Is it permissible for a woman to remove her hijab under any circumstances (her husband's work, etc.) for a specific period of time?
It is not permissible for a Muslim woman to remove her hijab in front of non-mahram men, based on the Almighty's saying: "O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they should be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful" (Quran 33:59), and His saying: "And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition" (Quran 33:53). An exception to this is in cases of necessity, such as medical treatment by a doctor, as the Almighty says: "except what you have been compelled to" (Quran 6:119). However, in front of women or mahram relatives, there is no harm in removing it, provided there is no fear of temptation.
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