What is the ruling on bathing with henna?
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The questioner : Bathing with henna?
The Shaykh : What? Bathing with henna?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : How does one bathe with henna?
The questioner : ... with henna water
The Shaykh : Who does this?....
The questioner : Some ... do this ... .
The Shaykh : What happens to his body then?
The questioner : Nothing happens.
The student : It becomes colored [the students laugh]
The Shaykh : In any case, if this is intended as an act of worship, it is a religious innovation (bid'ah), and if it is not intended as an act of worship, it is a custom, provided it does not harm him.
The questioner : It is a custom.
The Shaykh : It does not harm.
The Shaykh : What? Bathing with henna?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : How does one bathe with henna?
The questioner : ... with henna water
The Shaykh : Who does this?....
The questioner : Some ... do this ... .
The Shaykh : What happens to his body then?
The questioner : Nothing happens.
The student : It becomes colored [the students laugh]
The Shaykh : In any case, if this is intended as an act of worship, it is a religious innovation (bid'ah), and if it is not intended as an act of worship, it is a custom, provided it does not harm him.
The questioner : It is a custom.
The Shaykh : It does not harm.
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