Can You Do Wudu with Makeup On? The Explanation You're Looking For

Can You Do Wudu with Makeup On? ~ Wudu with makeup is one of the important topics regarding wudu for Muslim women. I say that because wudu and makeup are two things that cannot be separated from them. As Muslims, they must perform wudu to remove small hadas before they perform rituals that require them to have wudu while doing so. As women, they want to look beautiful (in general).

Whatever your reason for opening this article, I am sure you are looking for an explanation about wudu with makeup. I'm not going to let you down today because that's what I'm going to explain now. So, you must read this article to the end!

Things That Must Happen and Must Not Happen in Wudu

By the way, do you know what must and must not happen in wudu? I want you to understand that at the beginning of this discussion because that is the basic thing about wudu with makeup that you must understand very well if you want to understand the main topics in this discussion.

In general, what I mean by something that must occur in wudu is something without which the wudu we perform is invalid. Meanwhile, something that cannot occur during wudu is something that, if it is in wudu, then the wudu we perform is invalid.

I'm not talking about Niyyat for wudu or dua after wudu now. It is true, these two things are two important things that we cannot separate from wudu. But these two things are not related to the main topic in our discussion today.

I am very sure that you already understand that wudu is washing and wiping several parts of the body with water in certain ways that have been prescribed in Islam. In general, you can find this explanation in the hadith below:

عَنْ حَمْرَانَ : أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ دَعَا بِوُضُوْءٍ فَغَسَلَ كَفَّيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ تَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ وَاسْتَنْثَرَ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى إِلَى الْمِرْفَقِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ الْيُسْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ ، ثُمَّ غَسَلَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُمْنَى إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، ثُمَّ الْيُسْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : رَأَيْتُ رَسُوْلَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَوَضَّأَ نَحْوَ وُضُوْئِيْ هَذَا . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ 

From Hamran, that Uthman performed wudu. He washed his palms three times. Then he rinsed his mouth, put a little water in his nose and let the water out of his nose. Then he washed his face three times. Then he washed his right hand up to the elbow three times. Then his left hand is like that (like his right hand). Then he rubbed his head. Then he washed his right foot up to the ankle three times. Then his left leg was like that. Then he said, "I have seen the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam performing wudu like this wudu." This hadith was narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

Thus, if you already understand that water is used for washing and wiping various parts of the body in wudu, then one of the important things in wudu is that the water must reach the skin of the several parts of the body that are washed and rubbed. That is something that has to happen in wudu.

Now, what is something that must not happen in wudu?

The answer is very simple, something that cannot happen in wudu is that water does not reach the skin because if that happens, the washing and wiping that we do will not be perfect.

Does Makeup Prevent Water from Reaching the Skin?

Now I will explain the answer to one important question related to wudu and makeup: does makeup prevent water from reaching the skin? This is an important thing that you must understand so that you can understand the answers to the questions that are the main topic of this discussion.

Actually, we are discussing the influence of makeup on wudu. We are required to understand that so we know whether makeup prevents water from reaching the skin or not. If we already understand that, we can easily provide answers to questions that are the main topic of this discussion.

Take note! I'm not talking to you about makeup brands right now. But I'm inviting you to discuss whether the makeup you use can prevent water from reaching your skin or not.

In relation to the above, in general, there are two types of makeup:

• Makeup that has thickness and builds layers.

Makeup that is thick and forms layers must be removed before a Muslim does wudu. The reason is because the makeup prevents water from reaching the skin.

• Makeup that has no thickness and does not form layers.

Makeup that does not have thickness and does not form layers may not be removed before a Muslim doing wudu. The reason is because the makeup does not prevent water from reaching the skin.

Now, if you still ask me, “does makeup prevent water from getting on the skin?”, the answer is that there are types of makeup that prevent water from getting on the skin and there are types of makeup that do not prevent water from getting on the skin. The general explanation is the same as I explained in the previous few paragraphs.

So, what you have to do is make sure whether the makeup you are using can prevent water from reaching the skin or not. If the makeup you're using prevents water from reaching your skin, you should remove it first.

Can You Do Wudu with Makeup On?

Now I'm going to explain the main topic in this discussion: can you do wudu with makeup on? This is very important. So, you must read the explanation below properly so that you don't have any more questions about it.

In the previous few paragraphs, I have explained two types of makeup: makeup that prevents water from reaching the skin and makeup that does not prevent water from reaching the skin. So, there are two scenarios to answer the question:

• If the makeup you wear can prevent water from reaching your skin, then you cannot do wudu with makeup. You have to remove your makeup first before you do wudu. If you don't do that, then your wudu is invalid.
• If the make-up you are wearing doesn't prevent water from getting on your skin, you can do wudu with the make-up on.

My advice: even if you wear makeup that doesn't prevent water from getting on your skin, you should remove your makeup first so that the water you use for wudu can reach your skin directly without mixing it with makeup.

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