I was taught not to wear any makeup/nail polish while praying salah. I see lots and lots of women doing so and come to mosque with nail polish and makeup
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I was taught not to wear any makeup/nail
polish while praying salah. I see lots and lots of women doing so and come to
mosque with nail polish and makeup. Please advise.
Jazakallah.
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Answer:
Adornent makeup nail polish in prayer
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.
Islam does not forbid or prohibit a believing woman from
adorning herself with aids of beauty like make-up, nail-polish, etc. if she
wishes to do so. The believing
woman, who sincerely fears Allah and the Last Day, must be careful not to
display her beauty and adornments in front of non-mehram men; but she may apply
as much make up or nail-polish or any other adornment she wishes in front of
her mehrams, especially her husband.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Surah
Aaraaf verses 31-33:
31 O children of
32 Say: ‘Who hath forbidden the beautiful (gifts) of Allah which
He hath produced for his servants, and the things clean and pure (which He hath
provided) for sustenance?, Say:
‘they are in the life of this world for those who believe, (and) purely
for them on the Day of Judgment.’
Thus do We explain the Signs in detail for those who understand.
33 Say: ‘The things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are:
‘shameful deeds whether open or secret; sins and trespasses against the
Truth or reason; assigning of partners to Allah for which He has given no
authority; and saying things about Allah of which ye have no knowledge.’
There is absolutely no harm or restriction if a woman
offers her prayers in her full-make up or nail-polish. The only issue with nail-polish, when
applied on the nails does not allow water to touch the nails; whereas one
amongst the obligatory conditions of wudu is to wash one’s hands in such
a way that no part of it must remain dry.
If the woman does the wudu first, and then applies the nail-polish,
there is absolutely no harm in her offering her prayers.
Your
Statement: I see lots and lots of women doing so and come to mosque with nail
polish and makeup.
Fiqh-us-Sunnah Fiqh 2.50
It is better for women to pray in their
houses than to attend congregational prayers in the mosques. However, they may
go to the mosque and attend the congregational prayer if they avoid wearing or
using any attractive or tempting adornment or perfume.
Ibn 'Umar reports that the Prophet (saws)
said: "Do not prevent the women from going to the mosques, although their
houses are better for them."
If the woman coming to the mosque to offer her prayers
completely covers herself and is able to hide her adornments of beauty like make-up
and nail-polish from non-mehram men, there is absolutely no harm in her
applying these adornments when praying in congregation; although her prayers at
her house is better for her than her prayers in the mosques.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and
He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and well wisher in
Islam,
Burhan
Wister