I have a very good relationship with a coworker. He and his family are Muslims, while I and my family are Christians. We live in the UK.
For a long time we wanted to organise some kind of event together outside of work, and he has invited my wife and me for a meal at his house.
It is our first time in this kind of situation, and while they are used to living in a non-muslim country, it is of course their house and we would like to make sure they don’t feel uncomfortable with our habits.
We were unsure so I decided to ask him directly if it would be better for my wife to wear any kind of hair covering while at his house (his wife and kids will be there). He said his wife will wear a head scarf (for obvious reasons) but guests can wear what they like and they will be welcome either way.
I think we know each other well enough to tell me it would be better for my wife to wear something if that were the case, so I’m inclined to believe that his response was genuine. But on the other hand some part of me wonders if this is just some nice words and it would be better to cover my wife’s hair anyway.
I wonder whether it is really ‘common practice’ to leave up to the guests, so I thought this would be the best place to ask for advice. Thank you!
PS: The easy solution would be to wear something to cover the hair but I think it would feel quite weird for us as it isn’t really part of our habits, so if it is really ok to wear nothing, we would rather do that.
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