Is it permissible for my wife to remove her hijab due to hair loss, based on doctors' advice, knowing that she does not work and is a homemaker?
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It is not permissible for the wife to leave her home or appear before non- men without a . It is an absolute obligation, except in cases of extreme necessity, which are to be judged according to their specific circumstances. What you mentioned about the hijab causing hair loss contradicts what medical professors and beauty experts have stated.
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