What should Muslim women in Xinjiang do if the communist government prohibits them from covering their faces and imposes fines and political education on those who do cover their faces? Is it permissible for them to uncover their faces in this situation?
Covering the face for women is obligatory, according to the preponderant opinion of scholars. It is permissible to uncover it out of necessity, based on the hadith: "There should be no harm nor reciprocating harm."
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