G Note...

📌G Note: The following are some examples of beautification on the hands and that must be covered from non-Mahram men: · Bangle · Bracelet · Ring (even if it is one’s wedding ring) · Long finger nails · Nail polish · Henna · Certain types of watches which are worn as a means of beautification · Certain types of gloves which are worn as a means of beautification The following are considered as beautification for the face: · Applying surma · Shaping of the eyebrows · Applying artificial eyebrows · Using any kind of makeup · Having a nose-ring (as is the custom is some cultures) · Earrings Other than these, anything else that the general population (of that particular area) considers as beautification is also included and these must all be covered while in the presence of non-Mahram men.

131 – Question: Do plucking the eyebrows for women constitute beautification (zinat) or not? Also, if a woman has her eyebrows plucked, must she cover her face from the view of non-Mahram men? Answer: If the general public considers it as a beautification, then it wajib to cover it from non-Mahram men. AL Answer: Yes, it will be considered as zinat and it must be covered from non-Mahram men.

G Answer: If the beautification of the face is done in such a way that is common even among old women, then it is not wajib to cover it from non-Mahram men. T 132 – Rule: In the ruling concerning the covering of the face and hands while in the presence of non-Mahram men, in the event that one has any beautification on – there is no difference between the non-Mahram man being a family member or an outsider.

ABGKLMT Therefore: In gatherings, or when guests come to one’s house who are family members or otherwise, women must either refrain from applying any type of beautification on their face and hands, or else cover them in front of the non-Mahram men. 133 – Question: I am a woman who wears a wedding ring (that is very simple) and it is not for zinat, but rather for remembrance and loyalty to my husband. Is it wajib for me to cover this from non-Mahram men?

Answer: To wear any kind of ring is considered as zinat, and therefore it is wajib to cover it from the sight of non-Mahram men. AGK Answer: If it is arousing or stimulating, then it must be covered and in other than this, according to Ihtiyat (it must be covered). B Answer: It is not wajib to cover those rings that women usually wear on their hands, from the view of non-Mahram men.

✦ ✦ ✦