Is the Maliki doctrine regarding plucking eyebrows (al-Nams) one of permissibility, and is the prohibition of it interpreted as applying to women who are forbidden by Sharia from using adornments?

The Malikis permitted plucking eyebrow hair if it was for a woman's adornment, citing an اثر (narration/report) from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). This اثر is weak, and even if it were authentic, it was her own ijtihad (independent reasoning), as she had not been informed of the prophetic prohibition. The correct view is that plucking is forbidden due to the generality of the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him): "Allah has cursed the women who tattoo and those who have themselves tattooed, those who pluck eyebrows, and those who separate their teeth for beauty, altering the creation of Allah." This is an explicit text and cannot be specified except with evidence. The saying of a Companion, if it contradicts a text or is contradicted by another Companion, is not a proof. Furthermore, Ibn Mas'ud himself used to prevent his wife from doing so. In conclusion, the Maliki opinion is weak.