· I will not sleep while henna is applied to my hair, especially on the head (there is a risk of losing one’s sight).
· I will first recite ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡـمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ’ and then with the intention of acting upon the command of the Ḥadīš I will apply henna to my hands.
· I will not use the henna which forms a thick coating on the skin. * I will not reveal my henna-coloured hands (or rather even without henna) to a Nā-Maḥram.[1]
· I will not apply henna to the hands or feet of small children[2] (there is nothing wrong with applying henna to young girls).
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
· If I need to exit my home as per the permission granted by the Sharī’aĥ, I will observe complete Shar’ī Purdah with
[1] To avoid letting Nā-Maḥram see their hands Islamic sisters of Dawat-e-Islami wear black gloves which is a good practice. This is customary among Arab women as well.
[2] Putting Meĥndī on the hands or feet of small boys unnecessarily is ‘prohibited’. A woman can put Meĥndī on her own hands and feet, but if she puts it on a boy, then she will be a sinner. (Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, vol. 3, pp. 428)