The Ruling on Dyeing and Altering the Eyebrows

Question:
This is Najwa, and she asks: What is the ruling on a woman dyeing her eyebrows? It is done by coloring the skin, and some women do this dyeing for their eyebrows.

Answer:
It is not permissible to tamper with the eyebrows, neither by cutting, plucking, nor shaving. This is the practice of *namus* (plucking the eyebrows), for which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who does it. He cursed the one who plucks her eyebrows and the one who has them plucked. Likewise, dyeing the eyebrows and bleaching the eyebrows; all of this is prohibited. The eyebrows are to be left as they are.
In their natural state and nature, and they are beautiful, praise be to Allah. But some women tyrannize over their eyebrows because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade tampering with them. Just as some men shave their beards because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it, or cut them because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded to honor them, maintain them, and let them grow. So Satan incites men regarding beards and incites women regarding eyebrows for the sake of sin, the sin of disobeying the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.