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What is the Sharia ruling on an employee accepting a condition from the administration regarding his work, that he agrees not to allow his prospective wife to wear the hijab, in order to guarantee his continued employment, which is his source of livelihood in a country with high unemployment?

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The righteous, veiled woman who adheres to God's law is the best woman to marry, according to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "Choose the religious woman, may your hands be soiled [a supplicatory phrase meaning 'may you be prosperous']," and "The world is but a provision, and the best provision of the world is a righteous woman." She is a source of happiness in this world and the Hereafter, unlike other women who cause misery.

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