What is the ruling on obeying parents who force their 18-year-old daughter to remove her hijab and niqab and work in mixed-gender environments, especially since the workplace will reject the niqab, and the parents are in need of her money?
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It is not permissible to obey one's parents in removing the , because it constitutes disobedience to Allah. Covering the face is obligatory for a woman in front of non- men, according to the more correct of the two scholarly opinions. It is not permissible to remain in a job that prevents covering the face unless there is a necessity, while searching for another job where covering the face is possible and moving to it, even if the financial return is less.
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