Beautification

Woman using nail polish to please her husband

Q: My husband really likes red nail polish on my hands and feet, but I also want to pray properly. I have to remove my nail polish every time I make wudu, which is becoming very difficult. 

I’ve heard about halal/water-permeable nail polish. After making wudu, if I apply it, can I pray with it, or does it still need to be removed before every wudu? Or can I put it on after shower or wudhu and keep it on till next shower? 

Please guide me, as I’m very confused and no one has been able to give me a clear answer. 

Men using facial exercises to enhance their features

Q: Is it permissible for a man to: 

1. Use facial exercises to either make his lips slimmer or bigger, or to improve their eye shape? This only trains or untrains the muscles of the face and doesn't necessarily permanently change the structure of the face. 

2. Use chin tucks to increase his jawline visibility? Chin tuck is an exercise by help of which fixes their neck posture. Effectively leading to jawline visibility. 

3. Reduce fat using lifestyle changes to get slimmer nose, or increase fat using lifestyle changes to get bigger nose, and similarly to get sharper or softer facial features?

Males using skin care products

Q: For beautification purposes, for a man,

1. Is it permissible for him to try to make his eyebrows thicker by stimulating the hair using oils or serums, or by massaging the area to improve circulation? 

2. Is it permissible for him to try to remove skin tags, warts, acne, or abnormal looking moles from the skin by the means of skincare? 

3. Is it permissible for him to try to remove his under eye bags using vitamin serums or other types of serums, and their diet? 

4. Is it permissible for him to try to remove his tan using skincare and diet, or try to get tanned using sun bath?