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Is applying mascara only to the eyelashes forbidden?

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There is no religious impediment to applying mascara to the eyelashes, as it is a permissible adornment, similar to kohl. The permissibility of its use is conditioned upon it not causing harm, and that the woman does not apply it in a way that she appears with it before non-mahram men.

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