Heavenly Jewels

black must not be worn and perfume must not be applied to the body or clothes. The following must also not be used or applied, 1 . Hairoil even ifit is odourless. 2. Comb tobrush the hair. 3. Blackorwhite Sunna. 4. Mehndi. 5. Colourful c lothing that depicts Zeenat. It is Waaj ib on a woman to leave out the above things while in the period ofIddat. (Durre-Mukhtaar, Alamghiri) Rule- If there is really a valid excuse then the above mentioned things can be used but at the time ofusing them Zeenat should not be intended, e.g. applying oil due to a headache, using sunna to stop a pain in the eye etc. This permission is given only at the time ofnecessity and to exceed the necessity is prohibited. (Alamghiri, Raddul-Muhtaar) Rule- There is no mourning impressed on a Naa Baaligh but if in the course of the mourning period she becomes Baaligh then she should mournthedays that remain. (Raddul-Muhtaar) Rule- Awoman is allowed to mourn the death ofa close family member until three days not more than that. She can be stopped from this also if her husband says so. (Raddul-Muhtaar) Rule- During Iddat , the woman can sleep on the bed as this is not included in Zeeenat. (Bahare-Shariat) At this point we narrate a few Ahadeeth condemning Nauhaa so that our Muslim mothers and sisters refrain from doing so. The Holy Prophe�has said, 1 . The person who slaps his or her face, tears clothin g and cries out the chants ofJaahiliyat (to makeNauhaa) is not from us. (Bukhari, Muslim) 1 33