Following hadith was sent to me by a friend. I suspect he used this hadith to persuade his wife to take off her hijab. Needless to say she unwillingly gave up on hadith to keep the peace in the household. I am wondering if you can give me some insight/explanation/circumstances regarding the following hadith.
There is no rush, reply me whenever you get a chance.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “The most enviable of my friends is a believer with little property who finds pleasure in prayer, who performs the worship of his Lord well, who obeys Him in secret, who is obscure among men, who is not pointed out by people, and whose provision is a bare sufficiency with which he is content.”
Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1352

Assalamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

This is a very mistaken understanding of the hadeeth. One should ask himself, why thousands of Muslim scholars, sunni and shi’ah, orthodox and sufi; hanbali and hanafi; Indonesian and Egyptian; early and contemporary, why all failed to understand the hadeeth in this way?
The hadeeth simply emphasizes the quality of humbleness and advises against pride, showing off, egotism and self centeredness.
If the women of some country/culture/religion decided to walk out of their homes topless, are we going to follow in their footsteps so that we are not distinguished? Since when are Muslims required to imitate or resemble the non-Muslims? In fact the opposite is required as stated in the Prophet’s hadeeth: “he who imitates a people is one of them”
It is a blessing to have a righteous woman willing to wear hijab. I know many people who live in distress and cry with tears because their wives don’t want to wear hijab. How could we meet a blessing from Him with rejection?
Allah knows best.