FatwaFederal TerritoriesDress, Awrah & Adornment
IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-734: ADAKAH WANITA YANG MEMAKAI INAI PERLU MEMAKAI SARUNG TANGAN KETIKA KELUAR RUMAH
Must a woman wearing henna on her hands wear gloves when leaving the house?
Short answer
Henna is recommended for married women. According to the second view in the Shafii school, a woman's hands are not awrah before non-mahram men as long as no temptation arises, so showing hands with henna is permissible and not forbidden.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Dress, Awrah & Adornment
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Henna is recommended for married women. According to the second view in the Shafii school, a woman's hands are not awrah before non-mahram men as long as no temptation arises, so showing hands with henna is permissible and not forbidden. This is based on the view of some early scholars such as Ibn Abbas and scholars such as al-Mawardi that henna on the hands counts as outwardly visible adornment.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Menurut pandangan kedua dalam mazhab Syafii tangan wanita bukan aurat apabila berada di hadapan lelaki bukan mahram selagi mana tidak menimbulkan fitnah, maka hukum wanita mempamerkan tangan yang terdapat inai adalah harus dan tidak haram.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-734: ADAKAH WANITA YANG MEMAKAI INAI PERLU MEMAKAI SARUNG TANGAN KETIKA KELUAR RUMAH”, 12 December 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5471-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-734-adakah-wanita-yang-memakai-inai-perlu-memakai-sarung-tangan-ketika-keluar-rumah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/woman-henna-hands-wear-gloves-outside/