We mentioned in the benefits that if a person tries to change himself through beautification, what is your opinion on beauty products?
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The Shaykh : Yes, Sami?
The questioner : We mentioned in the benefits that if a person tries to change himself through beautification, we said this falls under the hadith!
The Shaykh : If he tries what?
The questioner : To change himself through beautification!
The Shaykh : Yes, to change the creation of Allah through beautification.
The questioner : Changing the creation of Allah, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Well, O Shaykh, what is your opinion, O Shaykh, on beauty products, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : Red, green, and blue.
The Shaykh : These are inks. It has been reported that women beautify themselves with henna, and henna is a dye, is it not? It is not permanent, whereas the change becomes permanent.
The questioner : Very well.
The Shaykh : Be patient, do you understand?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Well, this is the difference. For this reason, we are often asked about cat eyes: is it permissible for a woman to use them or not?
The questioner : What are cat eyes?
The Shaykh : Cat eyes: a woman takes something, a lens that resembles a cat's eye. So if you meet a woman, you say: In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Strange things, meaning, Glory be to the Great Allah. Meaning, women choose colors to this extent: blue, red, yellow, of every color. Meaning, the truth is that our enemies have invaded us with everything they can. We buy these for dirhams and change the creation of Allah, or at least change it temporarily. So the thing that is not permanent does not fall under changing the creation of Allah.
The questioner : Shaykh, now if he wants to look at the wife before she beautifies herself.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So he sees her after she beautifies herself with something else, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is known, there is no doubt.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Even if, for example, the wife applied something white to her face, he would see her after the application different from what he saw before.
The questioner : We mentioned in the benefits that if a person tries to change himself through beautification, we said this falls under the hadith!
The Shaykh : If he tries what?
The questioner : To change himself through beautification!
The Shaykh : Yes, to change the creation of Allah through beautification.
The questioner : Changing the creation of Allah, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Well, O Shaykh, what is your opinion, O Shaykh, on beauty products, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : Red, green, and blue.
The Shaykh : These are inks. It has been reported that women beautify themselves with henna, and henna is a dye, is it not? It is not permanent, whereas the change becomes permanent.
The questioner : Very well.
The Shaykh : Be patient, do you understand?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Well, this is the difference. For this reason, we are often asked about cat eyes: is it permissible for a woman to use them or not?
The questioner : What are cat eyes?
The Shaykh : Cat eyes: a woman takes something, a lens that resembles a cat's eye. So if you meet a woman, you say: In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Strange things, meaning, Glory be to the Great Allah. Meaning, women choose colors to this extent: blue, red, yellow, of every color. Meaning, the truth is that our enemies have invaded us with everything they can. We buy these for dirhams and change the creation of Allah, or at least change it temporarily. So the thing that is not permanent does not fall under changing the creation of Allah.
The questioner : Shaykh, now if he wants to look at the wife before she beautifies herself.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So he sees her after she beautifies herself with something else, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is known, there is no doubt.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Even if, for example, the wife applied something white to her face, he would see her after the application different from what he saw before.