Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen

Women dyeing her grey hairs

· 4 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

1. A 67 year old widowed woman dyes her grey hair. Is this permissible?

2. In general, is it permissible for woman to dye their grey hair?

Answer

The dye should be like the colour that Muslims generally dye their hair.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
View original Compare with other Darul Iftas
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue

For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.

Source: Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen — https://muftionline.co.za/node/11971
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/muftionline-11971

People also ask

Is dyeing hair black permissible?

“Our response to your query is as follows: When it comes to hair dye, then it will be permissible to use as long as it’s not done to resemble the disbelievers, and the ingredients are not impure and will not form a coating on the…”

Miftahul Falaah · 113 fatawa from 6 Darul Iftas on this

What the Darul Iftas say

Related fatawa