Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to apply makeup to her face?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to apply makeup to her face?
The Shaykh : If it does not harm the face, even after a while, and she needs to adorn herself as a wife for her husband, then there is nothing wrong with it. However, if she is a young woman who has no husband, it is better that she not do this, because there is a fear of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for her. For this reason, some scholars said that it is not befitting for a woman who has not married to use henna to dye her hands, head, or feet. They said: because she does not need this adornment, since she has not married. But the correct view is that it is permissible, except that it is more preferable to leave it off, except for a woman who needs to adorn herself for her husband. This is good, on the condition that there is no harm to the skin of the face, to the complexion of the face.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : If it does not harm the face, even after a while, and she needs to adorn herself as a wife for her husband, then there is nothing wrong with it. However, if she is a young woman who has no husband, it is better that she not do this, because there is a fear of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for her. For this reason, some scholars said that it is not befitting for a woman who has not married to use henna to dye her hands, head, or feet. They said: because she does not need this adornment, since she has not married. But the correct view is that it is permissible, except that it is more preferable to leave it off, except for a woman who needs to adorn herself for her husband. This is good, on the condition that there is no harm to the skin of the face, to the complexion of the face.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.