What is the ruling on using cosmetics for an unmarried woman in order to adorn herself in front of women?
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The questioner:
She asks: What is the ruling on using cosmetics, such as rouge and the shadow applied above the eyelid, given that the user is unmarried but lacks some beauty, and she does not apply this except in front of women, so she is not displaying her adornment?
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in using makeup for adornment, except that nothing should be changed in the eyebrows; nothing should be cut from them, nothing removed from them, and no dye should be applied to them. There is no need for that. As for using makeup on the face and in places where it is appropriate to apply it, there is no objection to that. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. You mentioned that she is unmarried. Is there a difference between a married woman and an unmarried woman in this matter, Shaykh Salim?
The Shaykh:
There is a difference between a married woman and an unmarried woman. The important thing is that she does not display it to men who are not her mahram (relatives one may not marry). There is no difference in that between a married woman or any other. A woman may adorn herself and beautify herself with what is permissible of adornment, without exposing herself to men or displaying it to men who are not her mahram. Yes.
She asks: What is the ruling on using cosmetics, such as rouge and the shadow applied above the eyelid, given that the user is unmarried but lacks some beauty, and she does not apply this except in front of women, so she is not displaying her adornment?
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in using makeup for adornment, except that nothing should be changed in the eyebrows; nothing should be cut from them, nothing removed from them, and no dye should be applied to them. There is no need for that. As for using makeup on the face and in places where it is appropriate to apply it, there is no objection to that. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. You mentioned that she is unmarried. Is there a difference between a married woman and an unmarried woman in this matter, Shaykh Salim?
The Shaykh:
There is a difference between a married woman and an unmarried woman. The important thing is that she does not display it to men who are not her mahram (relatives one may not marry). There is no difference in that between a married woman or any other. A woman may adorn herself and beautify herself with what is permissible of adornment, without exposing herself to men or displaying it to men who are not her mahram. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم استعمال أدوات التجميل لغير المتزوجة من أجل التزين أمام النساء؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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