Women apply a type of kohl, which is a thin line above the eyelashes, and it prevents water from reaching that area. What is the ruling on applying it?

Question:
Women apply a type of kohl, which is a very thin line above the eyelashes in the eye. However, it is more likely that this kohl, known as eye liner or liquid kohl, prevents water from reaching that small area. So, what is the ruling regarding wudu and ritual purity in this case? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and all his Companions. If it is established that this type of dye applied to the eyelashes, as the questioner mentioned, serves as a substitute for kohl, and if it is established that it hardens and covers the skin such that water does not reach what is underneath it, then it is not permissible for it to remain, because it prevents water from reaching. That is, it is not permissible for it to remain during wudu and during ritual purity, because it prevents water from reaching what is underneath it. Consequently, the area underneath it has not been reached by purity. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man with a spot on his foot that water had not reached, he ordered him to repeat the wudu. He said, may the prayers and peace be upon him, and he ordered the thorough performance of wudu. Thorough performance of wudu means completing it such that nothing of what Allah the Exalted has commanded to be washed remains without water reaching it. If a barrier is placed on a part of the limbs of wudu that prevents water from reaching what is underneath it, then the wudu is not valid, because a part of the limb remains that water of purity has not reached. Therefore, it is not permissible to use this type of kohl that hardens on the eyelashes, on the skin, and prevents water from reaching what is underneath it, such as nail polish applied to the nails, which hardens and prevents water from reaching the nails. If a woman performs wudu while wearing this nail polish or this hardened kohl, her wudu is not valid because it is not complete. Women should beware of this. Yes.