Ithmid surma

· 16 Jumada II 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

What is اثمد (dark brown powder). Someone told me that it is also like surma and it is Sunnah to put it.

Answer

It is a type of a masnoon surma.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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