Beautification

Q: Applying mehndi on the hands and feet is sunnah for women?

Q: My sister is getting married soon. My ummi insists that she applies mendhi on her nails for the engagement/nikaah. She just wants patterns on her hands and feet. What’s the relevance of mendhi at nikaah time and where and how should it be applied?

Q: What is the ruling on tattoos? Can a person get tattoos? I have heard that it is permissible while some say it is not. Also I want to know what should a person do if he had tattoos before he was a Muslim or if he was a Muslim but ignorant of the fact? Is there any punishment and can they offer prayer with tattoos? Can a person with tattoo perform hajj or umrah? Also should a person get his tattoo removed or not because some of my friends told me that a person is not Muslim if he has tattoos he should remove it? But what if the person can't afford to do so or if the method of removing tattoos is painful?

Q: Almost all the shampoos have sodium laureth sulfate. I have read a few articles, they say it is haraam to use laureth sulfate. What should I do? Is it really haraam? If yes, then there are no available smapoo which does not have laureth sulfate in it in my area. Also tell me the reason why it is haram?

Q: Is it permisable for a Muslim woman to wear imitation rings?

Q: Is it Sunnah for women that when they wear their rings, they should wear it with the front facing inwards (i.e. the stone of the ring facing inwards) as men are supposed to wear their rings?

Q: I want to know if it is compulsory for Muslim girls/women to wear bangles. I have relatives who say that if a girl/woman does not wear bangles, then even water from her hand is makruh. I have read many articles on this issue but I want a reference either from the Qur'an or Hadith so that I can be clear.

Q: Is it permissible to use make-up containing carmine? (Carmine is a red pigment/dye derived from insects native to South America and Mexico that live as parasites on cactus plants. Used as a colorant in food, cosmetics and textiles)?

Q:

1. I have heard that men should wear their ring on the baby finger. Does this law also apply to women, or are women allowed to wear it on other fingers as well?

2. Is it permissible for women to wear more than one ring?

Q: Is it permissible to use perfumes which contains saffron, as in a hadith our beloved Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) has prohibited it. Is this Hadith still applicable?

باب في الخلوق للرجال 4176 حدثنا موسى بن إسمعيل حدثنا حماد أخبرنا عطاء الخراساني عن يحيى بن يعمر عن عمار بن ياسر قال قدمت على أهلي ليلا وقد تشققت يداي فخلقوني بزعفران فغدوت على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فسلمت عليه فلم يرد علي ولم يرحب بي وقال اذهب فاغسل هذا عنك فذهبت فغسلته ثم جئت وقد بقي علي منه ردع فسلمت فلم يرد علي ولم يرحب بي وقال اذهب فاغسل هذا عنك فذهبت فغسلته ثم جئت فسلمت عليه فرد علي ورحب بي وقال إن الملائكة لا تحضر جنازة الكافر بخير ولا المتضمخ بالزعفران ولا الجنب قال ورخص للجنب إذا نام أو أكل أو شرب أن يتوضأ حدثنا نصر بن علي حدثنا محمد بن بكر أخبرنا ابن جريج أخبرني عمر بن عطاء ابن أبي الخوار أنه سمع يحيى بن يعمر يخبر عن رجل أخبره عن عمار بن ياسر زعم عمر أن يحيى سمى ذلك الرجل فنسي عمر اسمه أن عمارا قال تخلقت بهذه القصة والأول أتم بكثير فيه ذكر الغسل قال قلت لعمر وهم حرم قال لا القوم مقيمون ابوا داؤد