Shar‘i hijab in a shared house

Question

Kindly explain shar‘i hijab, describing how hijab is to be maintained in a house where the whole family lives together (when the husband’s elder and younger brothers come and go one after another).

Answer

The rest of the body remains covered anyway; let them not show their faces either, never let an opportunity arise for seclusion (khalwa) with a non-mahram, and take full care to avoid joking and laughter. This applies when, owing to lack of space in the house, there is no room to go into the inner part of the house when a non-mahram arrives, or to hang a curtain in between; if…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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