What is the ruling on piercing the ears for a woman to place earrings in, as is the custom of women?
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The questioner : What is the ruling, O honorable Shaykh, on piercing the ears for a woman to place in them what is called earrings of gold, as is the custom of women?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets, the Imam of the Pious, and the Intimate Friend of the Lord of the worlds, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. I say to this questioner, and upon you be peace, the mercy of Allah, and His blessings. Piercing the ear is permissible according to the stronger opinion, and there is no blame in it, because its pain and harm are slight, especially if it is done in the days of youth. The beauty, or rather the adornment, that results from it is a perfection for the woman, because the woman completes herself through adornment and beautification, as Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said:[Az-Zukhruf 43:17-18] Meaning, is the one who is raised in adornment and is unclear in disputes like the one who is complete in himself, who is not raised in adornment and who is clear in disputes? Meaning, should the woman be like the man? The answer is: No, the woman is not like the man. The woman needs to adorn and beautify herself, and among that is what she places in her ear, such as earrings and the like. Accordingly, there is no blame in piercing the lobe of her ear to hang this jewelry from it. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. You say in your second question.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets, the Imam of the Pious, and the Intimate Friend of the Lord of the worlds, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. I say to this questioner, and upon you be peace, the mercy of Allah, and His blessings. Piercing the ear is permissible according to the stronger opinion, and there is no blame in it, because its pain and harm are slight, especially if it is done in the days of youth. The beauty, or rather the adornment, that results from it is a perfection for the woman, because the woman completes herself through adornment and beautification, as Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said:
(17) And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief. (18) So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allah]?
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُمْ بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَانِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ * أَوَمَنْ يُنَشَّأُ فِي الْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِي الْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُبِينٍThe questioner : May Allah bless you. You say in your second question.