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muslimah16
09/07/01 at 20:28:28
assalam-o-alaikoum

i wanted to know if it is okay to use hair dye to streak my hair? i thought it was haram, because the dye covers ur hair, so then u can't do wudu, but i heard from a friend that it's alright to do it. So is it?

jazakallah
Re: hair dye
Kathy
09/08/01 at 09:11:53
Yeah- I always wondered about this. Because henna and die do cover your hair.

Yet they say nail polish isn't allowed because of the wudu problem too.

Anyone out there with the knowledge of Islamic history know?
Re: hair dye
se7en
09/08/01 at 10:20:01

as salaamu alaykum,

It doesn't invalidate your wudu because it's not impermeable.  What causes a problem is when there is a *barrier* between what needs to be washed and water.  For example, nail polish is impermeable - meaning, it doesn't allow the water to reach the part of the nail that's necessary to be washed for wudu.  But henna is a dye.. it just changes the color of your hair/hands/feet but does not put a barrier between that part of the body and the water..

Know what I mean?

wAllahu 'alam.

wasalaamu alaykum :)

Re: hair dye
mujaahid
09/08/01 at 10:31:29
Salaam Se7en

You could count the colir as being a barrier. I mean how else is it thier? The colour particles, though tiny, do form a kind of cover, so if you REALLY wanna get technical, then in a way dyes ARE barriers!
Re: hair dye
se7en
09/08/01 at 11:11:16

Is it an *impermeable* barrier though, that does not allow water to get to the hair it needs to touch?

Re: hair dye
amatullah
09/08/01 at 11:48:08
Bismillah and salam,


from islam-online.com:

Q:I have two questions about practice. The first one is about "dyeing." I want to know if it is permissible to dye our hair (as a female Muslim with Hijab) or not? Please explain us the answer with Sunna and Qur'an references.

The second question is about covering feet, is it compulsory to cover our feet with socks or is it possible to go out without anything on our feet. Thanks for answering, Jazak Allahu Khairan. Your sister in Islam.


A:a) Dyeing the hair is allowed if deception is not intended. But the dyeing must not be odd or strange. All scholars agree that dyeing with other than Black dye is allowed. The dispute is only in Black. This is also accepted if deception is not intended.

b) According to most scholars feet must be covered.
Re: hair dye
muslimah16
09/08/01 at 14:36:05
assalam-a-o-alaikoum

okay what i meant by dye was not henna. because i have black hair and henna does not change the color of my hair. i meant dye that u get at the pharmacy. also are there any dye that are halal to use?          ex: no alcohol.

jazakallah
Re: hair dye
se7en
09/08/01 at 15:01:44

Man, I must be really bad at explaining things :)  Dye is permeable, it allows water to get to your hair, so therefore you *can* make wudu with it.  Does that make sense?

Re: hair dye
Kathy
09/10/01 at 08:37:59
I am not questioning the fatwa other than I find it hard to accept that dye is permeable.
Expecially the ones they have today.Those that cover the grey completely....

Let me call that 1 800 number on the box! But do I really want to know....



Re: hair dye
Barr
09/11/01 at 06:44:31
Assalamu'alaikum..

ermm.. this may be strange.. but in Singapore and Malaysia, there are dyes with a halal stamp on it. Like for L'oreal and brands like that.

But I don't know whether the halalness is due to the ingredients used or the permeability. Anyways... like what kathy said, maybe we can check with the company... but all the while, I thought its permeable, since we do wash the dye off, and the color stains remain there.. I don't see/ feel the impermeability... but worth checking, I guess...

Keep us updated, Kathy ;-D

Thanx :)
wassalam


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