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Can I Use Substances to Help Grow My Eyelashes and Eyebrows?

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Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Question: Assalamu Alaykum

I have observed my sisters and friends using some organic substance to thicken the eyebrows and eyelashes and help them grow. Is this permissible?

Answer: Wa ‘alaykum as-salam

Thank you for your question.

It is permissible to use Kohl (Antimony) as it benefits the eyesight and promotes the growth of the eyelashes (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi). I would be permissible to use substances to promote the growth of eyebrows and eyelashes as long as they look feminine, and this is not done in a manner which attracts undue attention fro the opposite gender. Please refer to this answer for more details as the rulings are similar.

And Allah knows best.

[Shaykh] Abdul-Rahim Reasat

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