Women using
make-up
source:
silsilat ul-hudā wa nnūr ~ the series of guidance and light
~ tape no. 697
Question #3: “Is it allowed for the woman to put on make-up
if she leaves her house wearing the hijāb?”
Shaykh al-Albāni answers:
“It is not permissible for the woman who does not wear hijāb,
let alone who wears hijāb, to use the makeup of the
disbeliever, the make-up of the rebellious and disobedient
(to Allāh). When were you aware of some women’s adornment
called by a name for which Allāh did not send down an
authority: ‘make-up’? This is a word that we don’t know, not
us nor your forefathers from before. Rather, it is a foreign
word expressing an adornment for the rebellious and
disobedient women of Europe; and our women – except those of
them whom Allāh protects – unfortunately imitate decorating
themselves with this adornment which the Islamic society is
being affected by, namely make-up. So it is not permissible
for the woman. And this reality is one of the strange
ironies: in the road we see a woman wearing a decent hijāb
(but) I don’t say the Islamically legislated hijāb; she ties
what they call the ‘ishārb’ – or khimār which is the
(correct) Arabic word – covering her hair, her neck and so
on, but she has face powder and lipstick on. This (wearing
the hijāb) is against this (wearing make-up): two
contradictory, conflicting matters that do not go together.
What is the reason (for this type of occurrence)? It is one
of two things: either ignorance and heedlessness of the
Islamically legislated ruling or it is due to the women’s
following of the whisperings of shaytān.
Therefore, we firstly remind the women who suffer from this
make-up. Then secondly, we remind the guardians of women
such as a father or a husband or a brother, due to the fact
that (the Prophet) (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: ‘Everyone of
you is a shepherd and everyone of you is responsible for his
flock. So the man is a shepherd and he is responsible for
his flock-’ [1] to the end of the hadīth. Thus, the Arabic
or general proverb states: ‘The horse is from the horseman.’
So you, the husband of the woman, it is not permissible for
you to allow her to go out in this manner which puts to
trial the middle-aged men, let alone the young men! And you,
O man, O father, O brother, are supposed to be very jealous.
Why? Because the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to say:
‘A duyyūth will not enter Paradise.’ [2] Why? Who is a
duyyūth? He is the one who does not guard his womenfolk
jealously.”
~ asaheeha translations ~
[1] Sahīh al-Bukhāri # 893
[2] Sahīh at-Targhīb # 2071
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