Is permissible or haraam for muslim men to wear makeup in Islam?

Question:

Is permissible or haraam for muslim men to wear makeup in Islam?

Are there any rules regarding this matter?

Answer:

As Salaamu Alaikum,

Yes, it is haraam for Muslim men to wear make-up. Wearing make-up is the practice of women and it is haraam for men to imitate women. It is narrated in an authentic tradition that the Prophet (SAS) cursed those men who imitated women.

And Allah knows best,
Mufti Waseem Khan

27/11/2012