A woman cutting her hair for adornment

Question:
A sister of ours from the Cradle of Gold sent a message, indicating her name by the letters N. R. She asks and says: What is the ruling on cutting hair up to the eyebrow for adornment among women, without displaying it to men?

Answer:
It is not permissible to cut the hair. If you mean the hair of the head, it is not permissible to cut it except out of necessity, such as if it becomes heavy for her and its upkeep becomes difficult, so she needs to lighten it. As for cutting it for the sake of imitating others or for the sake of adornment, this is not permissible, because there is no adornment in cutting the hair; rather, cutting the hair is a form of disfigurement. The beauty lies in keeping the hair neat and arranging it in the known ways; that is the beauty. As for cutting the eyebrows or removing some of them, this is a major sin among the major sins, because it is the plucking of eyebrows (nams) for which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who does it, whether she does it herself or through someone else. As for removing hair from the face, if it is disfiguring and out of the ordinary, she may remove it. But if it is ordinary, it is better to leave it, due to the disagreement on this matter. Some scholars consider removing facial hair to be plucking of the eyebrows, while others permit it. So if it is normal or follows custom and does not involve disfigurement, it is better to leave it and not touch it, in order to avoid the disagreement. Yes.