Sunnahs and manners of adorning oneself

Let’s listen to the Sunnahs and manners of adorning oneself from the book  ‘Sunnatayn aur Aadab’ published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah:

*   It is Haraam for women to braid their hair with any other human hair. It has been cursed in a blessed Hadees. In fact, even the woman, who fixes braid made of human hair into other woman’s hair, is also cursed.     (Durr-e-Mukhtar, vol. 9, pp. 614-615)

*   If braid is made of woman’s own hair [that had been separated] and it is then attached to her hair, it is still impermissible. (Ibid)

*   It is permissible for women to apply Mehndi [henna] to hands or feet. It is impermissible to apply henna to the hands and feet of younger children [boys]. There is no harm in applying henna to the hands and feet of children [girls]. (Ibid, pp. 599)

Remember! As it is impermissible for men to imitate women, similarly, women are also prohibited to imitate men as Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُمَا narrated: The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰى عَـلَيْهِ وَاٰلِـهٖ وَسَـلَّم cursed feminine men who imitate women, and masculine women who imitate men. (Al-Musnad Imam Ahmad, vol. 1, pp. 540, Hadees 2263)

*   Women should adorn themselves with permissible things for their husbands, but within the four walls of their home. They should not go out of home after adorning themselves, as the Noble Rasool صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَـلَيْهِ وَاٰلِـهٖ وَسَـلَّم has stated: Woman is ‘Awrat from top to bottom (i.e. something to be concealed). When a woman comes out, the Satan stares at her.

(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi vol. 2, pp. 392, Hadees 1176)