Is my insistence on not removing the niqab—which I consider an obligation—disobedience to my parents and a cause of their anger towards me until the Day of Judgment, especially since my father is not convinced of its obligatoriness? Is the idea of leaving my studies because of the niqab hypocrisy, and what should I do to get rid of these obsessive thoughts?

The niqab is a legitimate Islamic hijab that preserves a woman's dignity, prevents temptation (fitnah), and is an act of worship for which a woman is rewarded. Therefore, a father should not be angry if his daughter wears it. Her not obeying him by removing it is not an act of disobedience (ʿuqūq), because obedience is only in what is good (maʿrūf), and there is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator.

The girl must use wisdom and gentleness with her father, and discuss with him that the niqab is obligatory, and that even those who say it is not obligatory concede its obligation when there is fear of temptation, and the corruption of this era necessitates the niqab.

As for the thoughts that cross the girl's mind that what she is doing is showing off (riyāʾ), she must beware of showing off and seeking fame, and strive to purify her intention for the sake of Allah, and repel these thoughts. The fear of showing off is not a justification for abandoning righteous deeds.