A woman applying henna while without ablution

Ibrahim said, regarding a woman who applies henna to her hands without ablution and then the time of prayer comes: In order to pray, she will have to remove the henna from her hands.

Al-Hasan said: When a woman wants to apply henna, it is better that she apply it during menstruation. If she applies henna while in a state of purity, there is still no harm, except that when she sleeps or her ablution is broken, she should remove the henna and perform ablution.

Abu Sa'id said: A woman asked Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): "May I pray with henna on?" She said: "Remove it thoroughly and then pray."

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Remove the henna thoroughly for prayer. I used to remove henna at the time of prayer, even though I applied henna more beautifully than all the girls.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Our women used to apply henna very beautifully; they would apply it after Isha and remove it before Fajr.

Alqamah used to instruct the women of his household to apply henna during their days of menstruation.

Once a woman sent someone to Salim to ask this question: If a woman has applied henna and the time of prayer comes, what should she do? He said: "She should remove the henna, perform ablution, and then pray."

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: That both my hands be cut off is dearer to me than that I wipe over henna.

Ata considered it better that a woman apply henna while menstruating.