Wearing fake eyelashes

Reference: Fataawa Noor ‘alad-Darb – Question No.5626, Page 82, Volume 11

Question: What is the ruling regarding [a woman] wearing fake eyelashes to beautify herself for her husband?

Response: Fake eyelashes are not permissible [to wear]; that is because they resemble hair extensions, and the Prophet ﷺ has cursed the one who attaches hair extensions and the one who has that done. And these [fake] eyelashes – if they are like what I imagine [they are] nowadays where black threads are used like hair on the eyelashes so they appear to be plentiful and beautify the eyes – then this is regarded as an extension of the hair which the Prophet ﷺ cursed the one who attaches them and the one who has that done. If, [however], what is intended is just to apply colour to the eyelashes, then that is not prohibited.


Translation originally published on 23 April, 2016.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004. He currently resides in Birmingham, UK.