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Is it permissible for a newlywed woman to go out at night in a light-colored wedding dress while wearing a niqab? Is it permissible for the grandfather's wife (the father's wife) to remove her hijab in front of the husband? Is it permissible for maternal aunts, paternal aunts, and the grandmother to remove their hijab in front of the husband? Is it obligatory for the wife to maintain kinship ties with her husband's relatives in addition to her own? Is it permissible for a woman to uncover her head in front of her husband's grandfather, paternal uncle, and maternal uncle?

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A Muslim woman's attire in front of non-mahram men must be modest, covering her entire body, and not attention-grabbing. If the wedding dress meets these conditions, then there is no objection to it. It is not permissible for the wife of a grandfather, or aunts (paternal and maternal), to remove their hijab in front of the husband because they are not mahram to him. However, it is permissible for the grandmother (paternal or maternal) because she is mahram to him. A wife must maintain ties of kinship with her own relatives, and it is praiseworthy for her to treat her husband's relatives well to gain his love and satisfaction, while noting that it is not permissible for her to appear adorned in front of her husband's brothers, maternal uncles, and paternal uncles, because they are non-mahram to her. As for his father and grandfather, they are mahram to her.

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