Is it permissible to dye hair with henna or dye, and is it permissible for a religious woman to do so?
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It is recommended to change gray hair with henna. As for dyeing it black, jurists have differed between deeming it reprehensible (makrooh) or forbidden (haram). The preponderant view is that it is forbidden, and this ruling applies to both men and women.
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