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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible for me to put nail polish on my fingernails?

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Question:
Our sister says: Is it permissible for me to put nail polish on my fingernails, knowing that it prevents water from reaching them, but I only use it during my period? What is the way to use nail polish during a time when one does not need to, or does not pass through,

Answer:
a state of wudu, like the period of menstruation or post-natal bleeding? As for the time when she prays and performs wudu, it is not permissible for her to put nail polish on her fingernails because it prevents water from reaching what is underneath it.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن أضع مناكير على أظافر يدي؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com

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