| WaAlaykum AsSalaam;
It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah said: “Allaah has cursed the women who do tattoos and those who ask for tattoos to be done, those who ask for their eyebrows to be plucked, and the women ask for their teeth to be filed for the purpose of beautification, changing the creation of Allaah.” A woman from the tribe of Bani Asad whose name was Umm Ya’qoob heard of that and she came and said, “I have heard that you have cursed So and so and So and so.” He said, “Why should I not curse those whom the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed and who are mentioned in the Book of Allaah?’ She said, “I have read what is between the two covers [of the Qur’aan], and I did not find anything in it like what you have said.” He said, “If you have read it, have you not read that Allaah says,
‘And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad) gives you, take it; and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it)’
[al-Hashr 59:7]?”
In Arabic, when a word is used to describe both a male or a female, the masculine form is used. However, in the hadith regarding tattoos and eyebrow plucking the words used are al-naamisah (the woman who plucks eyebrows) and al-mutanammisah (the woman who has it done). Both words are in the feminine form, which means this hadith is aimed specifically at women, since they are the majority of the ones who perform al-namas. It should be noted that although this hadith states that it is a major sin for women, it also holds universally true for men as well. Therefore, the claim that eyebrow plucking is allowed in Islam for women as a form of beautification is incorrect.
Source: Forum.netmuslims.com |