The use of henna and sidr for treatment by a woman in the waiting period after her husband's death
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The questioner:
We conclude with this question. The questioner says: I have a friend whose husband passed away, and she is in the waiting period. She has gray hair, and because of the gray hair, she has an itch on her head. Is she permitted to apply henna and sidr?
The Shaykh:
The wife and children of the waiting period, is the waiting period for a revocable divorce or an irrevocable one?
The questioner:
Her husband passed away.
The Shaykh:
Yes, her husband passed away and she is in the waiting period. What kind of waiting period is this? It was a revocable one, and the wife is observing the waiting period for death. The waiting period for death begins anew, because she is a wife as long as she is in the waiting period. However, if it was an irrevocable divorce, she does not observe the waiting period for death; she observes the waiting period for the irrevable divorce. And if she needs treatment, or needs a quarter of henna for treatment, there is no harm in it. It is not for adornment; this is for treatment, so there is no harm. Yes.
The questioner:
And likewise the sidr, and likewise the sidr, I mean.
The Shaykh:
Cover it up. No, it has no fragrance, it is just a cleanser, like soap. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you.
We conclude with this question. The questioner says: I have a friend whose husband passed away, and she is in the waiting period. She has gray hair, and because of the gray hair, she has an itch on her head. Is she permitted to apply henna and sidr?
The Shaykh:
The wife and children of the waiting period, is the waiting period for a revocable divorce or an irrevocable one?
The questioner:
Her husband passed away.
The Shaykh:
Yes, her husband passed away and she is in the waiting period. What kind of waiting period is this? It was a revocable one, and the wife is observing the waiting period for death. The waiting period for death begins anew, because she is a wife as long as she is in the waiting period. However, if it was an irrevocable divorce, she does not observe the waiting period for death; she observes the waiting period for the irrevable divorce. And if she needs treatment, or needs a quarter of henna for treatment, there is no harm in it. It is not for adornment; this is for treatment, so there is no harm. Yes.
The questioner:
And likewise the sidr, and likewise the sidr, I mean.
The Shaykh:
Cover it up. No, it has no fragrance, it is just a cleanser, like soap. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you.
Source
شرح أحاديث في الفتن والحوادث، تتمة باب الدجال وصفته وما معه — islamhouse.com (46:46)
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