What is the ruling on dyeing black hair with a red dye other than henna for women?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : What is the ruling on a woman dyeing her black hair with a red dye, and this dye is not henna?
The Shaykh : The original ruling for things other than acts of worship is permissibility until evidence establishes prohibition, because what Allah has remained silent about is a dispensation.
Based on this great principle, the answer to the question becomes clear: there is no blame on a woman to dye her head red, yellow, or green, provided that this does not involve imitating the women of the disbelievers.
As for acts of worship, the original ruling is prohibition and restriction until evidence establishes their prescription, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1718b.
The Shaykh : The original ruling for things other than acts of worship is permissibility until evidence establishes prohibition, because what Allah has remained silent about is a dispensation.
Based on this great principle, the answer to the question becomes clear: there is no blame on a woman to dye her head red, yellow, or green, provided that this does not involve imitating the women of the disbelievers.
As for acts of worship, the original ruling is prohibition and restriction until evidence establishes their prescription, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):