Is henna considered an outward adornment, and is it forbidden?
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There is no objection to a woman dyeing her hands with henna; rather, it is encouraged for her, based on the : "Dye yourselves with henna, for one of you abandons henna until her hand becomes like a man's hand." A woman must conceal her henna-dyed hands from non- men, because it is an adornment that falls under the general meaning of Allah Almighty's saying: (And not expose their adornment).
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