What is the ruling on a woman applying kohl when she goes out of her house?

The questioner : I think the question is: What is the ruling on a Muslim woman applying kohl when she goes out of her home?

The Shaykh : Yusuf. But it is not just about applying kohl; I think there is also some imprecision or laxity in the wording of the question. If I had answered based on the literal wording, as is usually my habit, I would have answered differently from what you said. But I assumed—and I may be wrong or right—what is the ruling on a woman applying kohl when she goes out? Now I am refining the answer, and I say: it is not permissible. And there is a great difference between this answer and the previous one. The previous answer was that it is permissible, and now it has become not permissible. How? What is the exercise, my brother? What is the exercise? Praise be to Allah. Who knows how much, and multiplied. I understood the intent of the question to be: does she know? Is it permissible for a woman to go out with kohl on? The answer is the answer: it is permissible. But if we look closely at the wording, these people are gathered here, what for? A slaughterhouse, a slaughterhouse of meat. Yes. As for the answer adjusted to "not permissible," it is based on the apparent wording, meaning it is not permissible for her to intentionally apply kohl for the purpose of going out, except if she is covering her face, in which case her applying kohl is for the sake of facing her companions. Do you understand the difference between the two answers? Yes, Shaykh. Good.