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سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الزينة من السننThe Book of Adornment
بَابُ : الْخِضَابِ لِلنِّسَاءِChapter: Women Dyeing
Hadith 5092
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُطِيعُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ ، حَدَّثَتْنَا صَفِيَّةُ بِنْتُ عِصْمَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مَدَّتْ يَدَهَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِكِتَابٍ ، فَقَبَضَ يَدَهُ ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , مَدَدْتُ يَدِي إِلَيْكَ بِكِتَابٍ ، فَلَمْ تَأْخُذْهُ ، فَقَالَ : " إِنِّي لَمْ أَدْرِ أَيَدُ امْرَأَةٍ هِيَ ، أَوْ رَجُلٍ ؟ " قَالَتْ : بَلْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ ، قَالَ : " لَوْ كُنْتِ امْرَأَةً لَغَيَّرْتِ أَظْفَارَكِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ " .
´It was narrated from 'Aishah that:` A woman reached out her hand (to give) a letter to the Prophet [SAW], and he withdrew his hand. She said: "O Messenger of Allah, I reached out my hand (to give you) a letter and you did not take it." He said: "I did not know whether it was the hand of a woman or a man." She said: "It is the hand of a woman." He said: "If you were a woman, you would change your nails (by dyeing them with Henna)."
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Brief Explanation
1؎ : From this hadith, it is emphasized that women should maintain the signs of their femininity and should not adopt anything resembling men. The wisdom behind this is, in fact, to preserve Allah’s creation as it is. Altering Allah’s creation is a forbidden (haram) act, regardless of its form. In matters related to the signs of femininity, apart from the specific distinguishing features of men and women, consideration will also be given to the customs and traditions of honor and practice in the local area and society.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
It is recommended that at the very least, a woman’s fingernails be dyed with henna so that she remains distinct from men.
Nail polish may also be applied, but some scholars state that purification (taharah) is not achieved with it, because the polish does not allow water to reach the body; however, this is not the case with henna. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid nail polish.
According to some scholars, this narration is hasan (good).
It is recommended that at the very least, a woman’s fingernails be dyed with henna so that she remains distinct from men.
Nail polish may also be applied, but some scholars state that purification (taharah) is not achieved with it, because the polish does not allow water to reach the body; however, this is not the case with henna. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid nail polish.
According to some scholars, this narration is hasan (good).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4166
