What is the ruling on a woman thinning out or cutting her hair?

Question:
Is it permissible for a Muslim girl to cut her hair and make it short, given that she has desired and loved short hair since childhood? She says: "Also, Your Eminence the Shaykh, I believe that cutting the hair strengthens it and increases its thickness. What is your view on this? May Allah reward you."

Answer:
If a woman cuts her hair out of necessity, such as if it is heavy for her and she is ill or advanced in age, or if it requires expense and she is poor, then there is no harm in thinning it out and cutting it, as some of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did after his passing. However, if it is for the purpose of adornment, then the adornment lies in keeping it and caring for it. As for cutting it, it is not part of adornment; rather, it is imitating the disbelievers. This style of cutting was not known until many Muslim girls and women began looking at disbelieving women or foreign women who come to their lands, or those whose pictures appear in the media, and they imitate them, thinking that this is part of adornment, beauty, and admiration for these women. This is a matter that must be abandoned, and Muslim women must be far from imitating non-Muslim women. Yes.