Is the statement: "A covenant between me and Allah the Almighty that I will not dye my eyebrows nor trim them" considered a covenant, and can expiation be made for it if it results in hardship, and what is its expiation?
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Dyeing hair is permissible for both men and women, provided it is not done with pure black dye, which is forbidden. As for thinning eyebrows to remove a disfigurement, it is permissible if the flaw is considered so by common custom.
If you have made a covenant with Allah to abandon something permissible, then this is an oath, and you may break it and offer expiation for an oath. However, if you have made a covenant with Allah to abandon something forbidden, then you are not permitted to break it, and doing so would be a sin, for which you must offer expiation for an oath.
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