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Allah says: “...that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (ordinary) appears thereof” [Sûrah al-Nûr: 31]
The ruling as to whether a woman can wear kohl (antimony) or eyeliner in public really depends on whether kohl or eyeliner can be considered as coming under the general provision of "what ordinarily appears". Since the face and hands are included by many scholars in what "ordinarily appears", that which is customarily used on the face and hands can be included in the exception.
This is reason why we observe in the corpus of Islamic law that a good number of jurists permit women to openly wear finger rings and henna on their hands. Many contemporary jurists allow fingernail polish for the same reason, since it compares closely with henna.
The ruling on kohl and eyeliner will consequently vary depending on the society in which the woman lives.
If the use of kohl eyeliner in a certain society is so ubiquitous and unremarkable that it generally goes unnoticed, then there is no problem with it. In this case, it is no more than a consequence of showing the face.
By contrast, in some societies it will certainly be wrong for a woman to go out in public wearing visible kohl or eyeliner, since according to the prevalent social norms in those cultures it will certainly attract the unwelcomed attention of onlookers.
Even in those societies where kohl and eyeliner do not generally attract attention, if wearing it causes a particular woman to draw increased attention to herself – either due to her exceptional beauty, or due to the uniqueness of some of her features, or due to the peculiar way she applies the cosmetic to her eyes – then she should personally refrain from wearing it in public, even if other women in that society can do so without objection.
And Allah knows best.
http://en.islamtoday.net/quesshow-27-838.htm
It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (17/128): Many women in Egypt put kohl on their eyes, and if I tell them that wearing it for adornment is haraam, they say that it is Sunnah. Is that true?
Answer: Using kohl is prescribed in Islam, but it is not permissible for a woman to show any of her adornment, whether that is kohl or anything else, to anyone other than her husband or mahrams, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands…” End quote.
In conclusion: it is not permissible for a woman to wear kohl in front of none-mahram men, because it comes under the heading of adornment which she is required to conceal. If she is going from one house to another, where no non-mahram will see her, then there is nothing wrong with her wearing kohl in that case.
Allah knows best
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