NAIL POLISH!!!
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abdelsalam
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But...
Are nails the same as Skin?
"Nails themselves are made of keratin. This is the same substance your body uses to create hair and the top layer of your skin."
But this doesn't mean that nails and skin are the same thing.
There is nothing that says you cannot change the color of your hair (face or head) and this would invalidate wudu. There must be plenty of men and women who die there hair when it goes grey? Technically this would be a covering of the skin no?
It would be my choice to go without polish since I'm not sure either. But follow the Qu'ran and Inshallah you will be fine.
Are nails the same as Skin?
"Nails themselves are made of keratin. This is the same substance your body uses to create hair and the top layer of your skin."
But this doesn't mean that nails and skin are the same thing.
There is nothing that says you cannot change the color of your hair (face or head) and this would invalidate wudu. There must be plenty of men and women who die there hair when it goes grey? Technically this would be a covering of the skin no?
It would be my choice to go without polish since I'm not sure either. But follow the Qu'ran and Inshallah you will be fine.
Latifabonu
Alhamdulillah
Jazakullahu khair!!!
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Brother Abdulsalam I think the thing is, when you dye your hair, the color becomes a permanent part of your hair. It's not covering, since you cant really pick or flake it off right? Until your roots grow out, or you re-dye it back the same color (which consists of coloring it again anyways) it will remain the same. It's similar to the principle of henna, from which Imam al-Nawawi says:
Therefore, to compare nail polish and hair dye - is not the same thing.
Allaah knows best
wasalam
Brother Abdulsalam I think the thing is, when you dye your hair, the color becomes a permanent part of your hair. It's not covering, since you cant really pick or flake it off right? Until your roots grow out, or you re-dye it back the same color (which consists of coloring it again anyways) it will remain the same. It's similar to the principle of henna, from which Imam al-Nawawi says:
Therefore, to compare nail polish and hair dye - is not the same thing.
Allaah knows best
wasalam
al-muslimah
Junior Member
Yeah exactly. Even if it were made out of pork, it still doesnt make it haram. We can wear the skin of pork and do anything with it as long as we don't eat it.
ahmed_indian
to Allah we belong
oh no sister.
pigs are "dirty" altogtether. we cannot use their skins. we cannot use their fats in cosmetics.
http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/1351/pig
al-muslimah
Junior Member
Salaam alaycom akhi,
SubhanAllah although brother Ahmed yours says it's not permissible, mine says the opposite! :O
Check this out:
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1119503549320&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar%2FFatwaE%2FFatwaEAskTheScholar
hmmmm what I also know about pigs is that we can transplant organs from them.
Check these websites and see sister Nadia from egypt and Shereen from the united states fatwas'.
- http://www.islamonline.net/livefatwa/english/Browse.asp?hGuestID=wK6omh
- http://www.islamonline.net/livefatwa/english/Browse.asp?hGuestID=iiXnyh
But honestly I would never get that operation done even if I had to die or will I get to wear a jacket made of pig skin! It's a psychology thing!!
Walsalam!
Latifabonu
Alhamdulillah
Assalamu alaykum May Allah bless all of us!!!
ahmed_indian
to Allah we belong
i have seen islamonline.net scholars are more liberal than islamqa scholars. maybe because former one is based in west and focuses on western muslims.
they are lenient in many areas like niqab, shaking hands with non-mahram, etc.
al-muslimah
Junior Member
you know differant opinions or maybe differant mathhab..SubhanAllah shaking hands with non-muhram? StagforAllah..never heard of it. Perhaps with gloves on.
Latifabonu
Alhamdulillah
Jazakullahu khayr
Nails are not skin
In the hadeeth narrated by Abu Dawood (332) which that is the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): “If you find water, then let it touch your SKIN, for that is good.”
I don't consider nails as skin at all. The purpose of wudhu is to clean, if the nails underneath the nail polish are already clean, then what we need to clean just the surface. About Henna, what if the henna plant that is used actually came from dirty plant where (for example: a dog had peed or birds had pooped on the leaves), it would content najis, wouldn't it? And since henna absorbs on the nails, it would be hardly to get rid of the najis of.
All I am saying is, I believe Allah doesn't make this beautiful religion to be something difficult. Allah loves people who beautify themselves when they stand before Him in praying. Allah knows best to judge your heart and attention as He is the Most Judge. And Allah doesn't like people who exaggerate things.
And I ask for His forgiveness for all my sins and mistakes.
Salam
In the hadeeth narrated by Abu Dawood (332) which that is the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): “If you find water, then let it touch your SKIN, for that is good.”
I don't consider nails as skin at all. The purpose of wudhu is to clean, if the nails underneath the nail polish are already clean, then what we need to clean just the surface. About Henna, what if the henna plant that is used actually came from dirty plant where (for example: a dog had peed or birds had pooped on the leaves), it would content najis, wouldn't it? And since henna absorbs on the nails, it would be hardly to get rid of the najis of.
All I am saying is, I believe Allah doesn't make this beautiful religion to be something difficult. Allah loves people who beautify themselves when they stand before Him in praying. Allah knows best to judge your heart and attention as He is the Most Judge. And Allah doesn't like people who exaggerate things.
And I ask for His forgiveness for all my sins and mistakes.
Salam
ahmed_indian
to Allah we belong
salaam alaikum,
we have very limited knowledge. we cant depend on our opinions in understanding Quran and Sunnah.
Allah has blessed us with pious and wise scholars. we have to accept their views. and they say that nailpolish should be taken off before wudu and applying henna is allowed.
How sure are you that the vegetables you eat are with pure mineral water, may be the dog also peed on it or must be drainage water etc. So does it imply your whole body is najis when you consume them?
People aren't dumb to make henna just by pricking leaves off and making it. Just don't come with your own conclusions.