How should a niqabi wife interact with her male relatives and her husband's male relatives if they live in the same house, and is she obligated to cover her face all day in front of them?
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A woman must observe the Sharia guidelines when dealing with her husband's non-mahram relatives, and it is obligatory for her to cover her face in front of them. It is not permissible for her to appear unveiled before them. She can close the door on herself if she is in the service area. The husband is obligated to provide a separate dwelling for his wife.
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