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Does dyeing hair with chemical dyes affect the validity of ablution?

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The use of black dye is forbidden for both men and women, based on the words of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Change this and avoid black," and his saying: "There will be people in the latter times who dye [their hair] black like the crops of pigeons; they will not smell the scent of Paradise." If a person uses hair dye, and it has a substance that prevents water from reaching the hair, then ablution (Wudu') is not valid until this substance is removed. If it does not have a substance, then it does not cause harm. Imam An-Nawawi said: "So, wiping over a barrier beneath it is not permissible." And Ibn Qudamah said: "If he dyed his head with something that covers it or plastered it with clay, wiping over the dye and clay would not suffice him."

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