What is the ruling on using kohl for men and women out of necessity?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Is it permissible for a man or a woman to use kohl out of necessity...?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible for a woman to use kohl out of necessity or without necessity, but she must cover herself from men. As for the man, if it gives his eye beauty, it is prohibited because he would be imitating women in this case. And if he is young, it may lead to fitnah (trial or temptation). However, if it is kohl used solely for medical treatment, there is no harm.
The questioner : Is there a fidyah (expiation payment) involved?
The Shaykh : No, there is no fidyah.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Or if he smells perfume or fumigates with agarwood or the like, he must pay a fidyah. And if he kills an edible wild game, even if it is a descendant of it and another, or if it dies in his hand, he must pay its penalty. It is not permissible to kill a human animal, sea game, or an animal whose eating is forbidden, nor a wild beast. It is forbidden to contract a marriage, and it is not valid, and there is no fidyah, but taking back a wife is valid."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the number?
The Shaykh : What is the number? Look it up yourself.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible for a woman to use kohl out of necessity or without necessity, but she must cover herself from men. As for the man, if it gives his eye beauty, it is prohibited because he would be imitating women in this case. And if he is young, it may lead to fitnah (trial or temptation). However, if it is kohl used solely for medical treatment, there is no harm.
The questioner : Is there a fidyah (expiation payment) involved?
The Shaykh : No, there is no fidyah.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Or if he smells perfume or fumigates with agarwood or the like, he must pay a fidyah. And if he kills an edible wild game, even if it is a descendant of it and another, or if it dies in his hand, he must pay its penalty. It is not permissible to kill a human animal, sea game, or an animal whose eating is forbidden, nor a wild beast. It is forbidden to contract a marriage, and it is not valid, and there is no fidyah, but taking back a wife is valid."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the number?
The Shaykh : What is the number? Look it up yourself.