Does highlighting the hair invalidate ablution for prayer, and is it considered an insulating substance?
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Applying hair dye (mish) to the hair after performing ablution (wudu') does not invalidate it. One should differentiate between substances that have a physical mass (jirm) preventing water from reaching the skin, which must be removed, and those that do not have such a mass, thus not affecting the ablution. Hair dye does not have a physical mass; it is a color like henna that does not prevent water from reaching the hair.
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