Advice to Women Regarding Plucking the Eyebrows, Joining Hair, and Wearing Trousers

Question:
Sami asks, saying: We seek advice and guidance for our sisters, given the prevalence of plucking eyebrows, joining hair, and wearing trousers. Thank you.

Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who plucks her eyebrows and the one who has it done, whether she does it to herself or asks someone to do it for her. Both are cursed: the one who does it and the one it is done to. They share in the curse, may Allah protect us from it. Trousers are not part of the clothing of men in our context. So how can they be part of the clothing of women? And because of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) in them, as they reveal the contours of a woman’s body, showing the size of her buttocks and causing temptation. Is it not from the clothing of Muslim women in these lands? Women wear the clothing of Muslim women in these lands; that is what is required. Yes.