The Ruling on Opening Women's Hair Salons
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The questioner:
Also, what surrounds it is an action dedicated solely to Allah, and therefore you will not find, by testimony,
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. Opening salons for hairdressers, where women come out of their homes, is a matter that is not permissible, because it encourages tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment) and encourages women to be lax in going out. It may also lead to adopting the customs of disbelieving women regarding how they style and arrange their hair. Indeed, these are matters to be guarded against.
It is obligatory for a woman to remain in her home and to attend to her clothing, hair, and all her affairs within her home, as this is more concealing for her and better for her. It is also not permissible to make opening hair salons a means of opening up, because the earnings derived from it are, at the very least, suspect, as they are mixed with some prohibitions. It encourages women to go out, and perhaps at first a person tries to control it, but then the love of money and the desire to attract customers cause it to expand, and practices are carried out that encourage people to come, which are contrary to the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) etiquettes. Therefore, it is obligatory to prohibit this matter and restrict women to their homes so that they may attend to their affairs in their homes, in the covering of Allah, and in the protection
Also, what surrounds it is an action dedicated solely to Allah, and therefore you will not find, by testimony,
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. Opening salons for hairdressers, where women come out of their homes, is a matter that is not permissible, because it encourages tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment) and encourages women to be lax in going out. It may also lead to adopting the customs of disbelieving women regarding how they style and arrange their hair. Indeed, these are matters to be guarded against.
It is obligatory for a woman to remain in her home and to attend to her clothing, hair, and all her affairs within her home, as this is more concealing for her and better for her. It is also not permissible to make opening hair salons a means of opening up, because the earnings derived from it are, at the very least, suspect, as they are mixed with some prohibitions. It encourages women to go out, and perhaps at first a person tries to control it, but then the love of money and the desire to attract customers cause it to expand, and practices are carried out that encourage people to come, which are contrary to the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) etiquettes. Therefore, it is obligatory to prohibit this matter and restrict women to their homes so that they may attend to their affairs in their homes, in the covering of Allah, and in the protection
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 9 من 10/شرح الأصول الثلاثة/رجل شديد بياض الثياب شديد سواد الشعر/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:15:05)
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