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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it from the Sunnah for the groom to put henna on his hands and feet?

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Question:
This questioner also asks that they have a custom where, in the case of marriage, henna is put on the hands and feet of the groom, the man, and they say that this is from the Sunnah. Is this correct?

Answer:
This is not permissible, because dyeing is a characteristic of women, and it is not permissible for a man to do dyeing, meaning it is not permissible for him to put henna on his hands or feet except for a need, if it is for the sake of treatment, if he needs to put henna for the sake of treatment, or putting henna on the gray hair, for example, in his beard or head, then there is no harm in that. But to put dye and put henna for the sake of adornment, this is not permissible; because this is a characteristic of women, not in the time of the wedding, nor in any other time. Yes. May Allah reward you.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل وضع العريس الحنة على يديه وقدميه من السنة؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com

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