The Ruling on a Woman Raising Her Hair

The questioner:
In the second question, our sister Umm Ranaad from Yemen asks: Is it permissible for a woman to raise her hair? Because some people say that if she is in her house, it is permissible, but if she goes out, it is not permissible. Is this correct?

The Shaykh:
How is the hair raised?

The questioner:
Is it what is called the "ka'ka'ah," raised from the back?

The Shaykh:
The important thing is that she covers it when she goes out or when there are men present who are not her mahram (close relatives). She covers it and conceals it. If there are no men present, or if only her mahram are there, there is no harm in her uncovering her hair. Yes.

The questioner:
Even if the hair is prominent from under the hijab, puffed up from the top.

The Shaykh:
She should not leave it in a way that its bulk is visible. Rather, she should let it down, let the hair hang, so that no prominent bulk is visible. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh