Eyelashes: Jurisprudential Issues and Rulings

Abstract

Deriving its significance form a novel issue in need of contemporary legal reasoning with regard to eyelashes cosmetic procedures impact on acts of worship, the study aimed to elicit Islamic Sharia rulings related to eyelash cosmetic procedures through jurisprudential evidence analysis, focusing on the relationship between adornment and purity, and establishing clear legal Islamic guidelines for these techniques. The analytical approach was adopted. The study defined jurisprudential issues and eyelashes, elucidating rulings on applying artificial eyelashes, transplanting natural eyelashes, and lifting lashes using" lash lift" technique, while detailing steps of each procedure and its impact on purity. The study findings showed that putting on artificial eyelashes was permissible in cases of necessity to compensate for eyelash loss due to burns, but it is forbidden if it prevents water reach or falls under the impermissible ruling. As for transplanting natural eyelashes, it is permissible for medical cases requiring compensation for loss. It was concluded that the lash lifting technique is permissible provided that materials preventing water reach are not used, that there is no harm, and that the adornment is temporary.