All the praises is for Allah the Lord of the Worlds and peace and blessings be upon His Chosen Messenger Muhammad and upon his family and his companions all of them.
By the Student of Knowledge, Shaykh Abdurrahman Murad هداه الله
Question:
Back home, some women wear some thing called a ‘Bindi’ on the forehead between the eyes. Some Muslim women wear it because it is considered cultural. My question is about the permissible of wearing in front of one’s husband as a means of beautification?
Answer:
It is always important to look at this issue with some detail…looking at it critically from a factual point of view, the bindi is also known as the “holy dot”. It is seen in Hinduism as a symbol of Uma or Parvati, Hindu deities. Even though it may be seen as a ‘cultural symbol’, it is more than that, as Hindus believe a bindi protects women and their husbands!
Now, in common practice, it has taken on a more cosmetic role, but nonetheless, the religious significance is still present in the minds of Hindus when they wear it. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah praise him, forbade that a Muslim imitates a non-Muslim (1). He warned us on several occasions from that.
In short, when the Prophet, may Allah praise him, forbids something it is deemed unlawful. So stay away from it…and seek other lawful means of beautification.
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