During the menstuation can women dye her hands and hair with Henna?

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

1.     It is permissible for a woman to apply mehndi on her hands, hair, and feet in the state of purity and impurity.

2.     In principle, the nature of impurity is of two types; 1. Physical impurity 2. Ritual impurity. Only physical impurity makes clothing impure. Hence, the clothing of a person will not be rendered impure by being in a state of Hadath (ritual impurity). The clothing will only be rendered impure if they are soiled with physical impurity and only the affected portion will be considered impure, not the entire cloth. 

Therefore, as long as the woman’s clothes do not get soiled, it is not necessary for her to wear different clothing during menstruation.[1]Should her clothing get soiled, she may wash that part and remove the impurity. That will suffice. It is not necessary to replace the clothing. 

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Hasan Ahmed Razzak

Student – Darul Iftaa

Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai