The Ruling on Gradually Shortening Hair and the Method of Exiting Ihram

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A woman cut her hair so that it is layered, with one layer above another. Is this action permissible? And what should she do when she finishes her 'Umrah? Does she cut from every layer, or only from the bottom of the hair?

Answer:
This is playing with the head, changing the creation of Allah, removing a blessing that Allah bestowed upon her, and imitating those whom it is not permissible to imitate. This is not permissible in any way, and she is in error. She must repent to Allah the Mighty and Majestic and leave her hair alone, not playing with it in this manner. The cutting when exiting the state of ihram from Hajj or 'Umrah is known to be gathering the hair and cutting from the tips by the width of a fingernail. Since this woman has played with her hair, what should she do?
She must gather all the hair from these layers she mentions and cut from their tips. The trouble is that she is the one who burdened herself with this matter. She will not be free of her obligation except by doing this: gathering each layer and cutting from its tips by the width of a fingernail. Yes.