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Is a woman permitted not to wear the niqab if her eyesight is weak?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The fatwa adopted by us is that a woman is obligated to cover her face from non-mahram men. If she has poor eyesight, she may cover her face without covering her eyes. If she is unable to cover her face because doing so would cause her hardship, then she may uncover it.

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