Is it permissible for niqab-wearing women to remove their niqab—given that they face harm to themselves and their honor—and are there any Shar'i proofs for this?
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If the harm caused by the niqab reaches a verifiable extent, and removing it without removing the khimar alleviates this harm, then there is no sin upon her in removing it; because necessities permit the forbidden.
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