Makeup and mehndi
Mu'
meneen Brothers and Sisters,
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Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and
Blessings be upon all of you)
One
of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:
Assalamualaikum,
Dear Brothers.
I want to know that islam
allows a women to cover her body except her face, hands and feet.If the face
and hands are allowed to be open then Can a women do make-up on her face and
wear rings and mehndi on her hands.
Allah Hafiz
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Answer:
Makeup and mehndi
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter
33 Surah Ahzaab verse 59: O Prophet,
enjoin your wives and daughters,
and the believing women, that
they should cast their outer garments over their persons. It is expected that they will thus be
recognized, and not
molested. Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter
24 Surah Nur verse 31: (O Prophet) enjoin the believing woman to restrain their
gaze and guard their modesty,
and not to display their adornment except that which is displayed of
itself, and to draw their veils over
their bosoms, and not to display
their adornments except before their husbands, their fathers, …….and also forbid them to
stamp their feet on the ground lest their hidden ornaments should be displayed.
Dear and Beloved Sister in Islam, Allah has commanded the believing woman to guard her modesty, and not to put herself and her beauty on display in front of non-mehram males of the society, so that she may be recognized as a righteous God-fearing woman. Although there is no specific Shariah restriction on a believing woman, who is Islamically covered, applying adornments like make-up, henna, ornaments, etc.; it would be purer and closer to the spirit of the commandment of ‘hijaab’ for the believing woman if she did not adorn herself in the face of non-mehram males. But if a woman fears attracting the attention of non-mehram males towards her, then she should abstain from applying beauty adornments, except in front of her mehrams.
If a woman, although fully covered, moves around in public with full make-up and all her adornments on display, it is obvious that she will attract the lust-filled and undue attention of other non-mehram males. Such a woman, although covered, would be closer to the violation of the law and guidance of the ‘hijaab’.
Al-Muwatta Hadith 48.7
Narrated Abu Hurayra that the
Messenger of Allah (saws) said, "Women who are naked even though they are
wearing clothes, go astray and make others go astray, and they will not enter
Sahih Muslim Hadith 6840 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Allah's Messenger (saws) said:
‘There are two types, amongst the denizens of Hell, I have yet not seen
them. One possessing whips like the tail
of an ox and they flog people with them. (The second are) the women who would
be naked in spite of their being dressed, who are seduced (to wrong paths) and
seduce others with their hair high like humps. These women would not get into
Paradise and they would not perceive the odour of
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your
Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister