Women wearing kohl out of the home

16-11-1999 | IslamWeb

Question:

Can kohl be worn out of the home by a woman?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

 

It is permissible for a woman to wear kohl in her eyes when going outside of her home on the condition that she covers her face in a way that this is not seen in her eyes as it is a kind of adornment.

Indeed, a Muslim woman is obliged to cover her adornment which she can cover if she is in a place where non-Mahram men can see her.

Therefore, it is better for her not to apply kohl when going out lest that could be seen from her unintentionally [by non-Mahram men].

Allah knows best.