Applying henna on the Day of Ashura and fasting on it
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, and he also asks, saying: What is the ruling on the custom of some women of applying.
The Shaykh:
henna and fasting on the day before or after it, fasting it alone. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: What is the ruling on the custom of some women of applying henna on the Day of Ashura? He says: Does this have a basis in the Shari'ah?
The Shaykh:
No, it has no basis in the Shari'ah, and one does not apply henna or anything else on the Day of Ashura, except for fasting.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, and he also asks, saying: What is the ruling on the custom of some women of applying.
The Shaykh:
henna and fasting on the day before or after it, fasting it alone. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: What is the ruling on the custom of some women of applying henna on the Day of Ashura? He says: Does this have a basis in the Shari'ah?
The Shaykh:
No, it has no basis in the Shari'ah, and one does not apply henna or anything else on the Day of Ashura, except for fasting.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، بداية من قوله : وقوله : { ولله العزة ولرسوله وللمؤمنين } — islamhouse.com (1:02:46)
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