What is the ruling on the lenses placed on women’s eyes for the purpose of adornment for their husbands, and likewise artificial eyelashes?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are the lenses placed on women’s eyes for the purpose of adornment for their husbands, and likewise the artificial eyelashes placed on the eye for the same purpose, permissible?
The Shaykh:
All of this is falsification and falsehood, and it is not permissible. Lenses are only allowed when there is a need, if her vision is weak and she needs lenses, or if there is a defect in her eye and she covers this defect with a lens, there is nothing wrong with that. But if her eye is beautiful and her vision is strong, and she is not in need of a lens, but rather it is for the sake of adornment, then this is not permissible. This is falsification.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Artificial eyelashes are also not permissible. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are the lenses placed on women’s eyes for the purpose of adornment for their husbands, and likewise the artificial eyelashes placed on the eye for the same purpose, permissible?
The Shaykh:
All of this is falsification and falsehood, and it is not permissible. Lenses are only allowed when there is a need, if her vision is weak and she needs lenses, or if there is a defect in her eye and she covers this defect with a lens, there is nothing wrong with that. But if her eye is beautiful and her vision is strong, and she is not in need of a lens, but rather it is for the sake of adornment, then this is not permissible. This is falsification.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Artificial eyelashes are also not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1186 /1350] ما حكم العدسات التي توضع على أعين النساء بقصد الزينة لأزواجهن، وكذلك الرموش الصناعية؟ — youtube.com
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