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Is it permissible for a woman who has lost her hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes due to alopecia to wear a wig and artificial eyelashes?

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There is no harm in using wigs, and it is permissible for someone in your situation to use artificial eyelashes. The hadiths that prohibit hair extensions, tattooing, and plucking are understood to apply when there is no necessity or ailment.

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