab in France – with the difficult situation for Muslims there, and the husband's desire for her to remove it, as he sees it as an extremism that negatively affects their lives and their religion – considered an act of excessive zeal (tanattu') or an act of patience (sabr)? And how can a woman determine if she is capable of performing this act of worship under these circumstances?
If it is highly probable that a niqabi woman will be harmed or assaulted because of her niqab, then there is no blame upon her for uncovering her face, and no sin in doing so. This is because she is compelled to do so, and it is not an act of rejecting the niqab.
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