Heavenly Jewels

Rather this is also practiced until today and only a few peopl e have stopped doing so in the following of Christian women. This is of no credibility. Rule- It is impermissible to pierce the ears of a boy child and making him usej ewelry. (Raddul-Muhtaar) Rule- Women applying Mehndi to their hands and legs is allowed as this is a form of Zeenat. Unnecessarily applying Mehndi to small children should not be done. (Alamghiri) It can be applied to the hands and feet of small girls and j ewelry can also be used by them. Rule - Women can use pins of silver and gqld in their buns and plaits of hair. (Alamghiri) Rule- A woman adorning and embellishing herselffor her husband is a means of great reward and more excellent than Nafl Namaaz for her. There was once a husband and wife who were both Auliya ofA llah�. Every night after Esha Namaaz, she used to adorn herself l i ke a bride and come before her husband to attract him to her. Ifhe was not attracted on that particular night she used to remove her j ewelry and expensive clothes, spread the mussala and engage herself in Namaaz with her husband. The practice of embellishing and dressing up a bride is an age old practice ofMuslims proven from manyAhadeeth. Rather, embellishing adolescent girls with clothes and j ewelry so that marriage proposals are received is sunnat. I t is also Makrooh for women to remain without jewelry, even though they have the means to adorn themselves as this is a resemblance to men. Sayyida Aisha �used to deem a wom",l1 reading Namaaz without some j ewelry as Makrooh and she also states, "If jeweby cannot befound then at least use a string around the neck. " Women are allowed to use jewelry that makes a sound only if they do not come out before Naa-Mahrams, e.g. cousins ,or if their noise does not reach them. (Fataawa Razvia) 224