Applying makeup when the suitor looks at the woman
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: Is it permissible for a woman who has been proposed to to apply makeup to her face when the suitor looks at her?
The Shaykh:
No, this is deception. Rather, he should look at her in her natural state, without effort, without adornment. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The stronger view is that he does not look at her in her presence, but rather looks at her secretly, where she is not aware of it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: Is it permissible for a woman who has been proposed to to apply makeup to her face when the suitor looks at her?
The Shaykh:
No, this is deception. Rather, he should look at her in her natural state, without effort, without adornment. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The stronger view is that he does not look at her in her presence, but rather looks at her secretly, where she is not aware of it.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الإيلاء — islamhouse.com (49:30)
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