The ruling on men using henna at weddings
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is your opinion on men applying henna to their palms and feet at weddings? This is a custom followed among us. Please inform us whether it is forbidden or permissible for men? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If applying dye is prevalent and known among men in the society, then there is no blame on them. However, if in some societies applying henna is specific to women, it is not permissible for men to use it or apply it, because of his saying, for heSahih al-Bukhari 5885. But if a person needs henna to treat an illness, there is nothing wrong with that. Likewise, dyeing the white hair in one's beard with it is a recommended practice (sunnah). So if his use of henna is of this type, for the white hair in his beard, it is a recommended practice (sunnah), or for treatment, it is permissible. Yes.
The questioner asks: What is your opinion on men applying henna to their palms and feet at weddings? This is a custom followed among us. Please inform us whether it is forbidden or permissible for men? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If applying dye is prevalent and known among men in the society, then there is no blame on them. However, if in some societies applying henna is specific to women, it is not permissible for men to use it or apply it, because of his saying, for he
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) cursed those men who are in the similitude (assume the manners) of women and those women who are in the similitude (assume the manners) of men.
صلى الله عليه وسلم لعن المتشبهين من الرجال بالنساء والمتشبهات من النساء بالرجال
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم استعمال الحناء للرجال عند الأعراس – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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