Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Can a Muslim wife adorn herself with lipstick, if it is worn only in front of the husband? Can other mahrams see her with Lipstick? Is the use of lipstick considered as imitating the Kufaar?

· 2 Rajab 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 1044English

Question

The question text was not published separately; the title stands in for it.

Can a Muslim wife adorn herself with lipstick, if it is worn only in front of the husband? Can other mahrams see her with Lipstick? Is the use of lipstick considered as imitating the Kufaar?

Answer

It is permissible for a female to adorn herself with lipstick only for her husband. The lipstick should have no impure ingredients in it and should not serve as a paste which prevents water from penetrating through it as that will render the Wudhu invalid.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
View original Compare with other Darul Iftas
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue

For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.

Source: Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah — https://askimam.org/public/question_detail/1044
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/askimam-1044

People also ask

Who are a woman's mahrams?

“This is not permissible. If the woman is not your mahram, then this is obviously haraam and if the woman is your mahram e.g. your mother or sister then too this is not permissible and is against the Islamic teachings.”

Mufti Online · 463 fatawa from 6 Darul Iftas on this

What the Darul Iftas say

Related fatawa