Is it permissible for an unmarried girl to apply henna?
Question
Assalaamualaikum, mufti saheb, i would like to know what's the hukm of an unmarried girl puttin mehendi in her hands and legs, and if she does putting it, then is it necessary for her to cover her hands and legs if she goes out of her house, where ghair mahram men can see her? Please help me with this mas'ala, jazaakumullah, wassalaam
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
It is permissible for an unmarried girl to apply mehndi or her hands and feet. The hands and feet are exempt from the laws of hijab and purdah.
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa
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