Bismillah-hirrahmaan-nirraheem
Assalaamu-alaikum
Dear sisters in Islam
On the subject of nail polish, we have been adviced
by learned scholars in our country to refrain from wearing nail polish as it
forms a film over the nail through which water does not penetrate thus
invalidating ones wudhu. Even if one were to argue that it is easily removable
by using nail polish remover, there is always the fear that a "miniscule" amount
may remain due to human error and this could jeopardize one`s wudhu. Why would
anyone want to risk losing the reward for their wudhu and Salaah or perhaps the
acceptance of their wudhu and Salaah for something like nail
polish?
In my humble opinion, women should not use nail
polish PERIOD! I have seen many women apply henna to their nails and it looks
equally beautiful.
Wassalaamu-alaikum
Sister Fadheelah
South Africa
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 6:11
PM
Subject: Re: [IslamCity] Nail Polish and
wudu: another thoughtless set of opinions
Assalam alaikum,
I couldn't agree more with you.Your reasoning makes perfect sense.
I was somehow convinced that there is no relation between nail polish an
wuduu,but I never knew how to express it.So I followed falyaqul khayran aw le
yasmut.
Jazak Allah khair
Assalam
alaikum,
Ever wonder at he dumbing down of Muslim scholarship, the
over regulatation of scholarly opinion? Welcome to the nail polish and
wudu debate.
- General rule in sharia, everything is permitted
except that which is prohibited
- There is no reference to nail
polish in the Quran or the Sunnah, thus it is a question of ijtihad (an
intellectual endeavour to find a solution to modern day problems based on
interpretation of the Quran and Sunnah)
- No one disputes the
ability to wear nail polish, the dispute is whether is invalidates wudu
(ablution), or not
- Some say it is prohibited as the nail polish
forms a barrier between the water and the nail invalidating the wudu. The
analogy they use is that of dirt of flour dough which which is it touches
the body must be removed for a valid wudu.
- The analogy isn't
however correct as nail polish becomes part of the nail and is not a
temporary substance such as dirt or flour dough, nor is it as easily
removable as dirt or flour dough.
- A correct analogy would be a man
who wears pomade/ oil in his hair (e.g. reccommended for men attending
Friday prayers e.g. see Sahih of Bukhari , vol 2, Book 13, hadith # 8).
The oil forms a barrier between his hair and water yet no one suggests
that a man who has such an oil in his hair, that his wudu is somehow
invalid.
- In addition, when a person has nail polish and they wash
their hands with soap and water for example, they are viewed as clean
even though the nail polish is there. Just as a man who wipes water
through his hair when it has oil in it, his hair is viewed as clean. If
by virtue of being clean we have no problem with one substance (oil in
the hair) then we should not have a problem with another substance (nail
polish).
Opinions abound the internet suggesting that a person should
perform wudu, then add the nail polish and thus all of the prayers from
then onwards will be valid as the nail polish on top provides a clean
seal over the clean nail. In my view, this is perhaps one of the
most disgusgtingly over prescribed opinions I have come across. Islam
came to bring clarity and simplicity to life. Such opinions are
no different, in my view, as Allah Almighty prohibiting the Jewish
people to trade on a day of rest, when they tweak the rules of God,
by throwing their fishing nets the day before anc collecting the fish
the day after.
One thing is clear, there is no mention of nail
polish and wudu in the Quran and Sunnah, and we rely on the opinions
derived instead. The opinion which I have come to understand is that nail
polish, by the same token of oil in the hair, does not invalidate a
persons wudu, and Allah knows best.
May Allah have mercy and guide
us all, ameen.
fi amanillah, assalam alaikum,
f
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